To see all of the Basic blocks in 3DML, take a look at the basic blockset spot.

To use the Basic blocks in your spot, include the following tag in the HEAD section of your 3DML file:
     <BLOCKSET HREF="http://blocksets.flatland.com/flatsets/basic.bset" />

• simple shapes
• ramps
• signs
• lights & sounds
• sprites
• environment (texture maps)
• unused symbols, all symbols, entrances
• the basic textures

Simple Shapes cement.gif stone.gif stonegrass.gif floor.gif grassground.gif Block Shot Block Name       Sym.       Parts       Default Textures       full # n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif half h n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif cornerwall \ n,s,top,bottom,edges cement.gif   ceiling - (hyphen) n,s,e,w,top,bottom stone.gif   floor _ (underscore) n,s,e,w top bottom stonegrass.gif floor.gif grassground.gif   ground , (comma) top grassground.gif   halfceiling / s,e,diagonal,top,bottom stone.gif halffloor % s,e,diagonal top bottom stonegrass.gif floor.gif grassground.gif column I top,bottom,column cement.gif platform Y top,n,s,e,w,under, columntop,column,bottom cement.gif halfpyramid p n,s,e,w,bottom cement.gif pyramid P n,s,e,w,bottom cement.gif curvein : n,e,w,curve,bottom cement.gif curveout ; n,e,w,curve,bottom cement.gif

 

Ramps cement.gif Block Shot Block Name   Sym.       Parts       Default Textures   nramp N n,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif sramp S s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif eramp E n,s,e,top,bottom cement.gif wramp W n,s,w,top,bottom cement.gif nbottomramp k n,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif sbottomramp m s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif ebottomramp l n,s,e,top,bottom cement.gif wbottomramp j n,s,w,top,bottom cement.gif ntopramp K n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif stopramp M n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif etopramp L n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif wtopramp J n,s,e,w,top,bottom cement.gif cornerramp ` (left single quote) n,w,e,s,bottom cement.gif bottomcornerramp } n,w,e,s,bottom cement.gif topcornerramp { n,w,eup,edown, sup,sdown,bottom cement.gif

 

Signs logo.gif edgetop.gif lamp.gif cheryw1.gif cherywd.gif greenglow.gif flatland.gif Block Shot Block Name       Sym.       Parts       Default Textures       bannervert B n,s frame base logo.gif edgetop.gif lamp.gif bannerhoriz b n,s frame base logo.gif edgetop.gif lamp.gif bannersquare $ n,s frame base logo.gif edgetop.gif lamp.gif pedestal V top,bottom,base,pole,pedestal lamp.gif portal @ base frame inside sign cheryw1.gif cherywd.gif greenglow.gif flatland.gif

 

Lights & Sounds Block Shot Block Name       Sym.       Parameter         sound ~ FILE="file name and path or URL" VOLUME="number%" RADIUS="number of blocks" PLAYBACK="looped|random" pointlight ' (single quote) STYLE="static" BRIGHTNESS="100%" RADIUS="4" POSITION="(128,128,128)" FLOOD="no" spotlight ! STYLE="static" BRIGHTNESS="100%" RADIUS="2" POSITION="(128,0,128)" DIRECTION="(0,45)" CONE="90" FLOOD="yes" pulselight ^ STYLE="pulsate" BRIGHTNESS="0%..100%" RADIUS="4" POSITION="(128,128,128)" SPEED=".25" FLOOD="no" searchlight ? STYLE="search" BRIGHTNESS="100%" RADIUS="4" POSITION="(128,0,128)" DIRECTION="(-45,45)..(45,45)" CONE="90" SPEED=".5" FLOOD="no" revolvelight * STYLE="revolve" BRIGHTNESS="100%" RADIUS="4" POSITION="(128,128,128)" DIRECTION="(0,0)..(180,0)" CONE="90" SPEED=".25" FLOOD="no"

 

Sprites logo.gif Block Shot Block Name   Sym. Description Parts       Parameters       sprite 1 A double-sided 2D plane sprite ALIGN="bottom" ANGLE="0" spriterevolve 2 A revolving double-sided 2D plane sprite ALIGN="bottom" SPEED=".5" spriteface 3 A sprite that always faces the viewer sprite ALIGN="bottom" spritefacet 4 A sprite that unwraps an animated gif and displays each frame towards a different direction sprite ALIGN="bottom"

 

Environment (texture maps) Texture       Element       Texture Name       SKY clouds.gif GROUND terrain.gif ORB-default sun.gif ORB-extra moon2.gif PLACEHOLDER loadtile.gif

 
Unused Symbols
A C D G H O Q R U V Z
a c d e g i n o q r s u v w x y z
5 6 7 8 9 0
'

All Symbols
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
! @ # $ % ^ * ( ) - _ = + [ ] { } \ | ; : ' , / ? ` ~

Entrances
The following blocks can be used as entrances:

• ceiling
• floor
• ground
• halffloor
• halfceiling
• all light blocks
  (pointlight, spotlight, pulselight, searchlight, revolvelight)
• and sound.