X3D4WA, X3D for Web Authors Examples Archive, Chapter 03 Grouping

X3D Example Archives: X3D4WA, X3D for Web Authors, Chapter 03 Grouping

Grouping nodes help to organize the scene graph, can establish relative coordinate systems, and can contain most other kinds of X3D nodes.

Grouping nodes include the Anchor, Billboard, Collision, Group, StaticGroup, Switch and Transform nodes. The Inline node is also similar since it adds nodes into the current scene that loaded from another X3D scene, retrieved via a local or online url address.

The supporting Chapter 3 slideset and course videos (NPS, YouTube) for X3D for Web Authors are available online via X3dGraphics.com.

Also available: X3D Scene Authoring Hints for Coordinate Systems, Inline Scenes, Scale Factors and URL Links.

16 X3D Models		X3D Model Descriptions
	Bounding Box Illustration	Simple Inline example illustrating bounding box coverage. Bounding box lines are not typically rendered.
	Coordinate Axes	X Y Z axis arrows and labels in X3D coordinate system. See CoordinateAxesExample for use as an Inline coordinate-system reference frame.
	Coordinate Axes Inline Example	X Y Z axis arrows and labels in X3D/VRML coordinate system. Shows use of CoordinateAxesVrml as Inline for coordinate-system reference frames.
	Coordinate Axes Lines	X Y Z axis lines (red green blue, respectively) in X3D coordinate system, providing a simple reusable widget.
	Coordinate Axes NSEW	X Y Z axis arrows and labels in X3D coordinate system. See CoordinateAxesExample for use as an Inline coordinate-system reference frame.
	Group Animated	Example for Group node, with animated color for the Sphere
	Group Example	Example for Group node
	Inline Kelp Forest	Inline example that loads the Kelp Forest world.
	LODExample	Example for LOD node
	Lod With Different Shapes	Example to demonstrate LOD forceTransitions field for animating different shapes, navigate in/out or else check Viewpoints to see each separate Shape
	Order Of Operations 1	Illustration of Order of Operations: initial and final results from translation, rotation, and scale operations.
	Order Of Operations 2	Illustration of Order of Operations: initial, intermediate and final results for scale, rotation, and translation operations.
	Static Group Example	Example for StaticGroup node
	Switch Example	Example for Switch node
	Transform Center Offset For Rotation	Use Transform center field to compare original Cylinder (left) to rotation about middle of object (middle Cylinder) to rotation about bottom of object (right Cylinder).
	Transform Example	Example for Transform node