[x3d-public] add EXPORT/IMPORT description field for X3D Architecture 4.1

[Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)]

X3D EXPORT/IMPORT is a powerful extensibility mechanism for simply sharing model characteristics for scene interoperability, animation, and repeatable reuse.


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X3D Architecture 9.2.5 IMPORT statement
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https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/networking.html#IMPORTStatement

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X3D Architecture 9.2.6 EXPORT statement
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https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS/Part01/components/networking.html#EXPORTStatement


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X3D Example Archives: Basic, X3D Specifications, Inline Import
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https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/Basic/X3dSpecifications/InlineImportIndex.html
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https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/Basic/X3dSpecifications/InlineImportInlineExportAnimation.png

Adding a description field to these statements for X3D Architecture 4.1 will help authors describe the purpose of the nodes and fields that the EXPORT and IMPORT statements are referring to.  This will help document author intent for shared usage in these models.

All discussion welcome as we carefully keep track of potential future improvements during ongoing rapid prototyping and advanced modeling improvements.

Added to issue tracker as

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Mantis 1470: add EXPORT/IMPORT description field for X3D Architecture 4.1
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https://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view.php?id=1470

Have fun with X3D extensibility, the X in X3D!  🙂


all the best, Don

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Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br        brutzman at nps.edu

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X3D graphics, virtual worlds, navy robotics https://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman


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