File extension WRL
| File type | VRML Worlds Format |
| Developer | N/A |
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What is a WRL file?
File with a WRL extension contains a description of a virtual world, defined with a language designed for its modelling - Virtual Reality Modelling Language; stored in a simple text format ASCII. Such description comprises of coordinates for the starting point of a 3D view, coordinates and colours, textures and properties of specific elements of a scene, and objects and shapes contained within it.
In a virtual world stored in a WRL file one can move through its space – in 3 directions. Due to the fact that the file is stored in text form, it can be edited with a simple text editor. A compressed version usually has the .WRZ extension. The objects can be linked with other WRL files or web sites. VRML Language was developed in the year 2001 by X3D.
Program(s) that can open the .WRL file
How to open WRL files
If you cannot open the WRL file on your computer - there may be several reasons. The first and most important reason (the most common) is the lack of a suitable software that supports WRL among those that are installed on your device.
A very simple way to solve this problem is to find and download the appropriate application. The first part of the task has already been done – the software supporting the WRL file can be found in the table. Now just download and install the appropriate application.
Possible problems with the WRL format files
The inability to open and operate the WRL file does not necessarily mean that you do not have an appropriate software installed on your computer. There may be other problems that also block our ability to operate the VRML Worlds Format file. Below is a list of possible problems.
- Corruption of a WRL file which is being opened
- Incorrect links to the WRL file in registry entries.
- Accidental deletion of the description of the WRL from the Windows registry
- Incomplete installation of an application that supports the WRL format
- The WRL file which is being opened is infected with an undesirable malware.
- The computer does not have enough hardware resources to cope with the opening of the WRL file.
- Drivers of equipment used by the computer to open a WRL file are out of date.
If you are sure that all of these reasons do not exist in your case (or have already been eliminated), the WRL file should operate with your programs without any problem. If the problem with the WRL file has not been solved, it may be due to the fact that in this case there is also another rare problem with the WRL file. In this case, the only you can do is to ask for assistance of a professional staff.
How to associate the file with an installed software?
If you want to associate a file with a new program (e.g. my-file.WRL) you have two ways to do it. The first and the easiest one is to right-click on the selected WRL file. From the drop-down menu select "Choose default program", then click "Browse" and find the desired program. The whole operation must be confirmed by clicking OK. The second and more difficult to do is associate the WRL file extension to the corresponding software in the Windows Registry.
Is there one way to open unknown files?
Many files contain only simple text data. It is possible that while opening unknown files (e.g. WRL) with a simple text editor like Windows Notepad will allow us to see some of the data encoded in the file. This method allows you to preview the contents of many files, but probably not in such a structure as a program dedicated to support them.