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X3D Example Archives: VRML 2 Sourcebook, Chapter 03 Shapes

This chapter describes how to build primitive geometric shapes.

The Shape node contains Appearance and geometry. Geometry primitive nodes of interest include Box, Cone, Cylinder, Sphere, Text and FontStyle. Multiple Shape nodes can be drawn together to make new objects of interest.

These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: Introduction to VRML97 SIGGRAPH98 course notes.

Space Station, or spark plug? You decide...
  18 X3D Models       X3D Model Descriptions
Figure03_01DefaultBox Figure 03 01 Default Box Default Box uses default values
Figure03_01DefaultBoxWithAxes Figure 03 01 Default Box With Axes Default Box uses default values, coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
Figure03_02ResizedBox Figure 03 02 Resized Box Resized Box with a small width, a medium height, and a large depth
Figure03_02ResizedBoxWithAxes Figure 03 02 Resized Box With Axes Resized Box with a small width, a medium height, and a large depth. Coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
Figure03_03DefaultCone Figure 03 0 3Default Cone Default Cone.
Figure03_03DefaultConeWithAxes Figure 03 0 3Default Cone With Axes Default Cone with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
Figure03_04FlattenedCone Figure 03 04 Flattened Cone Flattened Cone: a cone with a large bottom radius and a short height
Figure03_04FlattenedConeWithAxes Figure 03 04 Flattened Cone With Axes Flattened Cone: a cone with a large bottom radius and a short height, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
Figure03_05DefaultCylinder Figure 03 05 Default Cylinder Default Cylinder
Figure03_05DefaultCylinderWithAxes Figure 03 05 Default Cylinder With Axes Default Cylinder, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
Figure03_06ResizedCylinder Figure 03 06 Resized Cylinder Resized Cylinder: a cylinder with a large radius and a short height
Figure03_06ResizedCylinderWithAxes Figure 03 06 Resized Cylinder With Axes Resized Cylinder: a cylinder with a large radius and a short height, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
Figure03_07ResizedCylinderHollow Figure 03 07 Resized Cylinder Hollow Resized Cylinder Hollow: a cylinder with a large radius, short height, no top and no bottom
Figure03_07ResizedCylinderHollowWithAxes Figure 03 07 Resized Cylinder Hollow With Axes Resized Cylinder Hollow: a cylinder with a large radius, short height, no top and no bottom, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
Figure03_08DefaultSphere Figure 03 08 Default Sphere Default Sphere
Figure03_08DefaultSphereWithAxes Figure 03 08 Default Sphere With Axes Default Sphere, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
Figure03_09_3dPlusSign Figure 03 09 3D Plus Sign 3D Plus Sign is made out of three perpendicular Boxes - rotate and examine to see
Figure03_10SpaceStation Figure 03 10 Space Station Space Station, or spark plug? You decide... Also see Figure10_05MultiColoredSpaceStation.x3d, Figure10_06PulsatingSpaceStation.x3d, Figure10_10SemiTransparentSpaceStation.x3d and Figure10_11AnimatingTransparencySpaceStation.x3d

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