<s>
3DXML	B-Language
is	O
a	O
proprietary	O
3D	O
file	O
format	O
developed	O
by	O
Dassault	O
Systemes	O
under	O
its	O
3DVIA	O
Brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
an	O
XML	B-Protocol
container	O
whose	O
specifications	O
were	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
X3D	B-Application
,	O
the	O
ISO	O
standard	O
XML-based	O
file	O
format	O
for	O
representing	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DXML	B-Language
file	O
is	O
a	O
zip	O
archive	O
file	O
that	O
contains	O
a	O
BOM	O
file	O
and	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
3D	O
representation	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renaming	O
the	O
file	O
from	O
.3dxml	O
to	O
.zip	O
allows	O
a	O
program	O
like	O
WinZip	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
archive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DXML	B-Language
file	O
can	O
contain	O
3D	O
representation	O
files	O
stored	O
in	O
either	O
XML	B-Protocol
or	O
binary	O
format	O
and	O
they	O
can	O
contain	O
either	O
surface	O
data	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
mesh	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
interpreted	O
as	O
surface	O
data	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
simple	O
mesh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
surface	O
"	O
mesh	O
(	O
containing	O
topology	O
,	O
faces	O
,	O
edges	O
,	O
vertices	O
,	O
and	O
rounding	O
weights	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
reinterpreted	O
back	O
into	O
a	O
surface	O
by	O
a	O
compliant	O
3DXML	B-Language
viewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
this	O
date	O
the	O
3DXML	B-Language
format	O
is	O
only	O
supported	O
by	O
Dassault	O
Systèmes	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	O
XML	B-Protocol
Player	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
view	O
3D	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DVIA	O
Player	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
player	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
(	O
OSX	O
No	O
longer	O
supported	O
)	O
,	O
allows	O
to	O
view	O
3D	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
in	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
offline	O
or	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dassault	O
Systèmes	O
provides	O
a	O
yearly	O
royalty	O
free	O
license	O
to	O
anyone	O
requesting	O
the	O
3DXML	B-Language
format	O
documentation	O
.	O
</s>
