[X3D-Public] Viewers for scenes saved from X3DEdit

[Bederov, Sergey]

Hello Anthony,

Cortona3D Viewer doesn't support X3D, it only supports VRML 1.0 and VRML 2.0 (VRML97) files. Please note that "Classic VRML encoding" of X3D (with extension .x3dv) is not VRML, it's X3D formatted "in VRML style".

In case of errors in the source file, Cortona3D Viewer prints messages to the console. Usually the console pops up automatically; if not, click the right mouse button inside the 3D window and select "Show Console".

X3D-Edit says that it can export VRML97 files. Can you please provide VRML97 examples from X3D-Edit which don't open in Cortona3D Viewer?


Sergey Bederov
Senior Developer
Cortona3D
Nakhimovsky pr-t, 47,19-th floor
Moscow, Russia
Phone: +7(499)129-15-00
www.cortona3D.com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: X3D-Public [mailto:x3d-public-bounces at web3d.org] On Behalf Of Anthony
> Judge
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 9:01 PM
> To: x3d-public at web3d.org
> Subject: [X3D-Public] Viewers for scenes saved from X3DEdit
> 
> I am having difficulty understanding why the powerful validation tools in
> X3DEdit do not indicate issues which prevent the files being read by several
> viewers. This makes it difficult to recommend viewers to those who do not
> wish to acquire technical expertise.
> 
> With respect to the Cortona viewer, this does not render files (in
> Win7 64) saved without warning messages. I understand there may well be
> initial lines of code which prevent this, and I understand that Cortonoa is
> focused on "legacy" .wrl files. I recognize the confusion regarding which
> variant of VRML the scene may be saved in
> 
> I note the same goes for Orbisnap.
> 
> However H3DViewer will render such files. As weil as FreeWRL.The latter
> requires more  insight to control the display
> 
> The key message seems to be related to the (VRML) header and the encoding --
> but with no warning from the validation.
> 
> Hence the only advice to users accessing .wrl files is to use H3DViewer?
> 
> I presume other advice is required for those using Linux or Mac.
> 
> The confusion is a constraint on increasing interest in virtual reality
> 
> 
> 
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