Virtual Knots!
Here you'll find links to awesome 3D interactive knots you can manipulate and study online!

Links on this site:

KT HOME
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KT HISTORY
History of Knot Theory

INTRO TO KNOTS
What are knots?

ADVANCED KT
Wild knots, connect sums & more!

DNA & KT TODAY
Knot Theory in the Real World

KT ACTIVITIES
Online activities with knots for you to try

KNOT FUNNY
Interesting facts, knot-knot jokes, and knotty pictures...

Virtual Reality Knots!

Don't have any rope handy? Never fear - the power of the Internet is here! Thanks to Dr. Rob Scharein at the University of British Columbia, you can manipulate real 3D models of knots online! These Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) files allow you to turn, manipulate, and study knots in three dimensions right from your web browser (with special plug-in software below). Grab one of the FREE VRML viewers and get your hands on Virtual Reality Knots!

First, you need a VRML Plug-in for your web browser.
Cosmo Player works with Netscape and Internet Explorer and is FREE.
Download.com also has other free VRML viewers - enter VRML in the search box.

When you have your VRML set up, check out these amazing knots in 3D:

3-Crossing (Trefoil) Knot	4-Crossing Knot
5-Crossing Knot	6-Crossing Knot
7-Crossing Knot	8-Crossing Knot

To see even more of these amazing VRML models, or to see interactive Java wireframe 3D models (for those of you who don't want to download the VRML viewer), go to Dr. Rob Scharein's Ideal Knots Page.