Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Raghavendra R
Hi, We have been using Java / Java3D for developing a CAD/CAE product for the automotive industry. We basically build automotive seal CAD models and analyse and simulate the seal deformation etc. We are concerned about the future of Java3D since we need to provide our customers with updates on a c

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Joerg 'Herkules' Plewe
For http://www.flyingguns.com we chose Java3D bc. we wanted a mature 3D engine developed and maintained by a big company and real 3D engineers who *know* their business. Like that, Java3D is kind of a standard so that third-party tools can and will be written (thx to John Wright for his excellent 3

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Pasi Paasiala
Title: RE: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D? Hi Justin, We are using Java3D to visualize buildings in our Solibri Model Checker product. Our product imports a building design from a building CAD software or an IFC file. It performs various checks on the building design. Java3D is

[JAVA3D] test - ignore

2003-08-20 Thread ZACZEK, MARIUSZ P. (MARIO) (JSC-DM) (NASA)
just testing because none of my responses seem to get posted...I wonder if they are being delayed so I'm testing. Mario Mariusz Zaczek NASA - Johnson Space Center Automated Vehicles and Orbit Analysis / DM35 Flight Design and Dynamics Division Mission Operations Directorate Bldg: 30A Room:

Re: [JAVA3D] Install Program

2003-08-20 Thread ZACZEK, MARIUSZ P. (MARIO) (JSC-DM) (NASA)
what do you mean you "can't execute your own code"???!?!? Yes, you absolutely can...I have used that version and you can bundle your own code with it and run it. Mario Mariusz Zaczek NASA - Johnson Space Center Automated Vehicles and Orbit Analysis / DM35 Flight Design and Dynamics Divi

Re: [JAVA3D] Install Program

2003-08-20 Thread ZACZEK, MARIUSZ P. (MARIO) (JSC-DM) (NASA)
Here is a post I did a couple of months ago with the things you need to do. Note that you'll have to place the VMs in the following directory of the installation: C:\Program Files\InstallAnywhere 5 Now\resource\installer_vms\ Mario -Original Message- From: ZACZEK, MARIUSZ P. (MARIO)

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Smith, Daniel
Title: RE: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D? I realize I haven't active on the list for a long time, but I've been monitoring it non-stop.  Here's my two cents. I'm a part-time, aspiring MMORPG game developer with a small team consisting of a few artists and modellers.  We've been

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Gili
Coming from an IBM'ish background (I've used OS/2 for years) trust me when I say IBM is not the way to go. Their support services are one-ended. They don't care about their user's opinions unless you're company having at least 200 employees. I'm not saying this out of bitterness but because

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Dirk L. van Krimpen
Hi Justin, I can be very short. I want to keep using Java3D. I developed a number of industrial applications. It took me a while before I got the right prospects, but wherever I am doing a demo now, people want to have and use it. Java3D allows me to turn every idea into a real working product. So

Re: [JAVA3D] Complete list of Java3D forums

2003-08-20 Thread Artur Biesiadowski
Nikolai V. Chr. wrote: Hi, I am trying to compile a complete list of forum and mailing lists for Java3D, I will welcome any additions I have missed below. What about usenet comp.lang.java.3d ? Artur === To unsubscribe, send

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Alan Hudson
Alex Bowden wrote: My use of Java3D is in the CAD/CAM area and I have little requirement for change apart from a few bug fixes, stability and cross platform availability. For my type of application Java3D is pretty close to perfect. Performance is quite good enough. Flexibility and programming p

[JAVA3D] Test

2003-08-20 Thread Dirk L. van Krimpen
Just a test ... === 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

[JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Dirk L. van Krimpen
  Justin,   Since I didn't get a receipt of this message through the list, I am resending this ...   Hi Justin,I can be very short. I want to keep using Java3D. I developeda number of industrial applications. It took me a while beforeI got the right prospects, but wherever I am doing a demo now,

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Michael Newcomb
Open source all the way... Preferably on SourceForge... Please don't turn it into MySQL... (one company controlling it and charging for commercial license) I work on an Army simulation project and we use Java 3D for all our internal 3D computations. We are a analytical simulation, so we don't do

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Michael Schnieders
I develop a molecular modeling environment (Force Field Explorer http://dasher.wustl.edu/ffe) using Java/Java3D. I have found Java3D to be a great framework in which to work and it is my opinion that I have been able to incorporate more functionality than would have been possible in a similar amoun

Re: [JAVA3D] Install Program

2003-08-20 Thread Silvano Maneck Malfatti
Thank you for help me.. I did the download of Install Anywhere... I did create the install program.. but When I execute the program, an exception happens.. java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: no J3D in java.library.path at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(Unknown Source) at java.l

