Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Ian M Nieves
I personally do not see this happening. Where are these rumors coming from? ian On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Bryan McKinley wrote: > We are trying to make a decision as to whether to > end of life our JView3DPro product or redesign it > entirely. To help decide, we need to know whether > Sun is planni

[JAVA3D] When can I update a Switch

2003-02-25 Thread Rob Nugent
I have a quick question: Is it valid to change the child mask of a Switch from the preRender method of a Canvas3D ? If so, will the result show up in that frame ? I'm thinking of writing something akin to DistanceLOD that will work for multiple Views/Canvas3Ds, and I wondered if this might be a va

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Nikolai V. Chr.
Bryan McKinley wrote: We've heard rumors and we need a bit more than that. From where? Regards Nikolai === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For

[JAVA3D] Importing Geometry!!!

2003-02-25 Thread philip robinson
Hi Guys I need desperately to find a regular supply of Object files (*.obj) does anyone have any idea where to get any??? Thanks for your time... PhilWith Yahoo! Mail you can get a bigger mailbox -- choose a size that fits your needs

[JAVA3D] AW: [JAVA3D] Importing Geometry!!!

2003-02-25 Thread Florin Herinean
Google!   Florin -Ursprüngliche Nachricht-Von: philip robinson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Gesendet: Dienstag, 25. Februar 2003 16:10An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Betreff: [JAVA3D] Importing Geometry!!! Hi Guys I need desperately to find a regular supply of Object files (*.obj) does

Re: [JAVA3D] GeometryUpdater

2003-02-25 Thread Smith, David
Title: GeometryUpdater So by not using the GeometryUpdater and following the detach/reattach approach, am I forced to recreate all GeometryArrays on a Shape node. Or, if I have a reference to the Shape, can I just detach, modify the individual geometry arrays that I care about( add/remove/

Re: [JAVA3D] GeometryUpdater

2003-02-25 Thread RWGRAY
Title: GeometryUpdater Do you need to detach/reattach to update the geometry?  Can you not update/change the TriangleArray coordinates and normals without detaching the Shape3D from the scene graph?  I don't think you need to detach.   Cheers, Bob Gray -Original Message-From:

Re: [JAVA3D] GeometryUpdater

2003-02-25 Thread Smith, David
Title: GeometryUpdater Good point. Currently my framework was detaching because I was only adding new geometry.  But maybe I need to rethink modification to existing geometry, as they were being done by recreating/attaching( obviously not good for large sets of geometry ).   Thanks, -Dave

[JAVA3D] Visibility

2003-02-25 Thread Manfred Riem
Hi all, How is determined which side of the SceneGraph will be shown? Can one also make both sides visible and what is the performance penalty? Manfred. === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the

Re: [JAVA3D] Some questions about triangulation in Java3D

2003-02-25 Thread White Morph
Hi Tero, I am not sure what's the other data set that you are talking about, if it is just the data from Dave Smith: Point3d[] coordinates = { //outer bounds of the polygon new Point3d(2., 0.0, 0.0), new Point3d(2., 0.0, 1.3),

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D & Garbage Collection

2003-02-25 Thread Giuseppe Fontana
PLEASE! Take a look at this thread! Maybe you can help Thanks, Giuseppe === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D & Garbage Collection

2003-02-25 Thread Mr H. Morgan
Hi Giuseppe, I am sure what your problem is at the moment (did you ever get the code they were talking about?) However, I had a problem with garbage generation, and it was very easy to sort out once I found a decent profiler. I used JProbe, with a free 30 trial. It showed you exactly what funct

Re: [JAVA3D] Anyone seeing 3D Texturing bugs?

2003-02-25 Thread Justin Couch
I wrote: I have a simple six-sided cube with a trivial (depth 2) 3D texture on it. 4 of the six sides display correctly, but the right and back sides display the left and front texture respectively. So I've found what's happening, but I don't know the cause. Something is causing my floating point

Re: [JAVA3D] AW: [JAVA3D] Importing Geometry!!!

2003-02-25 Thread Alessandro Borges
You can also use a 3D converter to move from 3DS, vrml, etc,  to obj. RightHemisphere's Deep Exploration is a excelent  tool.   A fine site for 3d models: http://www.3dcafe.com   Google has more ;-)   Alessandro - Original Message - From: Florin Herinean Subject: [JAVA3

[JAVA3D] Orbitbehavior and Projection policy

2003-02-25 Thread Zhijie Song
Hi All, I have a question regarding orbitbehavior. Why the zoom function of orbitbehavior cannot work when the projection policy set to Parallel? Thanks in advance. Jeff === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Scott
http://www.webscope3d.com/ http://www.solidworks.com - Original Message - From: "Nikolai V. Chr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 5:55 AM Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed? > Bryan McKinley wrote: > > > We've heard rumo

Re: [JAVA3D] GeometryUpdater

2003-02-25 Thread Sean Sylvis
Title: GeometryUpdater No, you don't have to detach/reattach if you are using by-copying geometry and just want to change the GeometryArray coordinates. You have to set the ALLOW_COORDINATE_WRITE capability and you can update the GeometryArray coordinates using the setCoordinates() methods.

