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Foil 18 New Node Types - Geometry - VII

From VRML 2 Basic Concepts and Definitions CPS616 -- Information Track of CPS -- Spring Semester 97. by Zeynep Ozdemir(Geoffrey C. Fox)
Extrusion
  • A compact representation of extruded shapes and solids of rotation.
  • Allows richer set of basic 3D objects (VRML1.0 is only sphere, cylinder, box)
Text
  • Replaces VRML 1.0's AsciiText node; has many more options -- in particular to allow easy use of non-English text.

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