Tool support for X3D components

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The Extensible 3D (X3D) Graphics standard has many capabilities. X3D components are modular collections of nodes that make it easier for software to gradually implement the full range of X3D capabilities.

Authors can also indicate what components are needed in an X3D scene in order to ensure that proper support is provided at run time.

This table records support for the official X3D components by each of the various X3D authoring tools and X3D conversion tools. It is maintained by the X3D Working Group and member companies in the Web3D Consortium.

  • The X3D Resources page provides lots of additional information about X3D.
  • Please Contact Web3D if you want to learn more or report an update.
  • The X3D Node Inventory Comparison (.pdf) shows implementation coverage of the X3D Abstract Specification, X3D Schema, X3D DOCTYPE, X3D-Edit, X3DOM, and VRML97 node sets.

Related pages nearby: Player support for X3D components, X3D Resources: Authoring Software, X3D Implementations, X3D Node Inventory Comparison and X3D Plugfest.


Table key

  • yes all nodes, all fields supported for all levels of this component (though some bugs may be present)
  • partial some nodes and fields supported
  • level # which component level number (1-4) is supported (found at end of each component specification)
  • no no support provided
  • ? unknown, need status report


Types Authoring tools Conversion tools
Tools BS Editor SwirlX3D Editor X3D-Edit Flux Studio Vivaty Studio Okino Polytrans SwirlX3D Translator Xj3D Filter Chain
Versions v7.1 v3.0.0 v3.3 v2.0, v2.1 v1.0 build 900 v5.0 v3.0.0 v2.0
Profiles nearly Full Profile TBD nearly Full Profile Immersive Profile Immersive Profile Immersive Profile Immersive Profile nearly Full Profile
X3D Conformance Certification none none Interchange Profile Interchange Profile Interchange Profile none none Interchange Profile
Development Status Active Active Active Inactive Inactive Active Active Active

File Encodings
XML (.x3d) yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
ClassicVRML (.x3dv) yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Compressed Binary Encoding (.x3db) yes no yes no no no no yes
VRML 97 (v2.0) (.wrl)  ?  ? yes yes yes yes  ? yes
VRML 1 (v1.0) (.wrl)  ?  ? no partial partial yes  ? no

X3D component list
CAD geometry yes yes yes no no yes yes yes
Core yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Cube map environmental texturing yes no partial partial partial no no no
Distributed interactive simulation (DIS) no no yes no no no no yes
Environmental effects yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Environmental sensor yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes
Event utilities yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes
Followers (Chasers and Dampers) no no yes no no no no no
Geometry2D partial yes yes no no no yes partial
Geometry3D yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Geospatial partial no yes no no no no yes
Grouping yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Humanoid animation (H-Anim) yes partial yes yes yes no partial yes
Interpolation yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Key device sensor yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes
Layering yes yes partial partial partial no yes partial
Layout yes yes partial partial partial no yes no
Lighting yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Navigation yes yes yes yes yes partial yes yes
Networking level 2 yes yes yes yes no yes yes
NURBS yes yes yes partial partial yes yes no
Particle systems partial no partial partial partial no no yes
Picking sensor no no yes yes yes no no yes
Pointing device sensor yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes
Programmable shaders yes partial yes no no no partial no
Rendering level 3 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Rigid body physics partial no yes no no no no partial
Scripting - ECMAScript yes no yes yes yes no no yes
Scripting - Java partial (external) no no no no no no yes
Shape yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
FillProperties node yes no yes no no no no partial
LineProperties node yes no yes no no no no yes
Sound yes yes yes yes yes no yes partial
Text yes yes yes yes yes no yes yes
Texturing yes partial yes yes yes partial partial yes
Texturing3D yes no partial no no no no partial
Time yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Volume Rendering (X3D v3.3) no no yes no no no no no
Tools BS Editor SwirlX3D Editor X3D-Edit Flux Studio Vivaty Studio Okino Polytrans SwirlX3D Translator Xj3D Filter Chain