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Basic Tutorials
Advanced Tutorials
Software Tutorials

Basic Tutorials

Polygon Counts
What are polygons.
Shows how to use find out how many polygons are in a world. Plus what can happen if there are too many polygons.

Collision
A guide to Collision in VRML.
Shows how to make objects which detect collisions or have no collision. Uses simple examples with code.

Switch
A guide to using the Switch in VRML.
Shows how to use the Switch node to select and hide sections of a world. Uses simple example with code.

Level Of Detail
A guide to Level Of Detail in VRML.
Shows how to implement a Level Of Detail (LOD) system. Uses simple example with code.

Lighting
A complete guide to Lighting in VRML.
Shows how to implement lighting in VRML. Uses simple example with code.

introduction to vrmlscript

vrmlscript and the Script Node part 1
vrmlscript and the Script Node part 2
vrmlscript and the Script Node part 3
A tutorial on vrmlscript and the Script Node.
Assumes prior knowledge of VRML code.

Using MP3's and MIDI's in Blaxxun Contact

Using MP3's and MIDI's in Blaxxun Contact
A tutorial showing how to alter Sound nodes so MP3's and MIDI's will play in Blaxxun Contact.
Simple cut and paste instructions.

Advanced Tutorials

Head Up Display Tutorial
Head Up Displays or HUDs are a method of adding additional controls or objects which more with the user.
They are fairly simple to implement.

Blaxxun SharedEvents Tutorial
The Blaxxun community servers allow the creation of shared events.
These function like normal events and use special PROTOs for the purpose.

Making PROTOs
A complete guide to making PROTOs.
From simple geometry to more complex, intelligent PROTOs. Examples included.
Assumes prior knowledge of VRML code.

Using EXTERNALPROTOs
A complete guide to using EXTERNALPROTOs.
Show how to call PROTOs from seperate files. Also shows how to use PROTO and EXTERNALPROTO to allow one file to communicate with another. Examples included.
Assumes prior knowledge of VRML code.

Advanced Level Of Detail in VRML

Level Of Detail
A guide to Level Of Detail in VRML.
Shows how to implement a Level Of Detail (LOD) system. Uses simple example with code.

Advanced Level Of Detail
A guide to Advanced Level Of Detail in VRML.
A fairly simple way of using Scripts and ProximitySensors to implement a Level Of Detail (LOD) system. Uses simple example with code.
Assumes prior knowledge of VRML code.

Advanced vrmlscript

Advanced vrmlscript 1
A really simple tutorial to start with. Uses Browser function
Advanced vrmlscript 3
A tutorial showing some advanced vrmlscript ideas relating to animation and the 'stack' system commonly used in programming for storing incomming information.
Advanced vrmlscript 4
Dynamically adding objects and ROUTEs to a world
Advanced vrmlscript 5
Dynamically adding objects to a world from external files such as PHP

Examples included.
Assumes prior knowledge of VRML code and vrmlscript/javascript.

Software Tutorials

Using 3DS Max VRML exporter

A tutorial covering optomizing vrml created by 3DS Max.
Inclues examples and instructions.
How to clean up the code and making the most out of the inbuilt vrml helper tools.

Tutorial on making vrml using 3DS Max from Autodesk Software.
Inclues examples and details on the code and instructions.
Note: offsite link

Real Player

Playing and creating Real Player movies
A complete guide to Real Player.
Recommended settings, hints and links to software used.

Smart world index pages

Smart world index pages
This explains how I made the smart VRML worlds page which displays a specific link for the installed browser.
Explains the use, function and setup of this system. A full downloadable example is supplied which assumes knowledge of HTML.