Tutorial Part 4: Previewing the World

Now that you've finished the content of your world, take a look at it using Cosmo Player. You'll test it to see if it looks and behaves as it should.

  1. Make sure Cosmo Player and Netscape are installed on your system.

  2. You should have shipLands.wrl still open from Part 3 with the animation you created.

  3. In the Cosmo Worlds main menu, choose File > Preview. This launches Netscape and displays your world with the Cosmo Player plug-in. You may need to reposition your view of the planet if your rocket is hiding behind it. To learn how to define viewpoints for the browser, see Defining Viewpoints.

  4. Click on the rocket to see if it flies to the planet and lands on it.

Congratulations! You've now learned how to create shapes, edit them using the PEP modeler, change their colors and textures, and add animation to your scene. Next you could: