Extension:X3d

MediaWiki extensions manual

x3d Release status: experimental
Implementation	Tag
Description	Renders x3d in a Java Applet
Author(s)	Luc Yriarte (Lyriartetalk)
Latest version	rev 0.1
License	Open Source (BSD)
Download	php extension x3d.php Java Applet binary x3d.jar
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Summary

Use this extension to render x3d content directly in MediaWiki. All content between <x3d> and </x3d> tags is passed to a Java applet. No additional plugin is required on the client side.

• Example
• Download the source code.

x3d tags recognized

• DEF / USE
• Transfom: translation, rotation, scale, position, orientation
• Appearance.Material.diffuseColor
• Shape: Sphere, Cylinder, Cone, Box, IndexedFaceSet

Note: The only parameters recognised for the X3D tag are the applet's width and height in pixels, the rest is ignored.

Installation

All the code is open sourced under the BSD licence.

You need to add a x3d folder under extensions with x3d.php and x3d.jar inside.

/var/www/mediawiki/extensions/x3d/x3d.jar
/var/www/mediawiki/extensions/x3d/x3d.php

Then add the line below to your LocalSettings.php.

require_once("$IP/extensions/x3d/x3d.php");

Resources

• Source code Packages.tgz - a Java applet in open source (BSD license)
• Applet binary x3d.jar
• php extension x3d.php

Limitations

• Ligth sources not supported
• Texture mapping not supported
• Transparency not supported
• Interpolators not supported - maybe later

Acknowledgements

• Uses the org.json Java classes to parse xml code for x3d. The org.json classes are also open-source.

Using x3d.jar as an applet

<applet code="org.yriarte.x3d.X3dApplet.class"  width="400" height="400" archive="x3d.jar">
  <param name="scene" 
   value="<X3D><Scene><Shape><Cone height='25' bottomRadius='10'/></Shape></Scene></X3D>">
</applet>

Using x3d.jar on the command line

java -jar x3d.jar foobar.x3d

External links

• Blender 3D X3D Python export script