white_dune 0.29 Beta 1273

White_dune is a low level VRML97 tool for Unix/Linux/MacOSX and MsWindows. White_dune can read VRML97 files, display and let the user change the scenegraph/fields.
Unlike most highlevel tools, White_dune uses a light model based on the VRML97 standard.
White_dune is not finished yet, especially in the 3D preview window but even if you do not see the node/field in 3D, you can graphically change the values
White_dune is a simple NURBS/SuperFormula 3D Modeller, but it do not have tools to change polygon meshes (VRML IndexedFaceSet nodes) that can be taken seriously (yet).
IndexedFaceSet nodes can be created via conversion from NurbsSurface nodes oder SuperFormula PROTOs or by "pure VRML97" export, but for some tasks you may prefer to work with a polygon mesh 3D modeller with VRML97 export and rework the results (e.g. color, texture, lightning, animation, interaction....) in White_dune.
VRML97 (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is the ISO standard for displaying 3D data over the Web via browser plugins ("HTML for realtime 3D"). It has support for animation, real-time interaction, and multimedia (images, movies, and sounds).
White_dune can read, create and display VRML97 files and let the user change the scenegraph/fields. It also has support for stereoscopic view via "quadbuffer"-capable stereo visuals, and support for 3D input devices like a joystick, spaceball, or magnetic tracker.

System requirements:
- The usage of a 3D hardware accelated graphicscard with OpenGL driver support will speedup things
- Most OpenGL implementations require at least a color depth of 15 Bit (with exceptions e.g. a SGI Indy workstation with IRIX works good with a 8 Bit only graphicscard).

Enhancements
- A crash in PROTO initialization was fixed. Importing of illegal X3DV files without the requried PROFILE statement was enabled. Some Italian translations were added to the Italian... dune4kids menu. A better workaround for SuperEllipsoid to NurbsSurface conversion was added