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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Look at the old Chem ML, where we (Nicolas) demonstrated transformation from the highly structured chemical markup language used to model and document various chemical processes. Yes, the xslt took the chem markup and generated x3d user code that produced realtime graphical representations. So yes, if you have something that has an xml syntax, then … </p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Glad to see the interest, </p><p class=MsoNormal>Joe</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com">John Carlson</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, September 21, 2018 6:58 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:tom_a_sparks@yahoo.com.au">Tom Sparks</a>; <a href="mailto:brutzman@nps.edu">Don Brutzman</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">X3D Graphics public mailing list</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [x3d-public] Pattern to drive algorithm togenerateX3Dprocedurally</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>How might XSLT replace PROTOs? I guess that’s the new design for the ProtoExpander?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows 10<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:yottzumm@gmail.com">John Carlson</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Friday, September 21, 2018 9:53 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:tom_a_sparks@yahoo.com.au">Tom Sparks</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:x3d-public@web3d.org">X3D Graphics public mailing list</a><br><b>Subject: </b>RE: [x3d-public] Pattern to drive algorithm to generateX3Dprocedurally<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don, last question is for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So it seems like there’s something to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Generative Modelling Language<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Game Description Language<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That might extend to Problem Modelling Language or Problem Description Language.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hmm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Could XSLT be used to generate or transform scenegraphs declaratively, functionally or procedurally to form new scenegraphs?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am thinking of Generic Model Transformations from nearly a decade ago.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>John<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>