Re: [JAVA3D] developing a 3d desktop

2003-10-30 Thread John Richardson
Hello, I believe there was a demo of such a system at the Web3D event at Siggraph. Perhaps one of the BOF's. Perhaps trolling the Web3D consortium's web site. John F. Richardson === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D dead?

2003-06-25 Thread John Richardson
Hello, .. What does JOGL give us? First it's given us confusion. Where do we find it? Who is developing it? What is the long term commitment? Is there decent documentation? Is there a built version for download (or do we all have to compile it ourselves)? Will several different people

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D on OS X

2003-06-23 Thread John Richardson
Hello, I am not waiting for Java3D on OS X. It will never happen. I also was told that there were no Solaris, Linux or Windows Java3D presentations at Java One. I am waiting for JOGL on OS X. John F. Richardson I "heard" that this was discussed at a recent Mac shareholders meeting... And Steve J

Re: [JAVA3D] ? VRML Editors and VRML Reduction ?

2002-10-02 Thread John Richardson
Title: Re: [JAVA3D] ? VRML Editors and VRML Reduction ? Hello, I use Spazz3D. It is inexpensive when licensed and fully functional for 30 days of trial. Get the latest drivers for your graphics card. This solves almost all the problems reported with Spazz and these problems may be out of Keith V

Re: [JAVA3D] 3D reconstruction.

2002-06-05 Thread John Richardson
Hello, Try a commercial 3D reconstruction application with export capabilities to a file format that Java 3D can load. http://www.photomodler.com http://www.3dbuilder.com John F. Richardson >Hi > >> hi, I'm trying to generate a shape from a simple colud od points. >> Someone knows if Java 3D h

Re: [JAVA3D] Can J3D be executed in Mac OS ?

2001-12-20 Thread John Richardson
Hello Dani and other Mac users, There is always VRML (and X3D). Java3D and VRML are complementary. You can do a lot more simulation with Java3D than VRML but for flythroughs and such, VRML is acceptable. The Macintosh OpenVRML viewer is being upgraded in several ways. If you want an upgraded vie

Re: [JAVA3D] ´ð¸´: [JAVA3D] Please help me!

2001-12-05 Thread John Richardson
Hello, I'm on a Macintosh so I don't care about pesky little EXE files appearing mysteriously in my mail. However, Perhaps a URL for the download page at Sun.. John F. Richardson hi, Gianni, here is a j2re-1.3-win-rt,you can install it first, then you can see the applet3D

Re: [JAVA3D] data import /vrml-tools ?

2001-11-19 Thread John Richardson
Hello, Spazz 3D is what I use to touch up Ray Dream Studio produced VRML 97 files. Spazz 3D is at version 2.4 and no longer supported but probably can be purchased if you like it after using the 30 day trial version. There is also the Shout 3D authoring tool. This is the successor to Spazz 3D.

Re: [JAVA3D] Making a terrain from DWG

2001-10-24 Thread John Richardson
Hello, I have not checked on the status of loaders and this post assumes that there is no DWG loader for Java3D. Bryce 5 will only help so much even if you get the dwg inside. You would have to export to Ray Dream Studio then export to VRML 97 then use the VRML 97/Xj3d loader. Byrce 5 will also

Re: [JAVA3D] Questions about VRML Loaders

2001-09-28 Thread John Richardson
Hello, Try http://www.web3d.org or http://web3d.about.com Just surf the sites for tutorials, etc John F. Richardson >Hi all ! > >I have some questions about VRML loaders: > >- What are the features of portfolio VRML loader ? And the ones of VRML >loader from X3d task group ? Are there many

Re: [JAVA3D] x3d VRMLLoader versus vrml97.jar for java3D

2001-09-24 Thread John Richardson
>Thomas Gilbert Giusepe wrote: > >> I have tried to find a vrml97.jar file to download. But all that I could >> found was a x3d VRMLLoader, what I believe that is the new version from the >> vrml loader for Java3D - really I don't if it's better such new version, >> when you just want to load a vr

Re: [JAVA3D] Looking for good primer for X3D

2001-09-24 Thread John Richardson
Hello, "Core Web3D" by Walsh and Sevenier. Topics include VRML 97, Java 3D, X3D and Mpeg-4. It is NOT free. It seems to be the only recent book on the subject. For free stuff you have to troll the Web3D consortium site at http://www.web3d.org John F. Richardson >Anyone know where I could find

Re: [JAVA3D] latest MacOSX news???