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Bryan McKinley
Good responses everyone.  Just seeing how much life/activity there was in the Java3D community. You guys are definitely alive and kicking.  Thanks for the responses. Oh, I would recommend OptimizeIt over JProbe from an intuitive GUI standpoint. Both have about the same feature set though. Br

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Alessandro Borges
This is a kind of joke?   Alessandro - Original Message - From: Bryan McKinley To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed? Good responses everyone.  Just seeing how much life/ac

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Scott
I noticed that the following products that uses Java3D had abandoned their development. WebScope3D from http://www.webscope3d.com/ SolidWorks Viewer http://www.solidworks.com/ SDRC(EDS) JView http://www.eds.com/products/plm/ and JView3DPro from http://www.int.com/ is raising the concern regarding

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2003-02-25 Thread Pascal Duits
 

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Alan Hudson
Scott wrote: So what is the real issue behind all these doubts? Is this the general issue of Java on the Client side? Or it's the design of Java3d API itself? I would like to hear your opinion on this issue and if possible, share with us any success stories you have using the Java3D API. Xj3D is s

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Sandegren, Eric S.
What is Xj3D? How does it "sit on top" of J3D? -Original Message- From: Alan Hudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 1:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed? Scott wrote: > So what is the real issue behind all the

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Bryan McKinley
I'll speak from a suit's point of view. We have seen 3D product demand drop significantly. Personally, I really like the 3D neutrality approach. I'd like to have it as in option in our 2D GIS product. Trouble is that customers are just not demanding it. I think it may have been a novelty for so

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Michael Schnieders
Client side Java deployment will become less of an issue as Java Web Start matures (it is now included by default on Mac OSX). Additionally, the Java3D packages can just be part of the download, letting you control what version of Java3D your program uses. I've used OpenGL, and now I use Java3D, be

[JAVA3D] Mac OSX has Java 1.4, Java3D Next?

2003-02-25 Thread Michael Schnieders
I know, I know; No comment from Macintosh about Java3D. Although now that Java 1.4 is implemented for OSX, maybe Java3D is next? Any insiders out there have any good news? Take Care, Mike _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Alan Hudson
Sandegren, Eric S. wrote: What is Xj3D? How does it "sit on top" of J3D? Xj3D is an open source API for developing X3D / VRML 97 compliant applications. We use Java3D as our rendering API. Xj3D also implements the loader interface to get X3D/VRML content into Java3D applications. -- Alan Hudso

Re: [JAVA3D] Problems quitting a Fullscreen application

2003-02-25 Thread Justin Couch
Andrew Davison wrote: My posting wasn't very clear. The code in the Behavior subclass is calling System.exit(0), but it has to reset the GraphicsDevice first to switch off fullscreen exclusive mode. Why aren't you just registering a shutdown listener with the VM? That way, no matter how the progra

Re: [JAVA3D] When can I update a Switch

2003-02-25 Thread Kelvin Chung
Rob Nugent wrote: I have a quick question: Is it valid to change the child mask of a Switch from the preRender method of a Canvas3D ? Yes. If so, will the result show up in that frame ? No. I should be next frame. I'm thinking of writing something akin to DistanceLOD that will work for multiple

Re: [JAVA3D] Visibility

2003-02-25 Thread Mark Hood
> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 17:37:49 +0100 > From: Manfred Riem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > How is determined which side of the SceneGraph will be shown? > Can one also make both sides visible and what is the performance > penalty? If you're referring to face culling, it's set in PolygonAttribute

Re: [JAVA3D] Orbitbehavior and Projection policy

2003-02-25 Thread Mark Hood
> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 12:49:49 -0500 > From: Zhijie Song <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Why the zoom function of orbitbehavior cannot work when the projection > policy set to Parallel? OrbitBehavior "zooms" by translating the view platform closer to the object. With a parallel projection, dist

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Scott
Comparing to GL4Java, http://www.jausoft.com/gl4java.html, what is the really issue of providing an installer like GL4Java to install Java3D JRE? I followed and searched the discussion group regarding this issue and I couldn't find an answer! The deployment of Java applications using Java WebStart

[JAVA3D] Java3D as part of a Java Web Start Deployment

2003-02-25 Thread Michael Schnieders
Users don't have to install Java3D for a Java Web Start deployment. You just include it as part of your package. Then your jnlp file will include something like this: (where windowsj3d.jar or linuxj3d.jar just include the n

[JAVA3D] Java 3D or GL4Java

2003-02-25 Thread Hong Cao
Hi, All, Anyone ever used both Java3D and GL4Java from http://www.jausoft.com/gl4java/. Which one is better in performance? Which one is easy to write code? Which one is better in hardware compatibility? Thanks. Hong ===

