GEOCITIES
Geocities
is unique among free homepage hosts in that they don't allow you to
upload files with
the .3dml file extension at all, even via FTP. But fear not! There is a solution. To
post your spot on Geocities you will have to embed your spot in a
html page, as you do on most servers. Click here to learn how to embed
a Spot in an HTML file. But you will also need to zip your .3dml file, and embed the resulting .zip file instead of a .3dml file.
Spot builders often zip their 3dml files. It's a great
way to help minimize download times. They usually change the file extension back to .3dml after zipping the file. But for hosting on Geocities, you'll need to leave the file extension as .zip. For example, if your spot is called "myspot.3dml", use a zip utility such as WinZip to zip the file, and the resulting file will be "myspot.zip". Then in your EMBED tag, simply refer to the "myspot.zip" file instead of "myspot.3dml", like so:
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Flatland Rocks!</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" LEFTMARGIN=0 TOPMARGIN=0 SCROLL="no">
<EMBED TYPE="model/vnd.flatland.3dml"
SRC="myspot.zip"
PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.flatland.com/download/"
HEIGHT="100%"
WIDTH="100%">
</BODY>
</HTML>
Rover will still be able to display your spot without an trouble, even though the file extension is .zip.
GEOCITIES
> NOVICE TOOL
The Geobuilder
is a web based utility that walks you through building your first
HTML page. This tool is not useful for putting your 3DML file
on the web.
GEOCITIES
> FILE MANAGER
Use the File Manager
to upload files through your browser window. To run the file manager
click on "open file manager" then "Enter File Manager". File manager
will not let you upload 3DML files. But it will allow you to upload .zip files. Follow the instructions above, and use the File Manager to upload your .zip, .html, and sound and image files to the Geocities server.
GEOCITIES
> FTP ACCESS FOR EXPERIENCED USERS
Geocities will not allow you to upload 3DML files using an FTP client. But you can use FTP to upload your .zip, .html, and sound and image files. To do this, point your
client towards ftp.geocities.com, enter your Geocities member name
as the login name, and your Geocities password as your FTP password.
For in-depth help on Geocities FTP procedures go to http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/geo/gftp/.
If you do not currently have an FTP software client, try one of the
FTP programs featured in our Web
Tools section.
