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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("http://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Part02/SAI.html","20100621142425","http://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1277130265"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="Author" content="Justin Couch"/> <title>X3D Specification, ISO/IEC 19775-2:2004 -- Part 2: Index page</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20100621142425cs_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/X3D.css" type="text/css"/> </head> <body> <div class="CenterDiv"> <img class="x3dlogo" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/x3d.png" alt="X3D logo" width="115" height="106"/> </div> <div class="CenterDiv"> <p class="HeadingPart"> Extensible 3D (X3D)<br/> Part 2: Scene access interface (SAI)</p> <p class="HeadingClause">ISO/IEC 19775-2:2004</p> </div> <img class="x3dbar" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/x3dbar.png" alt="--- X3D separator bar ---" width="430" height="23"/> <p>This document is ISO/IEC 19775-2:2004, Extensible 3D (X3D). The full title of this part of the International Standard is: <i>Information technology — Computer graphics and image processing — Extensible 3D (X3D) — Part 2: Scene access interface (SAI)</i>.</p> <div class="CenterDiv"> <table class="cont" height="328"> <tbody> <tr> <th class="cont1">Background</th> <th class="cont2">Clauses</th> <th>Annexes</th> </tr> <tr> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/><a href="foreword.html">Foreword</a></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> 1 <a href="scope.html">Scope</a></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> A <a href="vrml97.html"> VRML scripting backwards compatibility</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/><a href="introduction.html">Introduction</a></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> 2 <a href="references.html">Normative references</a></td> <td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> 3 <a href="glossary.html">Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations</a></td> <td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> 4 <a href="concepts.html">Concepts</a></td> <td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> 5 <a href="dataRef.html">Data type reference</a></td> <td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> 6 <a href="servRef.html">Services reference</a></td> <td> </tr> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img class="cube" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/cube.gif" alt="cube"/> 7 <a href="conformance.html">Conformance</a></td> <td> </tr> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p>The <b><i>Foreword</i></b> provides background on the standards process for X3D. The <b><i>Introduction</i></b> describes the purpose, design criteria, and characteristics of X3D. The following clauses define Part 2 of ISO/IEC 19775:</p> <ol start="1"> <li><b><i>Scope</i></b> defines the problem area that X3D addresses.</li> <li><b><i>Normative references</i></b> lists the normative standards referenced in this part of ISO/IEC 19775.</li> <li><b><i>Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations</i></b> contains the glossary of terminology used in this part of ISO/IEC 19775.</li> <li><b><i>Concepts</i></b> describes various fundamentals of the X3D scene access interface.</li> <li><b><i>Data type reference</i></b> defines the data types used by the application programmer interfaces.</li> <li><b><i>Services reference </i></b>defines the functionality which may be accessed through the application programmer interfaces.</li> <li><b><i>Conformance</i></b> describes the conformance requirements for X3D implementations.</li> </ol> <p>There are several annexes included in the specification:</p> <ol type="A"> <li><b><i>VRML 97 scripting backwards compatibility</i></b><b><i> </i> </b> describes the manner in which X3D Scripting can be used to provide backwards compatibility with VRML 97 scripting.</li> </ol> <p> <img class="x3dbar" src="/web/20100621142425im_/http://web3d.org/x3d/specifications/ISO-IEC-19775-2-X3D-SceneAccessInterface/Images/x3dbar.png" alt="--- X3D separator bar ---" width="430" height="23"/> </p> </body> </html>