VRML 2.0 Sourcebook - Table of Contents

VRML 2.0 Sourcebook: X3D Examples Archive

The VRML 2.0 Sourcebook was written by Andrea L. Ames, David R. Nadeau, and John L. Moreland, published by John Wiley & Sons, 1996. This open-source archive has translated the original examples to create corresponding example scenes using X3D. The original SIGGRAPH 98 course notes are also available online.

X3D Resources

30 Chapters, 269 Models

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Chapter 02 - Introduction	Chapter 03 - Shapes	Chapter 04 - Text
Chapter 05 - Positioning Shapes	Chapter 06 - Rotating Shapes	Chapter 07 - Scaling Shapes
Chapter 08 - Animating Position Orientation Scale	Chapter 09 - Sensing Viewer	Chapter 10 - Materials
Chapter 11 - Grouping	Chapter 12 - Inline	Chapter 13 - Points Lines Faces
Chapter 14 - Elevation Grid	Chapter 15 - Extrusion	Chapter 16 - Color
Chapter 17 - Textures	Chapter 18 - Texture Mapping	Chapter 19 - Normals Shading
Chapter 20 - Lighting	Chapter 21 - Shiny Materials	Chapter 22 - Background
Chapter 23 - Fog	Chapter 24 - Sound	Chapter 25 - Level Of Detail
Chapter 26 - Viewpoint	Chapter 27 - Sensing Visibility Proximity Collision	Chapter 28 - Anchor
Chapter 29 - World Info	Chapter 30 - Scripts	Chapter 31 - Prototypes

