VRML 2 Sourcebook X3D Examples Archive, Chapter 05 Positioning Shapes

X3D Example Archives: VRML 2 Sourcebook, Chapter 05 Positioning Shapes

This chapter describes how to position shapes within an X-Y-Z world coordinate system by adding a parent Transform node. Rotations about each axis are counter-clockwise using the right-hand rule. Nested Transform nodes can translate, rotate and scale shapes relative to each other in 3D space.

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

8 X3D Models		X3D Model Descriptions
	Figure 05 03b Cylinder Translation	Translating +2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder.
	Figure 05 03b Cylinder Translation With Axes	Translating +2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
	Figure 05 04b Cylinder Translation	Translating -2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder.
	Figure 05 04b Cylinder Translation With Axes	Translating -2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
	Figure 05 10 Archway	Building an archway using multiple, translated coordinate systems.
	Figure 05 10 Archway With Axes	Building an archway using multiple, translated coordinate systems, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions
	Figure 05 11 Nested Archways	Nesting coordinate systems.
	Figure 05 11 Nested Archways With Axes	Nesting coordinate systems, coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.

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