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[MaxSt]

I'll post the converter soon (later today), I need to clean up the code a little...

Meanwhile, try this model.

You'll need the PNG texture from here:
http://anserver1.eprsl.wustl.edu/navigator...FL0500P1800L0M1

And X3D viewer. I used this one:
http://www.web3d.org/x3d/applications/xj3d/

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I knew it would be fun, but playing with these models is much more fun than I expected!

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[Guest_Richard Trigaux_*]

Hi Doug and all

I did not knew you were in 3D too. Great!

VRML2 and its newest version X3D have the immense advantage of being non-proprietary standardized 3D languages. It is when learning this that I decided to go into 3D.

If I remember well the free blender 3D modeler can import X3D... but not VRML2!

I did some 3d landscapes and scenes, related only by far to spaceflight. Enjoy: http://www.shedrupling.org/hallrose.wrl with Cortona VRML browser or any standard VRML/X3D browser
(With blacksun VRML browser use http://www.shedrupling.org/hallrosb.wrl instead)

I suddenly remember that I made a tremendous sky simulation, with sun motion, night/day depending on latitude, horizon haze and sunset colors, rotating planetary ring, planet shadow on the ring, moving planets and all. The 3D itself works fine, but there is still some work ahead to put it on line with the ground scene. The scene is real size, understand that the planets are at one billion kilometres, and the star sphere is 10 light years wide, real dimention in the 3D scene. Sorry I could not do it larger, as the browser don't accept it. But it is enough as the paralaxes of stars are not visible with the naked eye.

[djellison]

Hi Doug and all

f I remember well the free blender 3D modeler can import X3D... but not VRML2!

I've tried that - no luck yet. I'm a totally newbie with blender, and I went thru what was seemingly the obvious menus to import something, without any luck.

( http://people.mech.kuleuven.be/~pissaris/m...blenderx3d.html might help - having a look now )


Doug