Detailed Contents
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Chapter 02 - Introduction These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 02.1 Hut
Chapter 03 - Shapes These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 03.01 Default Box Figure 03.01 Default Box With Axes Figure 03.02 Resized Box Figure 03.02 Resized Box With Axes Figure 03.0 3Default Cone Figure 03.0 3Default Cone With Axes Figure 03.04 Flattened Cone Figure 03.04 Flattened Cone With Axes Figure 03.05 Default Cylinder Figure 03.05 Default Cylinder With Axes Figure 03.06 Resized Cylinder Figure 03.06 Resized Cylinder With Axes Figure 03.07 Resized Cylinder Hollow Figure 03.07 Resized Cylinder Hollow With Axes Figure 03.08 Default Sphere Figure 03.08 Default Sphere With Axes Figure 03.09 3D Plus Sign Figure 03.10 Space Station
Chapter 04 - Text These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 04.01 Text Shape Figure 04.01 Text Shape With Axes Figure 04.02 List Of Text Strings Figure 04.02 List Of Text Strings With Axes Figure 04.03 Compressed Text Figure 04.03 Compressed Text With Axes Figure 04.04 List Text Strings And Lengths Figure 04.04 List Text Strings And Lengths With Axes Figure 04.05 Text Limited By Maximum Extent Figure 04.05 Text Limited By Maximum Extent With Axes Figure 04.06a Text Plain Serif Font Figure 04.06a Text Plain Serif Font With Axes Figure 04.06b Text Bold Serif Font Figure 04.06b Text Bold Serif Font With Axes Figure 04.07 Small Text Figure 04.07 Small Text With Axes Figure 04.08a Text More Line Spacing Figure 04.08a Text More Line Spacing With Axes Figure 04.08b Text Less Line Spacing Figure 04.08b Text Less Line Spacing With Axes Figure 04.09 Two Text Shapes Different Justification Figure 04.09 Two Text Shapes Different Justification With Axes Figure 04.10 Two Lines Text Flat Box Figure 04.10 Two Lines Text Flat Box With Axes Figure 04.11 Text Overstrike Font Figure 04.11 Text Overstrike Font With Axes
Chapter 05 - Positioning Shapes These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 05.03b Cylinder Translation Figure 05.03b Cylinder Translation With Axes Figure 05.04b Cylinder Translation Figure 05.04b Cylinder Translation With Axes Figure 05.10 Archway Figure 05.10 Archway With Axes Figure 05.11 Nested Archways Figure 05.11 Nested Archways With Axes
Chapter 06 - Rotating Shapes These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 06.04b Rotation 45x With Axes Figure 06.05b Rotation - 45x With Axes Figure 06.06b Rotation 45y With Axes Figure 06.07b Rotation - 45z With Axes Figure 06.08 Asterisk 3D With Axes Figure 06.09 Triple Asterisk 3D With Axes Figure 06.10 Simple Arch Figure 06.11 Desk Lamp Base Figure 06.1 2Desk Lamp Base Two Arms
Chapter 07 - Scaling Shapes These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 07.04b Scale 2x With Axes Figure 07.05b Scale 0.5x With Axes Figure 07.06b Scale 2y With Axes Figure 07.07b Scale 0.5z With Axes Figure 07.08b Scale 2x 0.5y 4z With Axes Figure 07.09 Simple Spaceship Body Wings With Axes Figure 07.10 Simple Spaceship Figure 07.11 Scaled Arches Figure 07.12a Simple Tree Figure 07.12b Vertically Scaled Tree Figure 07.1 3Diagonally Scaled Tree
Chapter 08 - Animating Position Orientation Scale These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 08.3 Position Interpolator Figure 08.3 Position Interpolator With Axes Figure 08.4 Orientation Interpolator Figure 08.4 Orientation Interpolator With Axes Figure 08.5 Animating Scale Figure 08.5 Animating Scale With Axes
Chapter 09 - Sensing Viewer These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 09.1 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor Figure 09.1 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor With Axes Figure 09.2 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor Clicked Figure 09.2 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor Clicked With Axes Figure 09.3 Cone Plane Sensor Figure 09.3 Cone Plane Sensor With Axes Figure 09.4 Cone Plane Sensor Constrained Figure 09.4 Cone Plane Sensor Constrained With Axes Figure 09.5 Four Stacking Blocks Figure 09.5 Four Stacking Blocks With Axes Figure 09.6 Sphere Sensor Figure 09.6 Sphere Sensor With Axes Figure 09.7 Cylinder Sensor Figure 09.7 Cylinder Sensor With Axes Figure 09.8 Click Drag Touch Sensor Plane Sensor Figure 09.8 Click Drag Touch Sensor Plane Sensor With Axes Figure 09.9 Desk Lamp Figure 09.9 Desk Lamp With Axes
