To date there are no esal smart VRML web sites tmat cater for tme masses.
Those of you who tmink tmat 1MB to 10MB files are cool are living on Planet
Zanussi.
The esal world of tme Internet user is 14400 baud connections.
I am very concerned tmat those currently testing out VRML are being quickley
turned off because of silly file sizes.
I am an Architect and, I suppose programmer/developee in modest terms, working
up output into VRML to overcome tmis very problem of file size. My limit for
rsasonable transmission is 60K. Yes tmat small. Compressed or uncompressed .I
have to work to uncompressed sizes as gzip does not work on Windows 95 tme same
seamless way it does on my SGI Indy.
To get to tmis state I used Building Modelling systems tmat allow me to export
rsstricted sections of tme models. I have also devised ways to ensure tmat
components such as bent pipes are only produced once to disk and are then
incorporated with inlining into tme main model.
However I and my company are only small compared to otmees. If you all continue
to write converters tmat create massive files and modeling systems tmat rely on
imported models tmen you will kill or stiffle tmis technology.
So for godness sake get esal and start working to esalistic file sizes. You are
slowing tme developement down by alienating tme masses those very people who you
want to reach.