vrml.html

VRML links

In order to view the VRML object present in the NASA Tour section, you must first download the appropriate VRML plug-in for your platform.

You will find VRML plug-ins for download using the following links:

Macintosh and PC:

http://www.cosmosoftware.com/download/player.html

PC only:

http://www.superscape.com/download/viscape/
http://www.intervista.com/download/worldview.html

If using the Cosmo VRML Player (recommended)

Once you have installed the plug-in and loaded the VRML object the control panel will look like this

simplemovedash.gif (18044 bytes)

use Go, Slide, and Tilt to move around.

If it looks like this

examinedash.gif (17917 bytes)

use Rotate, Pan, and Zoom to manipulate object.

Change Controls will switch between panels.

examine2.gif (17857 bytes)

Navigation

To move around in a 3D world, click the various buttons and then drag the pointer in the Cosmo Player window. Once you click a control, it stays selected until you click another.

Go		Click and then drag to move in any direction.
Slide		Click and then drag to slide straight up and down or to slide right or left.
Tilt		Click and then drag to look up or down or from side to side.
Rotate		Click and then drag to rotate an object.
Pan		Click and then drag to pan right, left, up, or down.
Zoom		Click and then drag up to zoom in or drag down to zoom out.
Undo		Click to Undo or Redo Move
Seek		Click Seek and then click an object to move closer to it.

Interacting with Active Objects

An active object is one that will do something--like play a sound or an animation--when you click it or click-and-drag it.

When you pass the pointer over an active object, the pointer changes:

For more information about the Cosmo VRML player and other Plug-ins please refer to your browser information page.

http://home.netscape.com/plugins/index.html?cp=hom02wplg