Using VRML to Access Manufacturing Data

This paper describes the use of the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) in the VIM - Visual Interface to Manufacturing system. The VIM prototype demonstrates the technical feasibility of using a variety of interface techniques for data access. VIM is Web based and contains data for the manufacture of a miter saw. Access to manufacturing data is possible via 2D diagrams, and 3D representations (via VRML) of the saw and manufacturing workstations. CR Categories and Subject Descriptors: H.5.1 [Information Interfaces and Presentation] Hypertext navigation and maps; I.3.2 [Computer Graphics] Graphics Systems - Distributed/network graphics; I.3.6 [Computer Graphics] Methodology and Techniques - Interaction techniques Additional Keywords and Phrases: virtual environments, user interfaces, data access, manufacturing environment.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: VRML
• Authors: Sandy Ressler, Qiming Wang, Scott Bodarky, Charles Sheppard, Gregory Seidman
• Keywords: Computer Graphics, Data Access, Internet Technology, Manufacturing, VRML 1997