[x3d-public] Thoughts on 3d model (styling) and data model

[John Carlson]

X3D, AFAIK, has a way to represent a data model, unlike HTML.  We have
Metadata, Groups and Switch. We have MF and SF fields in Scripts and PROTOs.

Can we write a replacement for GraphQL? Or SQL DDL?  Is there a data or
information modeling language hiding inside X3D?  Or is that X3DUOM or
X3DUOM schema?
Might there be a “data” or “metadata” profile?

How might a data profile be combined with styling to produce
visualizations?  What does styling mean in X3D?  Can styling become a full
team member?  Or is styling merely appearance and material with DEF/USE?
Can I combine appearances, say with a list of DEF values?  MultiTexture?

Historical thread
https://www.web3d.org/pipermail/x3d-public_web3d.org/2011-January/001330.html


John
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