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread P. Flavin
www.int.com 's problem is : Mathematica & others do better interactive 3d Visualization on the web ... | display and (interactively) rotate __ Mathematica's __ | Graphics3D objects in HTML pages. ... | | LiveGraphics3D is able to show animations, | calculate stereo graphics, integrate h

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Joerg 'Herkules' Plewe
But there are new promising developments as well. http://www.lionbioscience.com/solutions/products/srs/srs-3d - Original Message - From: "Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D as part of a Java Web Start Deployment

2003-02-25 Thread Joerg 'Herkules' Plewe
I doubt wether this is legal! Take care! - Original Message - From: "Michael Schnieders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:07 PM Subject: [JAVA3D] Java3D as part of a Java Web Start Deployment > Users don't have to install Java3D for a Java W

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D as part of a Java Web Start Deployment

2003-02-25 Thread Michael Schnieders
Hmmm, I hadn't considered that it might not be legal. The Java3D liscense specifically says the following: DISTRIBUTING Java 3D(TM) WITH YOUR JAVA(TM) PROGRAMS Sun Microsystems allows vendors t

[JAVA3D] Java3D Games and GDC

2003-02-25 Thread Shawn Kendall
Hello everyone, A group of us here at Full Sail are presenting a Java Gaming tutorial at this years GDC next Tuesday. Among other things, we will be presenting Java gaming techniques using Java3D. We would also like to reference ("plug") any past and future Java3D gaming projects/efforts as part

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D as part of a Java Web Start Deployment

2003-02-25 Thread Michael Schnieders
As per the following, I'm pretty sure my Web Start Download method for Java3d is legal, but let me know if I'm mistaken. Also, quit scaring me! JAVA 3D[TM], VERSION 1.3, FCS RELEASE SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS 2. License to Distribute Software. In addition to the license granted in Section 1 (Softw

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread GB Liu
Yes, I personally also don't think this is going to happen as there are so many of us using J3D. We need a living and ever developing J3D. G.B.L - Original Message - From: "Ian M Nieves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:28 PM Subject: Re: [JA

[JAVA3D] What is a Normal?

2003-02-25 Thread Jasmine Kwok
Hi,   Can someone kindly give me a brief explanation of what is a normal in a GeometryArray? The J3D API doesn't help. Thank you!   Regards, Jasmine

Re: [JAVA3D] Orbitbehavior and Projection policy

2003-02-25 Thread Jasmine Kwok
Hi Zhijie, I had the same problem and solved it by writing a class of my own. I attached the class that i wrote, hope its of some help. But it works only for Parallel projection, not perspective projection. Regards, Jasmine Kwok - Original Message - From: "Zhijie Song" <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D as part of a Java Web Start Deployment

2003-02-25 Thread Kevin J. Duling
Look more closely at item 7 in the license: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Binary Code License Agreement JAVA 3D[TM] API, VERSION 1.3, FCS RELEASE 7. Export Regulations. All Software and technical data delivered under this Agreement are subject to US export control laws and may be subject to export or im

Re: [JAVA3D] Is Java3D going to be end-of-lifed?

2003-02-25 Thread Kevin J. Duling
People who send this kind of message should be taken out back and be severely beaten with a large and heavy stick with knobs on.   Trolling like this is an excellent way to immedately get yourself added to an auto-delete rule.   ...and I should be taken out back afterwards for even bothering

Re: [JAVA3D] Java 3D or GL4Java

2003-02-25 Thread Kevin J. Duling
Answers below - Original Message - From: "Hong Cao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: [JAVA3D] Java 3D or GL4Java > Hi, All, > > Anyone ever used both Java3D and GL4Java from > http://www.jausoft.com/gl4java/. Which one is b

Re: [JAVA3D] What is a Normal?

2003-02-25 Thread Todd J.
The "Normal" is a direction that points directly away from any surface. Typically, the "normal" direction is represented by a Vector (a collection of x, y, and z values). For example, if the floor of your room is in the X-Y plain, then the normal direction will be along either the +Z or -Z directi

Re: [JAVA3D] Java3D as part of a Java Web Start Deployment

2003-02-25 Thread Michael Schnieders
From the this discussion: http://swjscmail1.java.sun.com/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0105&L=java3d-interest&D=0&P=31545 "Yes. There is a big difference between putting the entire installer on your site and including the java 3d bits as part of your application and it's installer. If you read it closely, you

Re: [JAVA3D] Problem in display large-size Model

2003-02-25 Thread Zhijie Song
Hi All, I tried two ways to display a big object, say radius of BoundingSphere is 500 (M) : 1) Scale the object(works fine ) 2) Pull the eye back using the equation double eyeDist = 1.4 * radius / Math.tan( Math.toRadians( 40 ) / 2.0 ). With the second way, I got a strange problem, which is there