VRML has a great potential in the Architectural Design Process . It can be attributed to the fact that  3D MODELING  and AUTHORING applications like 3D -STUDIO , MICROSTATION , and many others can export VRML 1.0 as well as VRML 2.0 file formats which can be displayed and read easily over the internet and it is not the same with the native formats of these applications which are cumbersome and no plugins installed for the browsers to load these files.
 

VRML 2.0 format has great potential in the Architectural design process. With the inclusion of scripting nodes and the subsequent ability to include JAVA code in the VRML 2.0 file format  makes it a great avenue for low cost Virtual Reality application . The following issues can be considered as potential development areas in this path.
 

• It is possible to build complex Architectural Models in traditional Modeling software like 3D STUDIO  and export them as VRML 2.0 files and later " program these files according to the needs of the design situation. For example. We can build a VRML application which can change the color of the walls in real time , or move the structural elements like the walls and windows and if the expertise of the programmer overcomes the complexity of the model , we can have a portable CAD application through which we can change the forms of the Floor plans.

• The most interesting application of all these is the fact that these "custom applications" can be easily transfered over the internet and can be viewed through a VRML enabled browser with out the requirement of any complex host applications.

• If the VRML 2.0 file format is supported in CAVE , designers can immersively interact with the design models rather than having to see just the static models which are of not much use than  the 3D models in the traditional applications on their desktops.