Virtual Explorer Beta 1.0 Feature List

Seamless integration with Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0

Uses Internet Explorer's powerful history, favorites, and caching features

Background download of textures and inlines

Full relative URL support for hyperlinks, inlines, and textures

Allows VRML worlds to be embedded in-pane with HTML documents

Support for VRML 1.0 plus common extensions

Texture mapping (.gif, .jpg, and .bmp formats) Collision detection

Camera animation (FlyTo mode)

Direct manipulation examine mode

Dynamic clipping plane adjustment LOD (level-of-detail) support

IndexedLineSet node support

IndexedPointSet node support

Uses the Microsoft RealityLab 3-D rendering engine for high performance