x3dview.py - View VRML/X3D file with an online html browser VRML/X3D file viewer

Usage | Examples | Notes

Usage


usage: x3dview.py [-h] [-v] [-x {x,c}] [-g] [-w] [-url {number from 0 to 2}]
                  [-browser {number from 0 to 3}]
                  [-port {number from 0 to 65535}]
                  [-sleep from 1 to 3600 seconds] [--version]
                  [x3d_file]

View VRML/X3D file with an online html browser VRML/X3D file viewer.
if vr1tovr2 is in the path, it will internally convert from VRML 1.0 to VRML 2.0
if tovrmlx3d (of view3dscene) exists, can convert VRML to X3D

Written by Roger Kaufman <polyhedrasmith@gmail.com>

positional arguments:
  x3d_file              VRML/X3D file (may be compressed). can also be from
                        standard input

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --vrml2           convert vrml 1.0 to vrml 2.0 (done before -x)
  -x {x,c}, --x3d {x,c}
                        convert vrml 2.0 to xml (x3d) or classic (x3dv)
                        (default: none)
  -g, --gzip            compress output with gzip
  -w, --writeout        write to stdout instead of sending to browser
  -url {number from 0 to 2}, --url {number from 0 to 2}
                        url of online viewer, 0 to list (default: 1)
  -browser {number from 0 to 3}, --browser {number from 0 to 3}
                        browser, 0 to list (default: 2)
  -port {number from 0 to 65535}, --port {number from 0 to 65535}
                        port number for server (default: 8080)
  -sleep from 1 to 3600 seconds, --sleep from 1 to 3600 seconds
                        time in seconds before server shutdown (default: 4)
  --version             show program's version number and exit

Examples

Display a geodesic model at one quarter opacity

off_util geo_t3 | off2vrml | x3dview.py

Produce a model with conway notation, color it with off_color_radial and then display it without vertices or edges

conway p^2sD | off_color_radial | off2vrml -x ve | x3dview.py

Produce a model with n_icons and display it

n_icons -n 32/8 -t 4 | off2vrml | x3dview.py

Produce a model with n_icons and display it in a windowed view

n_icons -n 48/12 -t 6 -z 3 -M 36,27 | off2vrml | x3dview.py -url 2

Plot 256 random colors. Display on default viewer (1) or windowed viewer (2)

col_util -d 1 -m rand256 | off2vrml -v 0.02 | x3dview -url 1
col_util -d 1 -m rand256 | off2vrml -v 0.02 | x3dview -url 2

Display Uniform Compound 5 in a windows view (using url 2)

off_util uc5 | off2vrml -x ve | x3dview -url 2

Display Uniform Compound 30 in a windows view

off_util uc30 | off2vrml -v 0.02 | x3dview -url 2

Notes

x3dview was developed by Roger Kaufman.

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