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Virtual Reality Modeling Language files were intended for exchange of virtual reality data on the Internet. However, they have become a de facto standard for interchange of 3D data of all types. SHAPE currently supports V1.0 ascii files.
VRML files can be viewed with the Netscape Navigator browser for Windows, using the Live3D plug-in or the SGI Cosmoplayer plug-in. The Microsoft Internet software for Windows 95 can also view VRML files. Since the files are text, they can also be viewed on any system. VRWeb for Windows 95/NT is a viewer which is independent of Internet browsers - it is smaller and faster than the browser plug-ins. Viewers may not support all features, such as transparency.
For the latest information on crystallographic applications of VRML see http://193.49.43/dif/3D_crystals.html or http://fluo.univ-lemans.fr:8001/vrml/intvrml.html.
The images will be very similar to those in the 3D Display mode on screen.