[x3d-public] Web3D HAnim Specifications publicly available

[Don Brutzman]

[resent to x3d-public also]

After many years of effort by many individuals in the HAnim Working Group, we're happy to report that the new Web3D HAnim version 2 Specification is publicly available at the Web3D Consortium website.

Recommended complete version:

[1] ISO/IEC IS 19774-1&2:2019 	V2.0
     Humanoid Animation (HAnim) : Architecture & Motion Data Animation
     International Standard (IS), 2019-11-11
     https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19774/V2.0/index.html
     https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19774/V2.0/ISO-IEC-19774-IS-V2.0.zip

Individual parts 1 and 2:

[2] ISO/IEC IS 19774-1:2019 	V2.0
     Humanoid Animation (HAnim) : Architecture
     International Standard (IS), 2019-11-11
     https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19774-1/V2.0/index.html
     https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19774-1/V2.0/ISO-IEC-19774-1-IS-V2.0.zip

[3] ISO/IEC IS 19774-2:2019
     Humanoid Animation (HAnim) : Motion Data Animation
     International Standard (IS), 2019-11-11
     https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19774-2/V2.0/index.html
     https://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/19774-2/V2.0/ISO-IEC-19774-2-IS-V2.0.zip

This work was only possible through the dedicated efforts of working group contributors.

[4] Humanoid Animation (HAnim) Working Group
     https://www.web3d.org/working-groups/humanoid-animation-hanim

Of further note is that HAnim version 2 is supported in the forthcoming draft X3D4 specification, which is available to members in Github.  Primary changes:
- Component renamed from H-Anim to HAnim,
- Added description, loa and other fields,
- Added component level 3 to support HAnimMotion node.

Preliminary descriptions of all added/updated nodes are found in X3D Tooltips.

[5] Extensible 3D (X3D) 4.0 Tooltips
     HAnimDisplacer HAnimHumanoid HAnimJoint HAnimMotion HAnimSegment HAnimSite
     https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/X3dTooltips.html#HAnimHumanoid

We are now preparing a press release about this big event.  All inputs welcome!  Discussion on hanim mailing list.

Have fun with Humanoid Animation!  8)

Respectfully submitted: HAnim specification editors Myeong Won Lee, Dick Puk and Don Brutzman.

all the best, Don
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