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Syntax: EXTERNPROTO

Creating new node types
Syntax: EXTERNPROTO
  • Prototypes are typically in a separate external file, referenced by an EXTERNPROTO
  • name, fields, events - as from PROTO, minus initial values
  • url - the URL of the prototype file
  • #name - name of PROTO in file 

    • EXTERNPROTO BouncingBall [
    field SFFloat bounceHeight
    field SFTime  cycleInterval
] "bounce.wrl#BouncingBall"