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You can publish your 3D Tree as a VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) or X3D file. The VRML and X3D files can be stored on a Website, or emailed as an attachment. Anyone can view the VRML and X3D files by using a free plug-in to their browser.

Click here to view a VRML file with geographic color coding (requires VRML plug-in). Blue = Canadian, green = Scottish, orange = Australian.

Click here to see hemophilia inheritance in the British Royal family. Pink = female carrier, blue = male victim, yellow = possible female carrier.

Here are some popular 3D viewing plug-ins.

Links to VRML or X3D viewers:

Current:

• Cortona3D (Windows)
• BS Contact (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
• Octaga (Windows)
• Instant Reality (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
• FreeWRL (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)

Older:

• Pinecoast Software (Windows)
• Orbisnap (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
• Blaxxun Contact
• Flux Player (Windows)
• view3dscene (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
• Carina (Macintosh)
• OpenVRML (Macintosh, FreeBSD)

Links to lists of VRML or X3D resources:

• VR Internal (links to many viewers) (SIM VRMLview and Carina for Windows no longer seem to be available)
• Web3D Consortium VRML Viewers, Browsers & Plug-ins
• 3-D viewers (R.J. Funnel, McGill University)
• Holger Grahn Home Page