File encodings, language bindings
Tools
glTF Support
X3D 4.0
X3D 4.1
Humanoid Animation (HAnim)
ISO/IEC JTC 1
Study Groups
JavaScript, Java,, Efficient EXI and glTF compression
X3D Unified Object Model for Programming Language Bindings (JavaScript, Java, C, C++, C# completed); Efficient XML Interchange (EXI) for data compression, XML Security
Python and JSON in progress
HTML5 encoding and DOM binding: design, specification, implementation, X3D v4 /HTML examples - In process of ISO Ratification.
Map to non-ISO languages and tools (Partial support available for Blender, Matlab, Meshlab, CloudCompare, pointfuse, QIF, others)
glTF for compressed geometry (available throughout X3D “encodings)
Geometric compression and progressive-mesh streaming;
environment lights
X3D Standard for 3D Printing + Scanning. Joint projects with ISO SC4
Digital Twin, Smart Cities, PLM/MES
2021
I 2022
I 2023
I 2024
In Planning
In development
Web3D products provide a coordinated set of steadily evolving ISO/IEC standards
Maintain alignment: W3C HTML5, DOM updates
ISO/IEC Mixed Augmented Reality (MAR) Reference Model implemented in X3D for VR/AR
ISO MAR Reference Model efforts
Compare/contrast, align with WebXR
Hands, feet, medical, motion animation
Web3D ratified (HAnim 2.0)
Facial Animation, internal organs, IEEE P3141 (file format) 3D body procession
HL7 -X3D payload
Medical records usage
Web3D Standards Roadmap
Web3D Consortium members collaboratively develop the X3D and HANIM standards and tools making them widely adopted by digital content creation industries across diverse markets
X3D STANDARDS
HANIM STANDARDS
Web3D.org