2001-09-08 Thread John Richardson
Hello, >At JavaOne, I spoke with some of the Java/OS X guys in the Apple booth. I >commended them for including a modern JVM in OS X. Then I specifically >asked if OS X was going to support Java3D, and he gave a definate yes. He >said that they even had it running on a single machine at apple

Re: [JAVA3D] loading a 3ds file constructed in Amapi

2001-08-22 Thread John Richardson
Hello, My suggestion is that you first try to export the Amapi model to VRML 97 and try that loader. I also sent the post to TGS. ( http://www.tgs.com I think. ) I suggest you loin the amapi mailing list if it exists. There is a Carrara mailing list. Actually, the company to bug is Eovia at htt

Re: [JAVA3D] Java 3D BOF at Siggraph

2001-08-08 Thread John Richardson
Hello, Why was this scheduled at the same time as the Web3D Roundup? John F. Richardson >All - > >The Java 3D BOF at Siggraph is on Wednesday night, from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm >at the >Wilshire Hotel, Garden East Room. > >We are planning on discussing, in an open format (with a little presentation

Re: [JAVA3D] Realtime Oscilloscope?!

2001-07-09 Thread John Richardson
Hello, >At 11:41 AM 7/9/2001 +0200, you wrote: >>Hello, >> >>i'm plannig to implement an 'realtime' oscilloscope for a simulation >>engine. >>Would it be a bad idea to use java3D for doing this? >>Here, not the 3D features itself would be of interest, but the speed of >>the graphics. >>Assume e.g

Re: [JAVA3D] java3d and vrml

2001-06-18 Thread John Richardson
Hello, "The Annotated VRML 2.0 Reference Manual" By Carey and Bell for VRML 97. I believe this textbook is also online. Published in 1997. "Core Web3D" by Walsh and Sevenier for VRML 97, Web 3D, X3D, Mpeg-4 and j3d. Published in 2000. John F. Richardson >Does anyone has experience for viewing

Re: [JAVA3D] FW: [JAVA3D] making an object(s) "disappear"

2001-05-08 Thread John Richardson
Hello, I use a switch node in my VRML worlds when I want to make objects disapear and reappear. I assume the same technique could apply to Java3D. Possibly, the VRML modeler or authoring system could eben take care of this, providing the VRML loader interface supports the switch node. John F. Ri

Re: [JAVA3D] JPEG to AVI

2001-04-27 Thread John Richardson
Hello, Quicktime for Java. John F. Richardson >Hi, > >does anyone knows any software that I can use to create >AVI movies using of a large number of JPEG files (that I >have taken as snapshots while running a Java3D program)? > >Thank you very much >Petros > > >=

Re: [JAVA3D] Trackers

2001-04-18 Thread John Richardson
Hello, Polhemus Fastrack. Intersence InterTrax2. Probably any other tracker. They all need a serial connection. You take the example code, compile it on the platform (SGI, SUN, PC, Mac) you use. Then debug. John F. Richardson Can anyone recommend a tracking system that works with Solaris 7?

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D crashing

2001-04-13 Thread John Richardson
Hello, Another related question. Is there a list of vendors of commercial profiling and debugging tools for Java 3D? >I have a fairly large application written in Java3D that crashes on me >intermittently. It doesn't throw any exceptions. It just gives me a >Windows dialog saying Java.exe will

[JAVA3D] Beginner questions

2001-03-21 Thread John Richardson
Hello, I have 3 slabs arranged as a floor and 2 walls (z-y plane and x-y plane) arranged as sort of a visual frame for a coordinate system. The purpose would be to populate the "open faced room" with a few spheres, whatever,... I get the transform group of the viewing platform. Then I set the tr

Re: [JAVA3D] VRML Loaders

2001-03-13 Thread John Richardson
Hello, >John Richardson wrote: > >> VRML 97 is an ISO standard so it is open source. > >Bzzzt. Wrong answer. ISO != Open Source. In fact, most ISO standards are >incredibly closed due to patent limitations (look at the MPEG spec for a >classic example). Sure anyone can p

Re: [JAVA3D] VRML Loaders

2001-03-12 Thread John Richardson
Hello, VRML 97 is an ISO standard so it is open source. It is extensible which means it can be incredibly complex and annoying due to browser implementations of Java. The primary commercial browser VRML viewers are Blaxxun Contact and Parallel Graphics Cortona... Cortona is the only cross platfo

Re: [JAVA3D] VRML Loaders

2001-03-12 Thread John Richardson
Hello, I'm to much of a novice to answer the transform group question. The only suggestion is to go to http://www.web3d.org site and troll around for "The Annotated VRML 2.0 reference Manual" which is in electronic form and is a VRML reference. However, there are some examples and discussions in