From: Bob Crispen <bob.crispen@boeing.com>
Subject: Re: TECH; How to make VRML animation, Help!!!
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 21:25:55 GMT
Organization: The Boeing Company, Modeling & Simulation Technology


CP@nowhere.com wrote:

>Liang Zhu wrote:
>>
>>I created a 3D animation logo by using lightwave 3D, and I saved it as
>>*.wrl. However, I won't be able to play the animation in netscape or
>>explorer. Any one knows how to make animation of VRML possible by
>>using HTML 3.0 or other things.
>
>You need a VRML Browser or Plug-in.  Try one of the following:
>
>Liquid Reality - - - http://www.dimensionx.com/products/lr/
>Superscape - - - - - http://www.us.superscape.com

There are also a number of browsers that are somewhat easier
to integrate into Netscape than Liquid Reality (which doesn't
yet support Netscape 3.0) and somewhat more conformant to the
VRML standards than Superscape (which I believe is a proprietary
alternative to VRML, but I believe the browser will display VRML
worlds).

The VRML Repository has a list of VRML browsers which can
function as helper apps or plugins (there are some of each)
at http://www.sdsc.edu/vrml/browsers.html

Although Netscape offers Live3D, a very popular VRML plugin,
in its "standard plus components" version of Netscape Navigator, 
it's still a little early to expect everyone to be have VRML
viewing capability in their browsers.  Just as with sites that
have Shockwave or RealAudio content, if you're using a VRML
world on your page, it's customary to point to a site (e.g., the
VRML Repository or the manufacturer of a particular VRML browser
if your logo looks better on their browser than on others)
where folks can download a browser if they choose.

Bob Crispen
bob.crispen@boeing.com
speaking for myself, not my employer