X3D Example Archives: VRML 2 Sourcebook, Chapter 12 Inline

Figure 12.3 Temple Of Inlined Arches

Inline nodes can load other VRML/X3D scenes into the current scene, helping authors reuse models to build larger worlds.

An Inline node creates a special group from another scene's contents. Children nodes are read from the file selected by a URL, and every child node loaded from the group is displayed.

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

  3 X3D Models       X3D Model Descriptions
   Figure12_1SimpleArch Figure12_1SimpleArch A simple arch. Also see Figures 6.10, 7.11, 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 for comparison.
   Figure12_2InlinedArches Figure12_2InlinedArches A row of archways built by inlining one archway from Figure 12.1 and repeatedly instancing it. Also see Figures 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 for comparison.
   Figure12_3TempleOfInlinedArches Figure12_3TempleOfInlinedArches A simple temple built by inlining one archway row from Figure 12.2 and repeatedly instancing it. Also see Figures 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 for comparison.

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