Re: [Plib-devel] VRML Loader issues

[Steve B. <sjb...@ai...>]

Gil Carter wrote:

> I know of AC3D, but I've not used it - what type of VRML import does it
> support?  Does it also do VRML export?

It claims VRML 1.0 import and VRML 1.0, VRML 2.0 (and 'VRML 2.0 proto') export.

I strongly suspect that the quality of these is minimal...but I confess I
have not worked with them very much.
 
> If you're interested to give it a try, see if AC3D will load this file:
> 
> http://www.powerup.com.au/~gcarter/plib/VRML/VRML1/AllNodes.wrl

I'll try....

<time passes>

It crashed!

I'm not suprised.
 
> If AC3D can load this
> without complaining, it either fully supports VRML1 or it supports a subset
> and fails silently on unsupported nodes...

Hmmm - well - it didn't actually *complain*.
Does core dumping count as "failing silently" ?   :-)

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