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Foil 40 Summary Node Types - Geometry - VII

From VRML 2 Basic Concepts and Definitions CPS616 -- Information Track of CPS -- Spring Semester 98. by Zeynep Ozdemir, Rob Baker, Meryem Ispirli, Geoffrey C. Fox
VRML2.0 Geometry Nodes
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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