VRML Experience VRML offers the ability to display and interact with 3-D objects using a VRML capable Web Browser. A VRML object is a geometric representation of a real-world object. Most of the standard 3-D CAD model formats can be translated into VRML objects and displayed by a VRML capable Browser. A VRML scene is the placement of the VRML objects in the virtual environment. A VRML capable Web Browser provides a user interface for viewing and walking around a scene composed of VRML objects.
Users can interact with objects that have dynamic behaviors.
A simple virtual 3-D practice environment can be created using VRML objects and scenes. VRML scenes can add value to the mechanical skills training environment by providing a realistic 3-D virtual environment. The main advantages we have found are Existing 3-D CAD models can be converted into VRML objects and placed in VRML scenes. This re-use of CAD models reduces the cost of creating VRML scenes and provides a smoother transition between the practice environments and the real world. Animations and behaviors can be added to the VRML objects in a scene to provide simple user interactions and improve scene visualizations.