[JAVA3D] AW: [JAVA3D] Opinion reg First person view

2002-07-30 Thread Wolfgang Kienreich
Hi Vamshi, Java3D easily meets your requirements, in fact your problem is kind of a default application for Java3D. You get a lot of support from features like behaviors, which predefine navigation in accordance with user input, or loaders, which allow loading geometry with a single call. You ar

Re: [JAVA3D] Opinion reg First person view

2002-07-30 Thread Daniel Selman
Vamshi, For an extremely crude illustration of what Java 3D can do in terms of first-person check out the KeyNavigateTest example in my book. The source code should give you some ideas for a more powerful implementation of your own, and some of the issues. Sincerely, Daniel Selman Author - "Ja

Re: [JAVA3D] Change background color of Canvas3D

2002-07-30 Thread Sean Sylvis
After you first create the Canvas3D... // Set background to pColor Background vBackground = new Background(new Color3f(pColor)); vCanvas.getGraphicsContext3D().setBackground(vBackground); And in the preRender method of your extended Canvas3D... // Clear background to background color super.get

[JAVA3D] Opinion reg First person view

2002-07-30 Thread vomsh
Hi, I am new to the field of graphics and I am working on a first person view when a navigator is moving in the building indoors. I also have to do the third person view. And this is interactive as a person shud be able to know the floor plan of a building by virtually navigating in the building.

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D & WebSphere Studio Application Developer v4.0 .3

2002-07-30 Thread Michael Latta
I think they would need to compile with debug information to get code completion. I too have found this frustrating. Other binary libraries seem to have no problem. Michael -Original Message- From: Wayne Glanfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 8:44 AM To: [EMA

[JAVA3D] Java3D & WebSphere Studio Application Developer v4.0.3

2002-07-30 Thread Wayne Glanfield
Does anyone know how to get code completion working for the Java3D extension libraries in WSAD v4.0.3. I can use the Java3D libraries to compile and execute application ok, but the only way I have got code completion to work is rather convoluted and messy. Regards Dr. G. ___

Re: [JAVA3D] detach(), can I re-attach()?

2002-07-30 Thread Karl Parry
Yes It does help, I see that a new branchgroup needs to be created then the geometry required can be added to the new branchgroup and can then be replaced. cheers KP --- David Bourgais <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Here's my solution : > > /*In this exemple, We'll suppress an Axis and > re

[JAVA3D] Question

2002-07-30 Thread chen liang
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[JAVA3D] Circular window with a canvas3d

2002-07-30 Thread Zak Nixon
Has anyone attempted to create a circular window with the canvas3d class && Swing? I dont know if it is possible, since I have never seen it. Thanks for your input, -Zak === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] a

Re: [JAVA3D] java3D on AIX

2002-07-30 Thread Kevin Glass
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/ports.html shows that IBM have release an AIX Java 3D port, which is at: http://alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/aixj3d amol ambekar wrote: >I would like to know if Java3D version 1.3 or above is available on AIX >platform? > >Amol. > >

Re: [JAVA3D] Change background color of Canvas3D

2002-07-30 Thread David Bourgais
Hi ! Absolutely, you have to change your background color BEFORE printing (that is to say, before painting your Graphics2D). It's up to you to find the best and easily way to change the Background. Bye. David === To unsubs

Re: [JAVA3D] detach(), can I re-attach()?

2002-07-30 Thread David Bourgais
Hi Here's my solution : /*In this exemple, We'll suppress an Axis and re-attach it from a BranchGroup*/ /*scene is your BranchGroup*/ /*This part of code in your function where you display your scene*/ scene.setCapability(scene.ALLOW_CHILDREN_READ); scene.setCapability(scene.ALLOW_CHILDREN_WRITE

Re: [JAVA3D] graphics configuration bug

2002-07-30 Thread rishi nair
forgot to add that this is seen in Windows NT but not in Windows2000 . Card used is Matrox. -risban rishi nair wrote: > HI, > I am getting a SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration for Jre > 1.3.1_03 && J3d 1.3 based > application. This same application was running fine with Jre 1.3.1_03&& > J

[JAVA3D] java3D on AIX

2002-07-30 Thread amol ambekar
I would like to know if Java3D version 1.3 or above is available on AIX platform? Amol. === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help,

[JAVA3D] OrderedGroups and Z-Buffer

2002-07-30 Thread Thomas Foote
I have a question about using OrderedGroups and Z-Buffers. I'm trying to write a space-sim where I have 3 layers of 3D objects: 1) Very distant objects like stars, galaxies, and nebulae, 2) Near distant planets, 3) Up close objects, like ships and space stations. I know that I can arrange the o

[JAVA3D] graphics configuration bug

2002-07-30 Thread rishi nair
HI, I am getting a SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration for Jre 1.3.1_03 && J3d 1.3 based application. This same application was running fine with Jre 1.3.1_03&& J3d 1.2.1. This causes my canvas3d construction to fail. Is it a reported bug with J3d 1.3 or am i missing something here. -risban

Re: [JAVA3D] Change background color of Canvas3D

2002-07-30 Thread Raghavendra R
Hi, I am calling the repaint method from a method "PrintImage". I have used the piece of code in "http://www.j3d.org/faq/capturing.html";. I tried setting the Canvas background color and also tried to get Graphics2D from the BufferedImage and set the color etc, but still the background remains b

[JAVA3D] detach(), can I re-attach()?

2002-07-30 Thread Karl Parry
Hi, I am using to detach to take an object away from a scene, I want to be able to view the object again at a later point (when the user clicks a button). Is there a way to re-attach the object at any time later? I've tried to add the child again, but I get a run time error, of: Exception occurre

Re: [JAVA3D] Change background color of Canvas3D

2002-07-30 Thread David Bourgais
Hi ! To change your background color, you sohould use this : float coul1, coul2, coul3; /*In french, coul for couleur (couleur = color in perfect english)*/ Background bg = new Background(coul1, coul2, coul3); bg.setCapability(bg.ALLOW_COLOR_READ); bg.setCapability(bg.ALLOW_COLOR_WRITE); bg.setA

Re: [JAVA3D] Performance - Start up Time

2002-07-30 Thread Leskov, Dmitry
This effect has nothing to do with the JVM. It is just the operating system that caches JRE files and your application's jars in memory, so next time they are loaded from the disk cache, which is much faster. To prove this, run your application once, then run some other program that reads huge am

[JAVA3D] Change background color of Canvas3D

2002-07-30 Thread Raghavendra R
Hi, I am trying to capture and print the Canvas3D of my application in JPG format. For this, i am creating a Raster and getting the BufferedImage of this Raster and passing it to the JPEGEncoder Class. However, my background is in black and am unable to change it to any other printer friendly co

Re: [JAVA3D] Help reg working of Java 3D

2002-07-30 Thread Ingo Brunberg
Hi Vamshi, this means that you have to configure your X server. Depending on your version of XFree86 and your graphics card there are several things to consider. For example, if your are running XFree 4.0 or later, there should be a 'Load "glx"' statement in your XF86Config. But there are too man