Chapter 10 - Materials These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 10.04 Bright Red Sphere Figure 10.05 Multi Colored Space Station Figure 10.06 Pulsating Space Station Figure 10.07 Light Bulb Figure 10.08 Blinking Sphere Figure 10.09 Three Blinking Shapes Figure 10.10 Semi Transparent Space Station Figure 10.11 Animating Transparency Space Station
Chapter 11 - Grouping These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 11.1 Cafe Sign Switch Resolutions Figure 11.2 Cafe Sign Billboard Figure 11.3 Bounding Box
Chapter 12 - Inline These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 12.1 Simple Arch Figure 12.2 Inlined Arches Figure 12.3 Temple Of Inlined Arches
Chapter 13 - Points Lines Faces These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 13.10 Point Set Box Corners Figure 13.11 Indexed Line Set Box Wireframe Figure 13.12 Indexed Face Set Cube Figure 13.13 Indexed Face Set Lightning Bolt Figure 13.14 Vaulted Ceiling Piece Creased Figure 13.15 Vaulted Ceiling Piece Figure 13.16 Vaulted Ceiling Figure 13.17a Morphing Cube Figure 13.17b Morphing Cube Line Set
Chapter 14 - Elevation Grid These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 14.2 Elevation Grid Mountain Figure 14.3 Elevation Grid Ribbon Figure 14.4a Elevation Grid Puddle Splash 10x 10 Figure 14.4b Elevation Grid Puddle Splash 40x 40 Figure 14.5 Elevation Grid Terrain Figure 14.6 Elevation Grid Medallion
Chapter 15 - Extrusion These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 15.07 Extruded Cylinder Figure 15.08 Extruded Half Cylinder With Caps Figure 15.08 Extruded Half Cylinder With Caps With Axes Figure 15.09 Extruded Half Cylinder Without Caps Figure 15.09 Extruded Half Cylinder Without Caps With Axes Figure 15.10 Extruded Room Figure 15.10 Extruded Room With Axes Figure 15.11 Extruded Playground Slide Figure 15.11 Extruded Playground Slide With Axes Figure 15.12 Torus Figure 15.12 Torus With Axes Figure 15.13 Extruded Pyramid Figure 15.13 Extruded Pyramid With Axes Figure 15.14 Extruded Vase Figure 15.14 Extruded Vase With Axes Figure 15.15 Twisted Bar Figure 15.15 Twisted Bar With Axes Figure 15.16 Extruded Lipstick Figure 15.16 Extruded Lipstick With Axes Figure 15.17 Wiggling Snake Figure 15.17 Wiggling Snake With Axes
Chapter 16 - Color These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 16.1 Colored Point Set Scatter Plot Figure 16.2 Colored Lines Plot Figure 16.3 Colored Lines Starburst Figure 16.3 Colored Lines Starburst With Axes Figure 16.4 Colored Book Faces Figure 16.4 Colored Book Faces With Axes Figure 16.5 Log Fire Colored Faces Figure 16.5 Log Fire Colored Faces With Axes Figure 16.6 Colored Elevation Grid Checkerboard Figure 16.7 Vertex Colored Elevation Grid Mountain
Chapter 17 - Textures These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 17.04a Texture Box Test Figure 17.04b Texture Cone Test Figure 17.04c Texture Cylinder Test Figure 17.04d Texture Sphere Test Figure 17.05d Textured Soda Can Figure 17.06b Textured Text Figure 17.07b Textured Lightning Bolt Figure 17.08b Textured Elevation Grid Mountain Figure 17.09b Textured Donut Torus Extrusion Figure 17.10c Texture Transparency Tree Figure 17.11b Grey Texture Green Material Striped Cylinder Figure 17.12b Wood Textures Figure 17.13 Simple Pixel Texture Figure 17.14b Movie Texture Whirlpool
Chapter 18 - Texture Mapping These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 18.19 Texture Coordinate Test Figure 18.20b Texture Coordinate Pizza Slice Figure 18.21 Texture Coordinate Pizza Slice Figure 18.22b Texture Coordinate Video Wall Figure 18.23b Texture Coordinate Grillwork Figure 18.24 Texture Coordinate Rotated Grillwork Fence Figure 18.25b Texture Transform Brick Box Figure 18.26b Uncorrected Texture San Diego Bay Figure 18.26c Corrected Texture San Diego Bay Figure 18.27 Rotating Fan Animated Texture Transform
Chapter 19 - Normals Shading These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 19.21 Normal Square Figure 19.22 Normal Square Shaded Figure 19.23 Half Column Figure 19.24a Half Column Crease Angle Figure 19.24b Two Half Columns Crease Angle Seam Figure 19.25a Half Column Normals Figure 19.25b Two Half Columns Normals Seamless Figure 19.26 Normal Shaded Elevation Grid Figure 19.27 Square Face Animating Normals
