[x3d-public] Better Viewpoint examples/clarifications?

[doug sanden]

I don't know about authoring tools, but usually x3d browsers have a way to advance down a list of viewpoints.
Vivaty: right click> Views> Next, Previous, Last, First, Default
Freewrl: menubar: < and> buttons, or keyboard 'v'=next 'b'=back

>
> As a novice, having successfully completed a relatively complex WRL
> with X3D Edit, came the moment of putting in a set of Viewpoints, in
> the light of information variously available.on the web
>
> My need is trivial, basically centered on a cube whose sides I want to
> view looking down the three axes -- possibly 6 views.
>
> Default is fine. I can "turn" the cube once, successfully to a new
> viewpoint position with suitable use of orientation. I cannot switch
> to any other view of the cube, despite having played with multiple
> variants of viewpoint and orientation.
>
> The matter is so trivial, but the explanations variously available do
> not seem to match my need. And the examples are not as helpful as
> might be assumed.
>
> More generally, it is intriguing how hard it is to position new forms
> within any framework, despite use of the xyz axes widget.
>
> Tony.