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi
I'm using Java 3D for a research project that involves visualization of anatomic structures in order to assess the effects of penetrating trauma to the chest and abdomen. It would be wonderful if Java 3D could be open-sourced with someone as a steward of the codebase. Thanks! Omolola Omolola Ogun

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Ewan Borland
I work as part of a reasonable sized research group at the University of Glasgow. We do all sorts of work based around vision and 3d reconstruction for medical/scientific/cg animation purposes. Most of our recent tools for visualizing our results have been developed using Java3D. For us the benefi

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Alex Bowden
My use of Java3D is in the CAD/CAM area and I have little requirement for change apart from a few bug fixes, stability and cross platform availability. For my type of application Java3D is pretty close to perfect. Performance is quite good enough. Flexibility and programming productivity is exce

Re: [JAVA3D] Behaviour processStimulus doesn't start (scheduling bounds of course set)

2003-08-20 Thread Johannes Neubauer
I don’t get it even the first time. With WakeupOnElapsedFrames it works at all     Sincerely, Jonny   -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Discussion list for Java 3D API [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von hterrolle Gesendet: Mittwoch, 20. August 2003 12:05 An: [EMAIL PRO

Re: [JAVA3D] Behaviour processStimulus doesn't start (scheduling bounds of course set)

2003-08-20 Thread Lewis Walker
Title: Message Just a quick thought - does your canvas ever have the focus? Sometimes it can be tricky to get a component like that to get the focus - and if it doesn't, your key events won't happen!   Lewis. -Original Message-From: Discussion list for Java 3D API [mailto:[EM

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Desiree Hilbring
Hi Justin, I am working at the University of Karlsruhe in Germany we are developing a 3D-GIS-Extension with Java 3D for a Java based Geographic Information System since the year 2000. The tool is used in local authorities of Baden-Württemberg, which is a state of Germany. For more information lo

[JAVA3D] Complete list of Java3D forums

2003-08-20 Thread Nikolai V. Chr.
Hi, I am trying to compile a complete list of forum and mailing lists for Java3D, I will welcome any additions I have missed below. I found 5 so far, most official ones is at the top: http://forum.java.sun.com/forum.jsp?forum=21&start=0&range=30 http://archives.java.sun.com/archives/java3d-interes

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Bill Hibbard
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Brian Tarbox wrote: > You know, if it was Microsoft abandoning an API like this and leaving us all > in the lurch we'd be up in arms and talking about 'the evil empire'. > Somehow Sun gets away with behavior they/we condemm in MS. > > Ok, rant mode off. If you read my post to

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Josh Richmond
Hi Justin, I am using Java3D as a part of a core 3D viewing component used by multiple applications at MDRobotics. These applications range from visualisation of dynamic simulations to tele-robotic control stations. I think open sourcing Java3D would make it less favourable to our company. Not

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Mike Pilone
Justin, I am a software engineer with the Department of Defense. We currently use Java3D in our main application which is a 3 year multi-million dollar application for the Navy. At this point we are 1 year into development and have a pretty decent 3D engine built on Java3D. With the status of Java

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Nikolai V. Chr.
G'day, we have built a simulation and training engine. It has a advanced non domain specific simulation core. It's multiuser, using HLA which is the U.S. military simulation networking protocol. Therefore we can interface with military simulators, e.g. a F-16 simulator. Our customers are usually t

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Shubin Huang
At 03:34 PM 8/19/2003 -0700, you wrote: I work on animation project. It's of mild interest to me. I was planning on moving off it, but if it was open sourced, then we would hang around and continue to use it. === To unsubscribe

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Allistair Crossley
I wrote an application for my dissertation called Java3D Molecular Visualisation System back in 1999 when Java3D first came about, and I was impressed with the high level access to low level 3D routines. At the start of the dissertation I thought I had no chance of implementing all the 3D routin

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread chris Thorne
I get the idea: "I'd like Java3D to be completely open sourced, but really I want someone to be a steward of the codebase to make sure that there is a central "reference" implementation to work with. " My application is simply to build a Gibsonian cyberspace online. If Java3D can be good for that

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Gili
I forgot to mention my background with Java3D: I am actually new to Java3D (only picked it up 2 months ago) but I am planning on using it for a large commercial CAD program. My main requirements from Java3D from a commercial point of view is: - Continued support/development (open

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Hong Cao
Hi, Justin, We are a medical software company that uses Java3D to develop an important part of our product to visualize human blood vessel for stroke patients. We started shipping our product this February. The 3D part really caught the eyes of the medical staff. Java 3D is a excellent product. W

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Pedro Estrada
Open source Java3D with a code steward. Leverage the power of open source development but still maintain a vision as provided by the code steward. === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of

[JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread AJCacho
Hi Justin I have been researching vessel/sea simulation since the previous millennium, before Java 3d. We (Naval Architecture Dep. of IST Lisbon), are currently developing a j3d prototypical tool for the VRSHIPS-ROPAX2000 European project. And since December (shame on me) I have an alpha view-fr

[JAVA3D] cloneTree when you have a SharedGroup

2003-08-20 Thread Mr H. Morgan
Hi, I want to make a complete copy of part of my scene graph. I run cloneTree(true), but this does not replicate any of the tree below a SharedGroup. Any ideas? I have used Xj3D to build the scene graph from an X3D file. I want to replicate part of it in another Canvas3D. Cheers, Hugh Examp

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Brian Tarbox
You know, if it was Microsoft abandoning an API like this and leaving us all in the lurch we'd be up in arms and talking about 'the evil empire'. Somehow Sun gets away with behavior they/we condemm in MS. Ok, rant mode off. We're using J3D in one of our companies products and will likely continue

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread MisterXen
Hi Justin, 2 years ago, I started the development of a scientific application, an explorer for molecules and solids. At that point I had minor experience with 3D graphics. Java3D was the first choice, due to its "easy-to-use", its platform independence and applet-ablility. For some features it see

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Flynn, Parnell (MED)
I have only been using Java3D for 3 months Java for 5 years, I have a background using OpenGL with FORTRAN and C. I am using java3d on an embedded medical device(we are using java for the project and Java3d was much more efficient than java2d). I like the scene graph model very much even though I

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Alex Bowden
I'd like Java3D to be completely open sourced, but really I want someone to be a steward of the codebase to make sure that there is a central "reference" implementation to work with. -Original Message- From: Justin Couch [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 19 August 2003 23:35 To: [EMAIL

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Young, Jason
To Justin Couch: Speaking for my team and myself, I'll say that I've investigated a number of 3D graphics packages, and Java3D was our first pick for writing a large piece of software my company is developing (cad-style model-building tool). If someone was out there actively supporting it, we woul

Re: [JAVA3D] Behaviour processStimulus doesn't start (scheduling bounds of course set)

2003-08-20 Thread hterrolle
do not forget to rearm the behavior every time you get it   -Message d'origine-De : Johannes Neubauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>À : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date : mercredi 20 août 2003 12:40Objet : Re: [JAVA3D] Behaviour processStimulus doesn't start (scheduling bou

Re: [JAVA3D] Behaviour processStimulus doesn't start (scheduling bounds of course set)

2003-08-20 Thread Johannes Neubauer
Mike,   sorry I missed to add that in my example code! Of course I've set the scheduling bounds to "myBehaviour.setSchedulingBounds(new Point3d(0.0d,0.0d,0.0d), 3000.0d);" for testing! When I choose "this.wakeupOn(new WakeupOnElapsedFrames(0));" then processStimulus is started every frame

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Bill Hibbard
Hi Justin, Platform independence is the reason for the popularity of Java, and must be the over-riding consideration in the future of Java3D (the failure to license Java3D on OS X has ruined platform independence for visualization). The optimal solution would be to include Java3D in the Java lice

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread "Schäfer, Peter"
I'm using Java3D for a spare time project: http://jose-chess.sourceforge.net. Having no background in 3D programming, I found Java3D an excellent framework for learning without having to delve into OpenGL, etc. I can't speak for professional graphics programmers, but J3D is the choice for hobby pro

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Ivan Yosifov
Hi, I am using java3d to make a simple 3d shooter game.I think that first of all sun should make an official statment about the current java3d status.If it is indeed "dead" they should open source it , to support the efforts of projects like Xith3d.I think that dropping java3d will be a huge mista

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Ben Moxon
As my interest has largely been from the gaming point of view I will probably be moving over to the Xith3D stuff, if I ever have enough free time to get back to playing with 3d stuff. It sounds like I can use most of what I learned with Java3D there and following on from the last few months even

Re: [JAVA3D] What do you want/need from Java3D?

2003-08-20 Thread Auguste Genovesio
We will probably give up using Java3D and replace it by a lower level API as JoGL to become less dependant of a high level API as Java3D, we see now why. Chetan I. Chauhan wrote: Hi Justin , We are using Java3D in our commercial application, which is used by CAD/CAM/PLM industry. I will go with f

Re: [JAVA3D] Install Program

2003-08-20 Thread "Schäfer, Peter"
Install Anywhere has a free edition, called Install Now. It has not all features of the commercial edition (e.g. you can't execute your own code) but it works pretty well. For example, you can bundle a complete JRE with your installer (including J3D, if you wish). -- Peter > -Original Messag