Chapter 20 - Lighting These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 20.04 Headlight Spheres Figure 20.05 Flat Mesh Figure 20.06a Point Light Spheres Figure 20.06b Point Light Spheres Intensity Figure 20.07 Point Light Spheres Attenuation Figure 20.08 Point Light Spheres Small Radius Figure 20.09 Glowing Orb Archways Exhibit Figure 20.10 Blinking Red Lightbulb Figure 20.11a Directional Light Aiming Right Through Spheres Figure 20.11b Directional Light Aiming Upper Right Through Spheres Figure 20.12 Two Directional Lights Aiming Left Right Through Spheres Figure 20.13a Directional Light Sunrise Figure 20.13b Directional Light Noon Figure 20.13c Directional Light Sunset Figure 20.14 Directional Light Sun Animated Figure 20.15a Spot Light Spheres Figure 20.15b Wide Angle Spot Light Spheres Figure 20.16 Spot Light Beam Width Comparison Figure 20.17a Simple World No Shadows Figure 20.17b Simple World Fake Shadows
Chapter 21 - Shiny Materials These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 21.4a Dull Grey Vase Figure 21.4b Somewhat Shiny Grey Vase Figure 21.4c Shiny Grey Vase Figure 21.4d Very Shiny Grey Vase Figure 21.5 Shiny Gold Vase
Chapter 22 - Background These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 22.1 Background Sky Sphere Figure 22.2 Background Sky Ground Figure 22.3c Background Sky Ground Mountains Figure 22.4 Background Binding
Chapter 23 - Fog These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 23.1 Fog Test World Figure 23.2a Linear Fog Visibility 0 Figure 23.2b Linear Fog Visibility 40 Figure 23.2c Linear Fog Visibility 30 Figure 23. 2D Linear Fog Visibility 20 Figure 23.3a Exponential Fog Visibility 100 Figure 23.3b Exponential Fog Visibility 40 Figure 23.3c Exponential Fog Visibility 20 Figure 23.4 Black Fog Visibility 40 Figure 23.5 Binding Fogs And Backgrounds
Chapter 24 - Sound These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 24.1 Emitter Markers Figure 24.2 Ambient Sound Emitter Markers Figure 24.3 Touch Sensor Triggered Sound Figure 24.4 Four Key Keyboard Figure 24.5 Two Ambient Circling Sounds Figure 24.6 Directed Ambient Sound Figure 24.7 Virtual TV
Chapter 25 - Level Of Detail These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook course notes.	Figure 25.01 Torch High Detail Figure 25.02 Torch Medium Detail Figure 25.03 Torch Low Detail Figure 25.04 Three Torches Side By Side Figure 25.05 Three Torches Single LOD Figure 25.06 Dungeon Room Floor Figure 25.07 Dungeon Room Wall Figure 25.08 Dungeon Room Figure 25.09 Two Dungeon Rooms With LODHiding Figure 25.10 Dungeon Wall With Doorway Figure 25.11 Dungeon Door Figure 25.1 2Dungeon Rooms With Sliding Doors
Chapter 26 - Viewpoint These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 26.5 Dungeon Viewpoint Figure 26.7 Dungeon Viewpoints And Fields Of View
Chapter 27 - Sensing Visibility Proximity Collision These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 27.1 Visibility Sensor Dungeon Sliding Doors Figure 27.2 Proximity Sensor Dungeon Sliding Doors Figure 27.3 Collision Detection Spinning Orb
Chapter 28 - Anchor These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 28.1 Anchor Viewpoints Dungeon Figure 28.2 Anchor Load Another World
Chapter 29 - World Info These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 29.1 World Info
Chapter 30 - Scripts These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 30.1 Script Sliding Ball Figure 30.2 Script Background Select Figure 30.3 Script Sound Activate Figure 30.4 Script Spiraling Ball Trace Figure 30.5 Script Torus Builder
Chapter 31 - Prototypes These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter course notes.	Figure 31.1 Wall Color Prototype Figure 31.2 Material Prototypes Library Figure 31.3 Material External Prototypes Figure 31.4 Wood Appearance Prototypes Library Figure 31.5 Wood Appearance External Prototypes Figure 31.6 Donut Prototype Figure 31.7 Donut External Prototype Figure 31.9 Spin Group Prototype

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Don Brutzman (brutzman at nps.edu)

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Autogenerated 23 January 2012
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The X3D Resources: Examples page and Savage Developers Guide provide more information about the production of this archive.