X3D and VRML Writer

FME can access data in the following formats:

• VRML writer
• X3D writer
• VRML97 reader (VRML 2.0) – deprecated in FME 2024.1.

Overview: X3D and VRML Writers

X3D (Extensible 3D Graphics) and (VRML Virtual Reality Modelling Language) are 3D vector formats which use the same underlying graphics model. X3D is an XML representation of the model, while VRML is a different text-based representation of the model. The FME format abbreviations are X3D and X3D_VRML.

FME can produce both X3D and VRML representations of 3D geometries.

X3D	VRML
Suitable for inclusion in other XML-based files, such as HTML.	Suitable as an interchange format for 3D models, with many applications supporting the import of 3D models.
Produces a single .x3d file for each FME feature type that it sends to the writer.	Produces a single .x3dv or .wrl file for each feature type that it sends to the writer. In the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) Writer Parameters dialog, you can choose the VRML version to write out.

In FME Workbench, the X3D/VRML Writers support feature type fanout and will write a different X3D model file for each feature type. Old files in the output folder are overwritten by the new files with the same name. If the output files cannot be written, the translation fails.

For more information on X3D and VRML, visit the Web3D consortium at http://www.web3d.org.

Overview: VRML Reader (deprecated)

This reader supports only VRML 2.0 files. The FME format abbreviation is VRML97.

See the VRML97 (VRML 2.0) Reader Overview for additional information.

FME Knowledge Base

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