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https://github.com/keyvank/i3dml

The .Net Framework implementation of the i3DML project.
https://github.com/keyvank/i3dml

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The .Net Framework implementation of the i3DML project.

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# The i3DML Project



## WHAT DOES THIS GIT REPOSITORY CONTAIN?

	

The repository contains the .Net Framework implementation 

of the i3MDL Project. The project uses Microsoft XNA as its

API for making connection to the graphics device. So in order

to compile and run the project on your platform, you need 

these components to be installed:



* Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 (Or higher)

* Microsoft XNA Game Studio 4.0 (Or higher)



## WHAT IS i3DML? 



i3DML (pronounced as | ai θriː diː em el |) is an XML-based markup 

language which gives you the ability to design and develop 3D worlds 

and their behaviors using XML and JavaScript.



i3DML tries to introduce a new standard for 3D design which is independent 

from other technologies, and it tries to make this topic simpler than before. 

Using i3DML you can design 3D scenes with a set of tags and attributes.



## WHY SHOULD I USE i3DML?



i3DML suggests you features that makes 3D modelling much easier 

than before:



* It can be transferred over the network

* It has a very flexible positioning System

* It uses the popular JavaScript for scripting your applications

* It is an independent technology

* Etc.

	

i3DML is an XML-based technology, which means you can design and draw 

your World with a set of tags and attributes, and of course, without 

a huge knowledge of Computer Graphics. i3DML-designed Worlds occupy 

small amount of space in memory, so you can use i3DML as an alternative 

for transferring huge 3D scenes over a network or the Internet instead 

of using large-sized 3D models.



i3DML is easy to learn and not just for simplifying the development 

process of 3D applications, i3DML is here to help you create Virtual 

Reality environments.

	

## HOW DOES IT WORK?



Let's take a look at the execution process of an i3DML Application. 

An i3DML Application is a simple XML document which will be held in 

a file with .i3DML postfix. The file can be hosted in a local 

storage or it can be over the web. The client requests the i3DML file 

from the server and downloads the hosted file (The hosted file can 

be created dynamically!). In the next step, i3DML Parser does the 

document parsing. After parsing the document, i3DML Engine will run the 

Application and apply the relations between Application elements, 

codes and resources. It also interacts with Graphics Device and 

renders the generated primitives on the screen. 



i3DML Browser includes i3DML Parser and i3DML Engine together which 

creates a flexible environment for surfing in i3DML files.

After the i3DML document and its components are downloaded and parsed, 

the document will be dispatched to the i3DML Engine. The i3DML Engine 

starts to build the elements hierarchy, called i3DML Element 

Tree. Then it starts downloading the application resources (Such as 

textures, sounds and etc.). After all, it enters an infinite loop until 

the application ends. Everything you see in the application output is 

drawn in that loop.



## FEW WORDS MORE

	

As I am the only developer and coordinator of this project, I need 

some other guys for further development. So if you are interested to 

contribute with this project, contact with me at my profile.



Good luck ;)