Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 2043

4 Choose File > Export and export the scene in the VRML97 format. 5 Open the VRML97 file in the browser and test it. Interface The VRML97 exporter supports the following: Lights All VRML97 light types: direct, omni, and spot. Cameras Free and targeted cameras. Primitives Sphere, cone, box, and cylinder primitive objects. These objects export as VRML97 primitive objects. This helps reduce the size of VRML97 files. Animation All position, rotation, and scale animation on objects, as well as animated hierarchies, inverse kinematics, and all controller types. Select Coordinate Interpolators on page 7292 in the Export dialog to export animated meshes, such as an animated Bend modifier or character studio Physique animations. VRML97 Tips The following tips will help you make your work look as good as possible and display and move as fast as possible. Geometry Use small texture maps, and use them sparingly. Keep the polygon count of your objects down to achieve good performance. A complete scene with a maximum of 5,000 to 10,000 polygons is manageable for most computers. The Level of Detail on page 7311 helper lets you manage the polygon count of objects in the scene. You can also use the software's Optimize modifier to simplify objects before exporting them to VRML97. Use primitives whenever possible. For example, a scene containing only a sphere exports to a VRML97 file of about 400 bytes, but if you apply an edit mesh modifier and move one vertex on the sphere, the VRML97 file is about 7,400 bytes. Use Show Statistics on page 2577 to keep track of the number of faces in your scene. 7298 | Chapter 23 Managing Scenes and Projects