Oh for cryin out loud DUDE it is not something you should be asking. Get a tutorial at java.sun.com and then come back and ask questions. What you are asking is a basic and I mean basic building block of any scene in j3d.
Regards

I think the easiest way to texture your model is to use any 3D application such as 3d max. Texture the model there and upload fully textured model into your scene.
Regards

No! And it will not be as long as we all contribute and promote it!  ;D :) ;) :D >:( :( :o 8) ??? ::) :P :P :-[ :-X :-/ :-* :'(

Thanks a lot, it works they way I needed it to work.
Regards

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: vrml/Browse
r (wrong name: src/loader/vrml97/src/vrml/Browser)

Hi
Any clues, I cannot even run the example that comes with it.
Thanks

Does anyone know how to load a model, lets say from 3d studio max, along with a texture ( texture in max )? ( Note that I know how to load model, but with basic color ). The thing is that I do not want to set all the texture coordinates using java. For this I would like to use max, which is a faster way.

I am using NCSA portfolio.

Thanks

Goddess Light My Path. It Works!
And to that other person who could not run it, there is example on how to use it inside your jnlp file

Well, when I started this simple app I did not realize that there is so many version of it already on the web. I did it anyway, just to practice Java3D, take a look here

http://www.dustwormsoft.com
its under j3d

Java Web Start and JAR files are the choice.

Regards

Mike

PS Post some comments please.

Hi
I have been searching online for a while for a good tutorial about JWS and JNPL, and could not find anything that would explain in easy steps how to set this whole thing up.
Does anyone one know where can I find a good tutorial?

Thanks
Regards

LOL Silly me, thought it was some kind of a game source code. But thanks anyway for the reply/
Dust }{-_-}{ Worm

Alright, problem solved.
Actually the only thing i had to do was put all TransformGorups into createSceneGraph()

New Problem:
It looks like my garbage collector doesnot work.
When I load new Model the old one is not being garbage collected.

Any clues on how to do it.

Code that was suppose to do that is
scene.detach();

Now I am getting this:


Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" javax.media.j3d.CapabilityNotSe
tException: Group: no capability to append children
       at javax.media.j3d.Group.addChild(Group.java:263)
       at VirtualWorld.VirtualWorld.createSceneGraph(VirtualWorld.jav
a:157)

Pls Help if you can!

Regards,
Dust }{-_-}{ Worm

Trying to replace model in a scene with a new one, loaded using JFileChooser dialog box and here is what I get:

---------------------------------------------------------------------
D:/Java Programming/Java3D/Code/Project/Java3DModelViewer1_0/VirtualWo
rld/Loaders/models/clipper.3ds
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" javax.media.j3d.RestrictedAcces
sException: Group: only a BranchGroup node may be added
       at javax.media.j3d.Group.addChild(Group.java:260)
       at VirtualWorld.VirtualWorld.createSceneGraph(VirtualWorld.jav
a:157)
       at VirtualWorld.Loaders.LoadFileAction.actionPerformed(LoadFil
eAction.java:135)
       at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Sour
ce)
       at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown
Source)
       at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown
Source)
       at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
       at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Un
known Source)
       at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
       at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown S
ource)
       at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown So
urce)
       at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source
)
       at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(Unkno
wn Source)
       at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown
Source)
       at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
       at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Here is the code that causes it:

     // Open Dialog
             if ( evt.getSource() == open )
           {
                          int returnVal = openDialogBox.showOpenDialog(
                                    LoadFileAction.this);

                 // File was Chosen, send it to NewModelLoader
                 if ( returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION )
                 {
                         File file = openDialogBox.getSelectedFile();
                       
                       fileName = openDialogBox.getSelectedFile().toString();

                       System.out.println( fileName.replace( '\\', '/' ) );
                         // Handle Log, and NewModelLoader
                           log.append("Opening: " + file.getName() + "." + newLine);
                           log.append("Opening: " + file.getPath() + "." + newLine);
           
                       // Load New Model
                       vW.scene.detach();
                       vW.fileName = fileName.replace( '\\', '/' );
                       vW.scene = vW.createSceneGraph();
                       vW.simpleU.addBranchGraph( vW.scene );
                       System.out.println( fileName.replace( '\\', '/' ) + " loaded." );
                                                       
                     }
                 else
                 {
                           log.append("Open command cancelled." + newLine);
                 }
           
                 log.setCaretPosition(log.getDocument().getLength());
           }


Please help
Thanks
Dust

I wish the above link worked [=_-]

Hey
The best place to find out how to use Path...Interpolator is java's own tutorial. It takes care of everything. It shows you how to use every single paramter in that paticular class
here is the link to that tutorial

http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/collateral/

go to chapter 5 and there find this class, I believe its sub chapter 5.2.7

Regards
Dust Worm

Hey
I know great book like tutorial online here is the link:

http://fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th/~ad/jg/

go to java 3d section, I blieve chapter 15 talks about first person perspective view and a gun. That might give you some clues on how to stick the object to the viewing platform and follow it.
If not see other chapters. I am curretly reading that tutorial but so far I am on chapter 10. So good luck, hope this is helpfull

Regards

Dust

Hey
Thanks for your input. I am still trying JFileChooser. Might finish it tonight. If anything will load models through batch file and forget about web start heheh. Thats what happens when you are a n[-_-][-_-]b

Regards

---- Dusty is this world, alright.