Re: [JAVA3D] make slice in a shape, how use modelClip class?

2002-04-15 Thread R CM
thanks for your answer, my test with the front clip and the back clip of the camera is not efficient because I see on the canvas the cross section with a small thickness.(this thickness change with the cut plane orientation) I've already try to change the Projection policy to a parallel projection

Re: [JAVA3D] IRIX & Java 3D 1.3.1??

2002-04-15 Thread Ingo Brunberg
In fact I don't know when it will be available. But from experience I can tell you that SGI doesn't care of beta versions. They seem to be rather slow in porting Java and especially Java 3D to IRIX. If they don't change their minds, don't expect 1.3.1 to be available earlier than at least three mo

Re: [JAVA3D] Change duration of each switch?

2002-04-15 Thread Guang Bin Liu
Thank you Daniel for your help. Best regards, G.B. Liu --- Daniel Selman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ¼g¹D¡G> Guang, > > Use a SwitchInterpolator with a custom Alpha class. > I describe this in my > book. > > Sincerely, > > Daniel Selman > > Author - "Java 3D Programming" > http://www.manning.com/selma

[JAVA3D] J3D on dual monitors

2002-04-15 Thread Gustaf Duell
Hello all I hope someone of you can help me on this issue. I am working with two monitors on my computer and I can only get J3D to work on one of the screens. If I start the window on screen one the java 3d is working, if I move the window to screen two it freezes and if I then move back to scree

Re: [JAVA3D] J3D on dual monitors

2002-04-15 Thread Alex Terrazas
Hi- I ran into problems with two PCI cards a while back (about 1 year ago). I think it is a registered bug and may not yet be resolved. Alex -Original Message- From: Discussion list for Java 3D API [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Gustaf Duell Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 5:53

Re: [JAVA3D] texture mapping?

2002-04-15 Thread John Wright
Sam, If I'm understanding you correctly what you really need is to figure the relative proportions for the "artwork". So get the width and height of the original texture and build yourself a "canvas" with the correct proportions to apply the texture to. You might decide on a fixed width and the

[JAVA3D] Problems with DXF Loader

2002-04-15 Thread silvano
  I am using a DXF_Loader( ) to import DXF file into my universe..   DXF_Loader() L= new DXf_Loader();   The DXF method receive Reader, but I am using a FileReader.   FileReader F= new FileReader();   L.LoadDXF ( F );     this cause an exception...Why?   Exception in thread "main" java.lang.C

[JAVA3D] Can't Call stopView() from Behavior

2002-04-15 Thread "Schäfer, Peter"
Hello there, I would like to call View.stopView() after a Behavior (an animation) has finished. However, I get an "IllegalStateException: can't call stopView from behavior method" (or something like this). Any idea how to work around this ? The javadoc for stopView() says: "This

Re: [JAVA3D] swing popup window

2002-04-15 Thread Simeon H.K. Fitch
> Hi, > My main application is created using java3D, but I have Swing > popup windows. > How can I ensure that focus will remain with the Java3D > application, when > a swing popup window is loaded? Covered in the FAQ: http://www.j3d.org/faq/swing.html

Re: [JAVA3D] IRIX & Java 3D 1.3.1??

2002-04-15 Thread Raúl
Ok, I take note. Ingo Brunberg wrote: > In fact I don't know when it will be available. But from experience I > can tell you that SGI doesn't care of beta versions. They seem to be > rather slow in porting Java and especially Java 3D to IRIX. If they > don't change their minds, don't expect 1.3.

[JAVA3D] Java 3D FAQ Weekly Posting (15 Apr 2002)

2002-04-15 Thread The Java 3D FAQ
The Java 3D Frequently Asked Questions list for Monday April 15 2002 This is a posting of topics covered in the Java 3D FAQ. The answers to these questions are kept at: http://www.j3d.org/faq Please consult this list and the web site before asking questions on the mailing list. If the

[JAVA3D] regarding vedio card

2002-04-15 Thread Lan Wu-Cavener
Hi, everyone: I just realize this and would like to hear other experts' comment. Several days ago, Nitin Jain posted a test code which rendered 1000 spheres. I ran that code on my machine. the time it took to show these 1000 spheres is 9 times slower than that he posted. This brought the wonders

Re: [JAVA3D] regarding vedio card

2002-04-15 Thread Joachim Diepstraten
Hi > supposed to render over 50,000 individual tree objects plus terrain. > I have a NDivia TNT2 64Model 32 MB mem. card using PCI bus (I don't know > what this means because the card is listed as AGP card in the sales invoice). Well first a) Install AGP drivers for your mainboard b) Buy a new G

Re: [JAVA3D] regarding vedio card

2002-04-15 Thread Enrique Dumas
I think that you should buy the best machine that you can : processor at 1 ghz or more, geforce3 or 4, and at least 512 Mo of ram. With this configuration, you can expect to have really good performances ___   Lan Wu-Cavener <[EMAIL P

Re: [JAVA3D] Can't Call stopView() from Behavior

2002-04-15 Thread Kelvin Chung
>Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:55:02 +0200 >From: "Schäfer, Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [JAVA3D] Can't Call stopView() from Behavior >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >MIME-version: 1.0 >Delivered-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Hello there, > >I would like to call View.stopView() after a Behavior (an animatio

