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Change one number. Change a world.

A VRML world is a text file. The controls below change numbers in that text, and the world changes with them. The marked numbers are the ones each control changes.

Result
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lesson-1-shape.wrlVRML97250 bytes

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Change

Lesson 01 Make a shape

One shape. Change its kind, its size and its colour.

Controls
Geometry
2 m
diffuseColor
  • Every VRML97 file starts with the line #VRML V2.0 utf8.
  • A Shape has two parts. appearance says how it looks. geometry says what it is.
  • diffuseColor takes three numbers from 0 to 1: red, green and blue. 1 0 0 is pure red.
Source
lesson-1-shape.wrl
#VRML V2.0 utf8

Background { skyColor 0.94 0.93 0.9 }
Viewpoint { position 2.8 2.1 4.6 orientation -0.55 0.821 0.154 0.659 }

Shape {
  appearance Appearance {
    material Material { diffuseColor 0.1 0.18 0.55 }
  }
  geometry Box { size 2 2 2 }
}

Save the file and open it in FreeWRL. It is the same world.

§05

After lesson 04

Look at bigger worlds in the Lab, and read their source. The X3D specification lists every node: ISO/IEC 19775-1 at web3d.org. When you make something, share it. Good lesson worlds can become examples on this site.