Figure 25.3 A low-detail torch.
25fig03.wrl	Click on the image to view the VRML scene.

#VRML V2.0 utf8
# The VRML 2.0 Sourcebook
# Copyright (c) 1997
# Andrea L. Ames, David R. Nadeau, and John L. Moreland
Transform {
    translation 0.0 0.0 0.2
    scale 0.5 0.5 0.5
    children [
    # Torch handle (simplified)
        Shape {
            appearance DEF Gray Appearance {
                material Material { diffuseColor 0.4 0.4 0.4 }
            }
            geometry IndexedFaceSet {
                coord Coordinate {
                    point [
                        -0.15 0.0 0.0,  0.0 -1.5 0.0,
                         0.15 0.0 0.0,
                    ]
                }
                coordIndex [ 0, 1, 2 ]
            }
        },
    # Fire pot (simplified)
        DEF Ring Shape {
            appearance USE Gray
            geometry IndexedFaceSet {
                coord Coordinate {
                    point [
                    # First ring
                        -0.40 -0.05 0.1,  0.40 -0.05 0.1,
                         0.40  0.05 0.1, -0.40  0.05 0.1,
                    # Second ring
                        -0.40  0.15 0.1,  0.40  0.15 0.1,
                         0.40  0.25 0.1, -0.40  0.25 0.1,
                    ]
                }
                coordIndex [ 0, 1, 2, 3, -1,  4, 5, 6, 7, -1 ]
            }
        },
    # Fire pot detail (eliminated)
    # Mounting bracket (eliminated)
    # Flames (simplified)
        DEF Flames Shape {
            # No appearance, use emissive shading
            geometry IndexedFaceSet {
                coord Coordinate {
                    point [
                        0.18 0.0 0.05,  0.00 1.2 0.05,
                        -0.18 0.0 0.05,
                    ]
                }
                color Color {
                    color [
                        1.0 0.0 0.0,  0.9 0.5 0.0,
                        1.0 0.0 0.0,
                    ]
                }
                coordIndex [ 0, 1, 2 ]
            }
        }
    # Additional Flames (eliminated)
    ]
}