X3D Example Archives: X3D4WA, X3D for Web Authors, Chapter 01 Technical Overview

X3D for Web Authors book
X3d for Web Authors video course is online

Introductory slidesets for Getting Started and X3D-Edit Update describe good ways to begin learning and authoring X3D. The supporting Chapter 1 slideset, course videos (NPS, YouTube) and the complete Chapter 1 Technical Overview for X3D for Web Authors are available online via X3dGraphics.com. All of these examples were created using the X3D-Edit authoring tool.

A published paper "Computer Graphics Teaching Support using X3D" describes how X3D is used to teach introductory 3D in university courses. Together these assets can be used to learn X3D.

Also available: X3D Scene Authoring Hints for Authoring Practices, Credits, Dates, License, meta Tags and Naming Conventions.

X3D for Web Authors book
X3D Profiles define levels of common functionality
  7 X3D Models       X3D Model Descriptions
   EmptyScene EmptyScene  
   EmptySceneCoreProfile EmptySceneCoreProfile Specification reference: X3D 4.0 Architecture, ISO/IEC 19775-1:2023, 7 Core Component, Table 7.2 — Core component support levels Illustrate a minimalist scene using only Core profile nodes. Root nodes must either be allowed children nodes of a Grouping node, or a LayerSet node. Note that DOCTYPE, head/meta and Group/Metadata* elements can be deleted without losing scene validity.

Specification reference: X3D 4.0 Architecture, ISO/IEC 19775-1:2023, 7 Core Component, Table 7.2 — Core component support levels

Specification reference: X3D 4.0 Architecture, ISO/IEC 19775-1:2023, Annex A Core Profile, Table A.3 — Nodes for conforming to the Core profile

   HeaderProfileComponentUnitMetaExample Simple scene demonstrating X3D header, profile, component unit and meta definitions. The component tags raise the support level from Immersive profile to include other components included in the X3D 3.0 Full profile. Common unit conversion factors change from X3D defaults in radians, meters, Newtons and kilograms.
   HelloSceneGraphStructure Show basic scene graph structure
   HelloTriangle HelloTriangle Simplest possible triangle definition. Note that head metadata is optional. Provides interesting comparison to OpenGL definitions.
   HelloWorld HelloWorld Simple X3D model example: Hello World!
   newScene newScene Specification reference: X3D 4.0 Architecture, ISO/IEC 19775-1:2023 *enter description here, short-sentence summaries preferred*

Specification reference: X3D 4.0 Architecture, ISO/IEC 19775-1:2023

The X3D Resources: Examples page and X3D Developers Guide provide more information about the production of this archive.