VRML 2 Sourcebook X3D Examples Archive, Chapter 09 Sensing Viewer

X3D Example Archives: VRML 2 Sourcebook, Chapter 09 Sensing Viewer

Authors can design interactivity into a scene that responds to user actions.

A scene can sense when the viewer's cursor is over a shape, has touched a shape, or is dragging atop a shape. A scene can also trigger animations on a viewer's touch, enabling the viewer to move and rotate shapes. There are four main action sensor types: TouchSensor senses touch, SphereSensor senses drags in a spherical way, CylinderSensor senses drags cylindrically, and PlaneSensor senses drags around a plane.

These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: Introduction to VRML97 SIGGRAPH98 course notes.

18 X3D Models		X3D Model Descriptions
	Figure 09 1 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor	A cube that spins when the cursor moves over it. Also see Figure 9.2 for comparison.
	Figure 09 1 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor With Axes	A cube that spins when the cursor moves over it, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions. Also see Figure 9.2 for comparison.
	Figure 09 2 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor Clicked	A cube that spins when the viewer touches it. Also see Figure 9.1 for comparison.
	Figure 09 2 Spinning Cube Touch Sensor Clicked With Axes	A cube that spins when the viewer touches it, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions. Also see Figure 9.1 for comparison.
	Figure 09 3 Cone Plane Sensor	A Cone that translates in the vertical XY plane when the viewer drags it. Also see Figure 9.4 for comparison.
	Figure 09 3 Cone Plane Sensor With Axes	A Cone that translates in the vertical XY plane when the viewer drags it, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions. Also see Figure 9.4 for comparison.
	Figure 09 4 Cone Plane Sensor Constrained	A cone that translates within a limited range of the XZ plane when the viewer drags it. Also see Figure 9.3 for comparison.
	Figure 09 4 Cone Plane Sensor Constrained With Axes	A cone that translates within a limited range of the XZ plane when the viewer drags it, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions. Also see Figure 9.3 for comparison.
	Figure 09 5 Four Stacking Blocks	Four stacking blocks, select and drag to see each of them.
	Figure 09 5 Four Stacking Blocks With Axes	Four stacking blocks, select and drag to see each of them. Coordinate axes are superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
	Figure 09 6 Sphere Sensor	Two shapes that rotate when the viewer drags them, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
	Figure 09 6 Sphere Sensor With Axes	Two shapes that rotate when the viewer drags them, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
	Figure 09 7 Cylinder Sensor	Two shapes that rotate about an axis when the viewer drags them, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
	Figure 09 7 Cylinder Sensor With Axes	Two shapes that rotate about an axis when the viewer drags them, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
	Figure 09 8 Click Drag Touch Sensor Plane Sensor	Two shapes that rotate about an axis when the viewer drags them, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
	Figure 09 8 Click Drag Touch Sensor Plane Sensor With Axes	A cube that spins when the cursor moves over it and translates when the cursor drags it, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
	Figure 09 9 Desk Lamp	A desk lamp with arm angles that can be adjusted using nested sensors.
	Figure 09 9 Desk Lamp With Axes	A desk lamp with arm angles that can be adjusted using nested sensors, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.

The X3D Resources: Examples page and Savage Developers Guide provide more information about the production of this archive.