[mtripoli]

I'm using a new printed circuit board layout tool (Diptrace) that allows export of a 3D model to Solidworks (works pretty good). Anyway, they use WRL 3D files in their program. Does anyone know where I can get either a.) a plugin for Windows Explorer that would allow me to preview the files (preferred) or 2.) a *simple* stand-alone viewer for these files? I can open them in Solidworks, but nothing allows me to preview them. I wouldn't have thought this would be so hard to find given how long this format has been around...

TIA

Mike T.

[Polyxo]

The mootools 3D-file browser supports .wrl. Maybe that works for you?

[seghier]

try that
http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/download.html

[hatts]

MeshLab supports .WRL and opens in about 1 second on my PC...

[mtripoli]

Thank you for the suggestions. Of the three suggested, the Mootools browser does exactly what I am looking for. It is a stand-alone browser, as well as allowing previews of the files in Windows Explorer.

FreeWRL appears to be some kind of "3D" world viewer; not what I was looking for.

MeshLab is great, but doesn't allow previewing of the files in Win Explorer.

Mootools wins! (and the crowd goes "Huzzah")...

It's been a very long time, I remember using Mootools Poly Cruncher years ago...

[Polyxo]

Glad to help!
I still have an old Mootools license, unfortunately the tool doesn't preview several of the formats I use most frequently.
For simple obj*s Bridge is fine.