- An XML based vector markup language defined by Microsoft, HP, Visio, Autodesk and MacroMedia
- Text based, open format
- Supported natively by Internet Explorer 5
- Supported natively by Office 2000 including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Get vector illustrations into Office 2000 native format once and for all without needing any other software anywhere any time
- Publish vector graphics on the web today which everybody can view and print with Internet Explorer 5 without a plug-in
- Scalable, efficient, prints well at all sizes, doesn't suffer pixelised distortion
- Suits CAD, technical drawing, diagraming, charting
- Can be marked up to embed links from parts of drawings
- Universally viewable by Internet Explorer 5 and Office 2000
What
is VML?
Note
at W3
defining VML
Microsoft's
MSDN
explanation of VML
XML.COM
- XML and
Vector Graphics
XML.COM
- VML
submission
supported
by Microsoft
XML.COM
- VML
and PGML - a comparison
VML
Samples
VML
Animations
Online
CAD
practices and
requirements?
Downloading
CAD drawings