[prog] VRML and Linux

[Sue Stones]

I am looking for a VRMLviewer for linux, so far I have found a few that are in 
early stages of developement, (though seem to have been in the same state for 
some years!) but there have been problems trying to get them to install on my 
system (Mandrake 9.1).

Does anyone have a VRML veiwer working, can you tell  me where to obtain it?  
And were there any problems with installation.

Once that is organised I will want to try and learn VRML, I know that there 
are some VRML modellers on developement/ or available. WHat do you think of 
these?  Are they worth the trouble, is it easier/better to start with doing 
things by hand.  (This is my inclination, but I don't know what I am doing 
and the book that I have doesn't address these issues!)

thanks

sue