Ez3d VRML Author, the complete VRML authoring system!

Ez3d VRML Author includes all the modeling tools in Ez3d Modeler Pro and the rendering power of Ez3d RenderWorld. In addition, it offers a complete interface for all VRML 1.0 features. The real time modeling features in Ez3d VRML Author include the following:

Level of Detail/Complexity Control for all objects

Ez3d's Level of Detail tool provides real time modeling capabilities with an easy to understand interface!

All the modeling tools in Ez3d ('Potter', 'Face Builder' etc.) offer complexity control settings, so you can think "real time" as you build a 3-D model from scratch! .

WWW Inline tool

A 3-D object from any remote location on the Internet can be referenced and placed in the Ez3d scene.

Ez3d allows an inline object to be represented as a bounding box. Objects can be translated, rotated and scaled without being read from a file or a remote location on the Internet.

Objects created in Ez3d can be automatically inlined and used with the Level of Detail tool.

WWW Anchor tool

3-D objects in Ez3d can be linked to other resources on the Internet such as html (for hypertext), GIF (for images), MPEG (for video), aiff (for sound), or wrl (for 3-D).

Automatic Polygon reduction

Unique polygon reduction tool can be extremely useful for any real time application. Simply select an object, set the polygon count you want for that object and hit 'Start' and watch the tool reduce the polygon count for the object right in front of your eyes!

Super-optimized geometry output

• Well sorted and coherant textures
• Removal of unnecessary nodes that slow down scene graph traversal
• Highly optimal triangle strip output
• "Flattened" subgraph
• "Flattened" transforms for faster traversal

Other features you'll love in Ez3d!

• Create an unlimited number of camera vantage points!
  
• Unique "Transform" tool allows precise positioning and snap-assembly of objects in the 3-D scene. Ez3d supports a wide variety of units (metres, microns, inches, feet, yards, etc.)
• New "universal manipulator" makes interacting with 3-D objects even easier!
  
• "Object Statistics" feature gives statistical information (number of objects, polygon count, etc.).
  
• Unique "hieararchial object list" editor facilitates easier management of objects in the scene.
• "Potter" has been extended to allow an unlimited number of holes of any shape to be "drilled" on the object.
  
• New "Slice" tool allows "slicing" and "extruding" of objects.
  
• New and improved interface in "Face Builder" now allows polygons with an unlimited number of vertices to be created.
  
• "Background image" feature makes modeling of 3-D objects in Ez3d even simpler!
  
• New and improved "Texture" and "Material" editors make texture and material mapping more functional and complete.
  
• Smooth/faceted shading option and crease angle setting allow more display style control for objects.
  
• "Preview" your VRML world from within Ez3d using a VRML/Internet browser of your choice.
  
• A host of other features for VRML authoring including unlimited number of Walk/Fly viewers for creating walk throughs and a unique "VRML preview" utility that allows previewing the virtual world content with any 3-D Web browser from within the product.

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