Introduction to 3D Graphics and VRML

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VRML (cont...)

Key Concepts (cont...)

  • Grouping nodes can contain any number of other nodes (children)

  • An Inline node is a kind of grouping node where the child nodes are defined in another VRML file

  • New node types can be created using prototype definitions

  • Most node types have eventIn and eventOut fields

  • A 'route' can be used to connect a node's eventOut field to another node's eventIn field, enabling nodes to send events to each other

  • Events typically contain values that affect the state of the receiving node

  • Dynamic environments can be created by wiring nodes together into circuits

Author: Michael Louka (Michael.Louka@of.telia.no)
Last Updated:15 November 1997