3D in applet
Thorsten Kiefer
is it possible to render 3D graphics in an applet
without demanding to user to install java3d ?
Is it part of the jre now ?
Regards
Thorsten
Andrew Thompson
> Hi,
> is it possible to render 3D graphics in an applet
> without demanding to user to install java3d ?
No. (At least, not unless you re-implement
the 3D functionality entirely in your applet.)
> Is it part of the jre now ?
No. An easy way to check is to look in the
J2SE JavaDocs for the J3D package/class names.
They are not listed.
That was the bad news, now some good news.
I saw this post only because I have a Google alert
for /applet/ (I consider it my 'duty' to let people
know the far better alternative).
Although I've had no direct experience with J3D, I
have successfully deployed projects based on JOGL
(another 'extra' API) using *webstart*. It was
almost impossible to deploy JOGL applets *in a
web page*.
It seems some folks are already deploying Java3D
using webstart.
<http://www.google.com/search?
as_q=java3d&as_sitesearch=&as_filetype=jnlp>
In fact, it appears to be quite *easy* to deploy using
webstart, since the Java3D folks provide the API as a
JNLP extension that can be referenced from your own
(JNLP) launch file.
<http://download.java.net/media/java3d/webstart/release/java3d-1.5-
latest.jnlp>
Link to that from within your launch file, and all the
set-up and caching of Java3D should happen automatically
for the end-user. Better still, if the J3D folks update
the API, the client gets the update automatically - at no
'expense' to your server.
On related subjects, and coming back to 'I only saw
this because..'.
The J3D group on usenet seems rather quiet, but the
Java3D forum..
<http://forums.java.net/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=70>
..at the Java3D site..
<https://java3d.dev.java.net/>
..shows more activity.
Perhaps I should also point out that many of the
comp.lang.java.programmers (I often post there, it
is a very active group) could have figured out
what I told you above.
HTH
--
Andrew T.
PhySci.org
Thorsten Kiefer
thank you for your answer.
Next time I will ask in comp.lang.java.programmers.
Best Regards
Thorsten
Andrew Thompson
(big trim - slight reorganiation of text)
> > ...Perhaps I should also point out that many of the
> > comp.lang.java.programmers ...
> thank you for your answer.
You are welcome. Could I ask you to 'demonstrate'
your gratitude by posting 'in-line with trimming'
as I am doing, rather than top-posting*?
> Next time I will ask in comp.lang.java.programmers.
Sure, but two things..
1) I got it wrong. There is no 's' on the end.
Oh - I see you already found the correct group.
Good job.
2) * Most of the people who post to c.l.j.programmer
*intensely* dislike top-posting. ;-)
--
Andrew T.
PhySci.org
Thorsten Kiefer
> 2) * Most of the people who post to c.l.j.programmer
> *intensely* dislike top-posting. ;-)
>
OK
-TK