Hi
Try setting the appropriate capability bits (BranchGroup.ALLOW_DETACH) and
calling the BranchGroup's detach() method.
B.D.
>From: "Altshooler, Rakefet (MED)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Discussion list for Java 3D API <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [JAVA3D] Adding and removing nodes to a live scene
>Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 16:33:25 +0200
>
> Hi,
>
> I need to add & remove nodes from a scene while it is alive &
>compiled.
> I have some questions about this subject:
>* As I understand, I can add / remove only nodes from type
>BranchGroup
>to a live scene. In didn't
> know it and I thought to make my scene something like this
>(I'm simplifying it):
>
> SimpleUniverse
> |
> |
> BranchGroup
> |
> |
> |
> TransformGroup (main transform
>group)
> |
>
>---------------------------------------------------
> | | |
> TransformGroup TransformGroup
>TransformGroup
>
> Now I understand that each TransformGroup has to be added
>to
>BranchGroup which will be added to the main
> TransformGroup.
> It looks like a lot of overhead (I will have more
>transformGroups leafs). Is there another solution?
>
>* When I want to remove a node, I have to give it's index. I searched
>how I can get a node's index and I didn't find.
> I also searched if I can give the object itself to be
>removed and not its index but I didn't find such possibility.
> I know that I can insert a node and ask to put it in a
>specific index and this way I will know its index but it means that
> I have to manage a list with index - node.
> What do you suggest me to do?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Rakefet Altshooler
>
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