VRML Converter

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Scope
• Measurement Units
• Parameters
  • Exporter Parameters

Overview

VRML_Reader can read files compliant with formats VRML version 1.0 and VRML97 (version 2.0).
VRML_Writer can write files compliant with the format VRML97 (version 2.0).

Scope

Import	Export
polygonal representations assembly structure names colors, materials, textures	polygonal representations assembly structure names colors, materials, textures

Measurement Units

In accordance with the VRML format specification, 3D coordinates in VRML files are to be stored in meters. Therefore during export CAD Exchanger converts values in polygonal representation (stored in millimeters as explained here) dividing them by 1000.

See also

X3D Measurement Units

Parameters

Exporter Parameters

The VRML export parameters are controlled by VRML_WriterParameters. The following table contains a list of parameters for VRML export:

Parameter	Default value	Description
PreferredLOD()	ModelData_RM_Medium	See Base_WriterParameters::PreferredLOD()
SaveViewpoint()	false	Specifies whether to generate default view point. If true then adds an explicit node into the scene graph to enforce displaying 3D model in a prescribed view.