Re: [JAVA3D] [Re: [JAVA3D] A java3D book]

[B.S.Prabhu]

Hi Ajit,   Pl. refer to this ebook by Jon B - "3D User Interfaces with Java 3D" at www.manning.com/barrilleaux   Prabhu ----- Original Message ----- From: Ajit Dharmik To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] [Re: [JAVA3D] A java3D book] hi Carl, Could you please tell me something more about "UIs in Java 3D".?? That'll be of great help.. Thanks a lot!! Ajit Carl Smotricz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 04:48 04.07.00 +0200, you wrote: >Could anyone suggest me a good book explaining Java3d programming? I wish! Here are the references I know of, and partly use: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/collateral/     has a tutorial (near the top, 8 chapters of .PDF) that I found quite helpful. http://www.sdsc.edu/~nadeau/Courses/Siggraph99/     is a downloadable set of about 800 lecture slides about Java 3D programming.     Very understandable, though a bit brief on detail. If I remember correctly, he     doesn't talk about the com.sun.util stuff, so he does everything the hard way. http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/forDevelopers/j3dguide/j3dTOC.doc .html     is the Java 3D API specification. It's unfortunately mostly just a catalog of stuff. http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/collateral/     (again) has some books near the bottom. From the looks of it, I'd say that     "Java 3D Programming" by Daniel Selman is what we both need. Here's     Manning Books' current info on it:                                     November 2000, Softbound, 275 pages                                     ISBN 188477797X                                     Our price: $39.95                                     You can order this book from your bookstore                                     by using the ISBN and title listed above.     It says November, so I guess the author is still bashing away at it.     Here's the Table of Contents:                              1. Introduction                              2. Should I Use Java 3D?                              3. Building a 3D User Interface                              4. Deploying J3D Applications and Applets                              5. Defining a Scene Graph Heirarchy                              6. Defining the Universe                              7. Setting and Changing View Direction Parameters                              8. Generating Geometry                              9. Setting Geometry Appearances                              10. Manipulating Geometry                              11. Using Behaviors                              12. Sensor Input Devices                              13. J3D System Architecture                              14. Programming Resources     They also mention "3D User Interfaces with Java 3D", available in ebook form     (17 MB of .PDF) from Manning Books for less than $14. I decided this couldn't     hurt and bought it. The process was easy and painless, but the book addresses     some other needs than mine and probably yours. I can relate details about if     if someone cares.     ===================     If anyone has any other references they can recommend, I would be interested to hear about them.     -Carl- =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST".  For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST".  For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".