There are a large number of online resources for X3D. This page lists some of the most important ones.

Contents

1. Tutorials
2. Overviews
3. Books and Articles
4. Example Software
5. Test Sequences
6. Discussion List

1. Tutorials

   • Daly, L. and Brutzman, D. "Advanced X3D Graphics", Tutorial, SIGGRAPH 2003, July 2003
   • Daly, L. et al. "Introducing X3D", Tutorial, SIGGRAPH 2002, July 2002
   • Thorne, C. and Weiley, V. 2003. "The Next Generation of Virtual worlds with VRML, X3D and MPEG4", Tutorial, Graphite 2003 International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Australasia and South East Asia, Melbourne, Australia, February 2003.

2. Overviews

   • X3D Wiki

3. Books and Articles

   • X3D: Extensible 3D Graphics for Web Authors. Brutzman and Daly/Morgan-Kaufmann, 2007.
   • Visualizing Information Using SVG and X3D. Geroimenko, Vladimir and Chen, Chaomei, Editors. Springer, January 2005.
   • Visualizing the Semantic Web: XML-based Internet and Information Visualization, "Chapter 7: SVG and X3D: New XML Technologies for 2D and 3D Visualization". Geroimenko, Vladimir and Chen, Chaomei, Editors. Springer, October 2005.
   • "XML Matters: The Web ain't just for 2D any more" by Dethe Elza.
   • X3D Specifications

4. Example Software

   • Blender
   • BS Contact VRML/X3D, BS Contact Geo, and BS Contact Geo
   • FreeWRL
   • Flux Studio
   • H-Animator
   • H3D API: X3D based Open Source haptics and 3D visualization API
   • Octaga Player, Octaga Professional, and Octaga Modeller
   • SwirlX3D
   • X3D-Edit
   • Xj3D
   • Tool Listing on Web3D

5. Test Sequences

   • Web3D Consortium Conformance Test Program

6. Discussion list

   • x3d-public AT web3d.org (un-moderated)