This is a test document .

In general, if you can not view the VRML test object then you need to install a viewer:

• UNIX:

  add the following viewer entries to your mailcap file:
  

  model/vrml
  

  where the Cosmo Player plug-in is a VRML viewer which works with Netscape.

  You may quickly get a local copy of Cosmo Player for

  • 5.3_cosmo_player_1.0.2.tardist (for Irix5.3)
    
    
  • 6.2_cosmo_player_1.0.2.tardist (for Irix6.2,6.3,6.4)
    
    

  Liquid Reality is available for several platforms:

  • lr-sol10b17.tar.gz (Solaris)
  • lr-irix10b17.tar.gz (Irix)
  • lr-lnx10b17.tar.gz (Linux)

  You may quickly get a local copy of the SGI version of i3d, i3d-v1.1b-irix-5.3.tar.Z, although this copy may not be as recent as the previous reference however.
  
  
  

  Note that these copies may not be as recent as the previous reference however.

  There is an OOGL viewer called geomview which is available for many UNIX systems.
  

  You may get OpenGL for Suns and OpenGL for IBM RS/6000 AIX. There is also an OpenGL like system called Mesa for many different platforms. VRweb is a Mesa based VR viewer for many platforms, including Linux. Beta versions of VRweb are available for UNIX platforms including SGI, SUN OS, SUN Solaris, DEC Alpha, DEC Ultrix, HPUX, and LINUX

  A demo copy of Ez3D is available from Radiance Software for many platforms.

  
  
  

• PCs:

  To set up the VRML viewer, enter the following into the HelperApplication or ExternalViewer dialog box in your Web Browser:
  
  

  MIME type / subtype	model/vrml
  extensions	wrl
  application	cosmoplayer

  Note that you may need to supply the complete path to the application. Also, some browsers need a '.' preceeding the extensions entry.

  There are several viewers available for PCs including Cosmo Player, Liquid Reality, Live3D, and WIRL.

  You may quickly get a copy of the viewers:

  • Cosmo Player:
    1. 3dns162a.exe (for win31)
       
       
    2. cpsetup_1.0.1.exe (for win95 or winNT)
       
       
  • lrwin10b17ie.exe (Liquid Reality for MSInternetExplorer)
    
    
  • Live 3D:
    • 3dns16h.exe (for win31)
      
      
    • 3dns32h.exe (for win95 or winNT)
      
      
  • WIRL:
    • WIRL121N.exe(for win95 with Netscape)
      
      
    • WIRL121X.exe(for win95 with InternetExplorer)
      
      
    • wirlb1g.exe(for winNT with Netscape)
      
      

  Note that these copies may not be as recent as the previous reference however.

  For additional references to these and other programs, see the UMBC's General FTP Server.

  For those wishing to build VRML scenes, Fountain is available from Caligari and WebSpaceAuthor is available from SGI.
  
  
  
  
  

• Mac:

  Express VR and WorldView are VRML plug-ins for Netscape for the Mac. WorldView is also available as an InternetExplorer plug-in.
  
  

  To set up the VRML viewer, enter the following into the HelperApplication or ExternalViewer dialog box in your Web Browser:
  
  

  MIME type / subtype	model/vrml
  extensions	wrl
  application	expressvr

  Note that you will use the Browse button to find the location the application on your disk. Also, some browsers need a '.' preceeding the extensions entry.
  
  

  Many of the VRML viewers require QuickDraw 3D on your system. You may quickly get a copy of QD3D_1.0_Net_Install.hqx for your system. Note that this copy may not be as recent as the previous reference however.

Additionally:

• Information about the model/* MIME type is contained in RFC 2077.
  
  
• Many more links for VRML are available from the Web3D Consortium Page and the VRML Consortium has more technical information. Additional links are available from SDSC's VRML FAQ the VRML FAQ and an archive of the VRML discussion thread is available at http://asknpac.npac.syr.edu/ and at www.eit.com/www.lists/www.lists.2.html.
  
  
• A VRML test suite is available from http://www.chaco.com/vrml/test/.

  Thanks also go to Glenn Crocker (glenn@zuni.chaco.com) for the use of the test object.
  
  

• An additional test suite is also sponsored by NIST at http://www.nist.gov/vrml.html
  
  
• Version 1.1 of the VRML spec is also available but has been replaced by the latest version of the document.
  
  
• A library of 3D objects is available from MeshMart.
  
  
• There is also a molecule VRML test document which uses some of the advanced VRML features. This molecule is curtesy of Omer Casher, o.casher@ic.ac.uk, Imperial College, London. This is a ``CRO PROTEIN COMPLEX WITH 20 BASE PAIR PIECE OF DNA''.
  
  

  You may get a copy of QvLib, a VRML parser.
  
  
  

• For those interested in making VRML scenes, see the Home Space Builder page.
  
  
• For those wishing to convert Mathematica objects into VRML, see Tudor Buican's page.

  Additional converters are available from Ed Donley called VRMLConvert.m. Information and examples are also available.
  
  

• The Virtual SoMa [South of Market (St.)] is an excellent example of what can be done with VRML.
  
  
  
  
• A series of test objects with images showing what they should look like is available from http://www.construct.net/worlds/ and is primarily inteneded for viewer authors.
  
  
• A VRML browser test site is available from http://earth.path.net/mitra/vrmltests/ which includes several tests known to break some browsers. It is designed to help browser authors.

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