Preface

    Required Products
        MATLAB
        Simulink
        VRML Viewer
        VRML Editor

    Related Products
    Documentation and Help
        Installing Online Documentation
        Viewing Online Documentation
        Printing the Documentation
        Product News Pages

    Using This Guide
        Expected Background
        Organization

    Conventions
        Terminology

    Typographical Conventions

Introduction

    What Is the Virtual Reality Toolbox?
    Features of the Virtual Reality Toolbox
        VRML Support
        MATLAB Interface
        Simulink Interface
        VRML Viewers
        VRML Editor
        Real-Time Workshop Support
        SimMechanics Support
        Hardware Support
        Client-Server Architecture

    VRML Overview
        VRML History
        VRML Coordinate System
        VRML File Format

    Examples Using the Virtual Reality Toolbox
        Simulink Interface Examples
        MATLAB Interface Examples

    Implementation Notes
        Virtual Reality Toolbox Server
        VRML Compatibility

Installation

    System Requirements
        Supported Computer Platforms
        Host Computer
        Client Computer

    Installing the Virtual Reality Toolbox on the Host Computer
        Getting or Updating Your License
        Components on a Host Computer
        Installing from CD (Windows)
        Installing from CD (UNIX/Linux)
        Downloading from the Web

    Installing the VRML Viewer on the Host Computer
        Virtual Reality Toolbox Viewer
        Installing a VRML Plug-In (Windows)
        Installing a VRML Plug-in (UNIX/Linux)
        Setting the Default Viewer of Virtual Scenes

    Installing the VRML Editor on the Host Computer
        Installing VRML Editor (Windows)
        VRML Editor (UNIX/Linux)
        Setting the Default Editor of Virtual Scenes

    Removing Components
        Removing the Virtual Reality Toolbox and V-Realm Builder
        Removing the blaxxun Contact Plug-In

    Installation on the Client Computer
        Installing a VRML Plug-In (Windows)
        VRML Plug-In (UNIX/Linux)

    Testing the Installation
        Running a Simulink Interface Example
        Running a MATLAB Interface Example

Simulink Interface

    Associating a Virtual World with Simulink
        Adding a Virtual Reality Toolbox Block
        Changing the Virtual World Associated with a Simulink Block

    Using the Simulink Interface
        Displaying a Virtual World and Starting Simulation
        View a Virtual World with a Web Browser on the Host Computer
        View a Virtual World with a Web Browser on the Client Computer

MATLAB Interface

    Creating Virtual Reality Toolbox Objects
        Creating a vrworld Object

    Using the MATLAB Interface
        Opening a Virtual World
        Interacting with a Virtual World
        Closing and Deleting a vrworld Object

Virtual Worlds

    VRML Editing Tools
        Editors for Virtual Worlds
        V-Realm Builder

    Deformation of a Sphere Example
        Defining the Problem
        Adding a Virtual Reality Toolbox Block
        Creating a Sphere in a Virtual World
        Creating a Box in a Virtual World
        Connecting a Simulink Model to a Virtual World

    Viewing a Virtual World
        Virtual Reality Toolbox Viewer
        blaxxun Contact VRML Plug-in
        blaxxun Contact Settings

    VRML Data Types
        VRML Field Data Types
        VRML Data Class Types

Block Reference

Function Reference

vrworld Object Reference

    vrworld Object Properties
    vrworld Object Methods

vrnode Object Reference

    vrnode Object Properties
    vrnode Object Methods

vrfigure Object Reference

    vrfigure Object Properties
    vrfigure Object Methods

Examples

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