What is VRML?

Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) is an exciting 3D technology allowing the creation of complete virtual "worlds" which can be viewed locally on your computer or across the Internet. The only requirement for viewing a VRML world is that you must have a VRML player. Through the use of the player, the VRML world can be viewed interactively offering walkthrough capability in real time. Players are easily obtained on the web at no charge (see below).

From our perspective, VRML offers AGi32 users the ability to share realistic 3-dimensional models of the lighted environment with others who don't own AGi32. AGi32 provides an easy export avenue from rendering mode to create a VRML world from your AGi32 model. This means anything that you render in AGi32, can be exported to VRML to create a transportable file that can be emailed to a client or posted on the web. Imagine working up a model for a client in AGi32, rendering the model, then exporting it to VRML. Proceed to email the VRML world to your client who can view it immediately with the use of a VRML player. This allows immediate exchange of information in the form of an interactive 3-dimensional world depicting your lighting design.

Need a VRML player?

Most of the VRML players are available free of charge on the Internet. Some are particular about the browser you run and you may have to try more than one to get satisfactory results. Here are some suggestions. Grab one and get started! YOu can also review a list of current VRML players and plugins at the National Institute od Standards and Technology website:

http://cic.nist.gov/vrml/vbdetect.html

For more information on VRML try these resources:

http://www.web3d.org/x3d/vrml/index.html
http://vrmlworks.crispen.org/index.html

VRML samples from AGi32

Click on the thumbnail to open the VRML world (you must have a player installed on your computer). All environments seen in these VRML examples have been created 100% by AGi32. Objects including desks, chairs, tables, cars and trucks are part of the factory delivered AGi32 object libraries.

IMPORTANT! - The more complex VRML worlds may take a couple of minutes to load depending on your connection. At 128k ISDN they take about 30 seconds.

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