Getting Started

Viewing VRML files

The easiest way to view VRML files is to just open the file in netscape. Hopefully, this is all you will have to to.

However, sometimes, if the system is not setup correctly, the VRML browser only works when viewing URL locations and doesn't work when viewing local files. The easiest way to get around this is to access the VRML file through your personal web page.

To get a web page do the following:

Go to http://www-leland.stanford.edu/howto.shtml
Look at the "How to provide your Web pages through this server" section and you will most likely following the "Leland user" link.

Additional information can be found at http://www-leland.stanford.edu

Once you have a web page, you can then place your VRML file in the web page directory and view the file using Netscape.

This can be done by going to the location of "http:://www-leland.stanford.edu/~(yourusername)/(vrmlfilename)"

For example:

http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~rsg/touchtest.wrl

Tips on Viewing Objects

When you start off in Cosmoplayer you are in "walk" mode. A better way of viewing objects is in "examiner" mode. You can get to "examiner" mode by holding down the right button, going to the "viewer" option, and choosing (yep, you guessed it) "examiner" mode.