Re: passing double precision values into script nodes in VRML

[Mike Abernathy <mike@landform.com>]

Theresa-Marie Rhyne wrote:

> Hi Folks:
>
> Lee Iverson writes:  3/10/98
>
> "As far as I see it, there really *should* be a way to pass double
> precision values into script nodes in VRML."
>
> in addition to the geovrml community, isn't there also a need
> in the CAD community for this ? What about grid generation
> for CAD models ? couldn't double precision values in VRML be
> useful for precise representation of CAD models?

The majority of scientific, engineering (CAD), GIS, and any other
realworld applications will require double precision.  It is a clear
problem for which
there is no simple work around in VRML.

Best regards,

Mike Abernathy
Rapid Imaging Software, Inc.