Re: [JAVA3D] ImageComponent

2002-04-15 Thread Kelvin Chung
Hi, From the line number, this happen when one of brainImages[i].getColorModel() == null. Thanks. - Kelvin - Java 3D Team Sun Microsystems Inc. >Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 15:47:16 -0400 >From: Vijayaraghavan Rajagopal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [JAVA3D] ImageComponent >To: [EMAI

Re: [JAVA3D] J3D on dual monitors

2002-04-15 Thread Kelvin Chung
Hi Gustaf, Which version OpenGL/DirectX of Java3D are you using ? You may want to try the others to see which one work best in dual monitors for your driver. Note that DirectX version of Java3D has explicitly handle the case when one window drag from one monitor to another in Java3D. But OpenG

Re: [JAVA3D] regarding vedio card

2002-04-15 Thread John Wright
Lan, Your TNT2 chipset is getting a bit "old". Newer video cards can deliver significantly better performance. During our development with Java 3D we noticed significant improvements as we stepped from Matrox G200s, thru Voodoo 3s to GeForce cards. The TNT2 is about on par with a Voodoo3. Wit

[JAVA3D] "Subtracting" shapes

2002-04-15 Thread Zoran Krunic
Hi there!   I would very much appreciate help with this: Is there a way to (easily) create a new shape by "subtracting" one shape from another? If I need a "pipe" - cylindrical shape with thick walls, that equals wide cylinder "-" narrow cylinder ?   I know about morphs, but I am not sure how

[JAVA3D] Analysis of Java 3D Benchmark

2002-04-15 Thread Doug Twilleager
Hello All, A few weeks ago I promised to do an analysis of the Java 3D benchmark used in Jacob Marner's report entitled "Evaluating Java for Game Development." In the report, Java 3D was performing at a much lower level that I thought was representative of true Java 3D performance, so I decided

[JAVA3D] NWN Loader on sourceforge

2002-04-15 Thread Artur Biesiadowski
I have created project for NWN java3d loader on sourceforge. http://nwn-j3d.sourceforge.net/ Version available for downloading contains basic gui to load models and select animations, or you can use it as loader for you java3d app. Justin, if you would be so kind, please change the pointer for

Re: [JAVA3D] NWN Loader on sourceforge

2002-04-15 Thread Robert Bergman
Awesome! Is this a "for fun project" or do you have an application in mind? Personally, I'm something of an NWN enthusiast, and I can't wait until it's released and I can do some module development... -Bob --- Artur Biesiadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have created project for NWN java3

Re: [JAVA3D] NWN Loader on sourceforge

2002-04-15 Thread Robert Bergman
Oops - didn't mean to reply to the whole list on that one. Apologies. --- Robert Bergman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Awesome! Is this a "for fun project" or do you have > an application in mind? Personally, I'm something > of > an NWN enthusiast, and I can't wait until it's > released and I c

Re: [JAVA3D] NWN Loader on sourceforge

2002-04-15 Thread Artur Biesiadowski
Robert Bergman wrote: > Awesome! Is this a "for fun project" or do you have > an application in mind? Personally, I'm something of > an NWN enthusiast, and I can't wait until it's > released and I can do some module development... Just for fun. I was a bit disappointed by having to change anima

Re: [JAVA3D] Analysis of Java 3D Benchmark

2002-04-15 Thread Doug Twilleager
> >> The properties are j3d.nocompaction=false to disable compaction, and >> j3d.threadLimit=1 to run single threaded. > > Sorry folks, there is a typo in the report I sent out. The compaction property should be j3d.docompaction. Doug. ===

Re: [JAVA3D] NWN Loader on sourceforge

2002-04-15 Thread Justin Couch
Artur Biesiadowski wrote: > Justin, if you would be so kind, please change the pointer for NWN > loader from my homepage to sourceforge, as it will stay there. Done. -- Justin Couch http://www.vlc.com.au/~justin/ Java Architect & Bit Twiddler http://www.yumet

Re: [JAVA3D] regarding vedio card

2002-04-15 Thread Nitin.Jain
Hi, I do not have any special Vedio card, I'm not sure how to find out which card is available on my Win 98 machine. I saw it under Control Panel/Disply properties/setting it shows "Dell M770 on Intel(r) 82810E Graphic Controller 4.12.01.2586". I guess this is the default card comes with Dell/I

[JAVA3D] Something wrong with SharedGroup/Link?

2002-04-15 Thread Herkules
Cannot make them work! There are no samples on that and doc is poor. E.g. this always prints '0'. Shouldn't it be at least '1'?? Link l = new Link( mShared ); System.out.println( mShared.getLinks().length ); I changed my app for usage of sharedgroups e.g. in order to spray trees onto a ter

Re: [JAVA3D] J3D on dual monitors

2002-04-15 Thread Guang Bin Liu
I am using Gefore II dual head card which shows similar problem: The stereo image can only be shown on primary monitor, not on the secondary monitor. When I display the stereo images on the secondary monitor, the stereo effect, which appears on the primary monitor well, will disappear. Best, G.