Re: [JAVA3D] Mixing Java 3D canvases and Swing

2000-01-19 Thread Jimmy Talbot
Hi, > I am trying to work with Java3D and Swing on Linux. I was able to > run some 3D programs but stuck when I tried to place JPanel and > Canvas3D on the same Frame. I was faced with the same problem; You can put them in the same frame, but you have to put your swing components in their own he

Re: [JAVA3D] PostSwap() not synchronized

2000-01-19 Thread Jimmy Talbot
Hi, > A simpler (cleaner) way that might work for you is to derive a class from > Alpha. Override the value() method and watch for the values that your Alpha > is returning. The time/value will tell you when a cycle of the Interpolator > is complete, then it is time to activate your "end of anima

[JAVA3D] Java technologies list

2000-01-19 Thread Dickinson, John
I know this isn't the intent of this forum but probably someone here could point me in the right direction. I am familiar with only two of the java "technologies" available: Java 1.2 SDK and Java 3D. However I keep hereing about Jini, Java Enterprise Edition, Java Beans, ... Is there a list some

Re: [JAVA3D] Textures with alpha and TextureLoader class ...

2000-01-19 Thread Jimmy Talbot
Hi, > As daniel explains, > gif can handle transparency !! I think he meant "alpha" transparencies, not just one transparent color. Jimmy === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the m

Re: [JAVA3D] plugin Netscape/IE fo java3d

2000-01-19 Thread Sivaram Ghorakavi
HAroldo, I would suggest you to download the HTML-Converter first. When u conver your html using this converter, the newly generated HTML file will be stubbed with Plugin info and when ran very first time on any machine will prompt for plugin down load, automatically. Check this URL for plug in

Re: [JAVA3D] which 3-D point maps to which pixel

2000-01-19 Thread Janet Song
Jimmy I'm looking for that as well by the way if you do find out about it, do let me know... cheers... bye -Original Message- From: Jimmy Talbot [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 12:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[JAVA3D] which 3-D poin

[JAVA3D] Setting Transparency on a VRML node

2000-01-19 Thread Dean Keeler
Hi All,   I am trying to set the transparency of a VRML node object.  I can change the transparency of the VRML node object through the applet if the initial value in the VRML file is greater than 0 initially.  If the value is initially 0 in the VRML file, I cannot get the transparency of th

[JAVA3D] URL from VRML Anchor Object...

2000-01-19 Thread Sivaram Ghorakavi
Hi there, Anybody out there know how to get the URL from an Anchor object of VRML scene???. The Anchor class in VRML implementation package has an attribute to hold the URL but is package visibility with no accessor methodsh... I don't understand the idea behind making these attributes pa

Re: [JAVA3D] using DEMs in j3d

2000-01-19 Thread Marco Morais
kishore DEMs (Digital Elevation Models) are raster data structures commonly encountered in the field of GIS (Geographic Information Systems)- the other data structure prevalent in GIS is vector, akin to what is produced by a CAD program. A search for any of these terms will probably give you the

Re: [JAVA3D] which 3-D point maps to which pixel

2000-01-19 Thread Jimmy Talbot
Hi, > I'm looking for that as well by the way if you do find out about it, do let me >know... Ok... but same goes for you :) Jimmy === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the mes

[JAVA3D] getUserData() from Sphere

2000-01-19 Thread Allistair Crossley
Dear All,   I am trying to get some userData from a Sphere when it is picked in my scene. Since a Sphere (the com.sun one) is made of many Shape3Ds I have modified the class to include a constructor that takes my userData (say a String for example) and then when the Shape3Ds are made, the sa

[JAVA3D] Java 3D API Version 1.2 Beta1: Maintenance Release Implementation Now Available

2000-01-19 Thread Rob Posadas
Java 3D API Version 1.2 Beta1: Maintenance Release Implementation Now Available You can access it from: http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/index.html Rob Posadas Manager, 3d Graphics Software Sun Microsystems [EMAIL PROTECTED] (650) 786-7873 ===

Re: [JAVA3D] getUserData() from Sphere

2000-01-19 Thread Jimmy Talbot
Hi, > I am trying to get some userData from a Sphere when it is picked in my > scene. Since a Sphere (the com.sun one) is made of many Shape3Ds I > have modified the class to include a constructor that takes my > userData (say a String for example) and then when the Shape3Ds are > made, the same

Re: [JAVA3D] Java technologies list

2000-01-19 Thread Jacob Nikom
Have you tried the URL: http://java.sun.com/products/products.a-z.html recently? Jacob Nikom "Dickinson, John" wrote: > > I know this isn't the intent of this forum but probably someone here could > point me in the right direction. > > I am familiar with only two of the java "technologies" avai

Re: [JAVA3D] Java technologies list

2000-01-19 Thread Jacob Nikom
Hi John, To get general knowledge about different Java technologies I would advise you to read the book "Java Programming on Linux" by Nathan Meyers. It was published very recently. It has good overview of all Java technologies on Linux (almost all Java packages are ported to Linux now) with ins

[JAVA3D] stereo view working only with distance

2000-01-19 Thread Mojtaba Hosseini
Hello all,:) I finally got stereo view to run for my Java3D program on a PC. The problem is that the proper stereo view is calculated only at one specific point. For instance a cube appears 3D (when the 3D goggles are on) at one particular distance and when the cube is moved away, it's not 3D an

Re: [JAVA3D] which 3-D point maps to which pixel

2000-01-19 Thread Kevin Rushforth
Try the Canvas3D.getPixelLocationFromImagePlate method. It is implemented in the just-released Java 3D 1.2_beta1. -- Kevin Rushforth Graphics System Software Sun Microsystems [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 12:30:40 -0500 >From: Jimmy Talbot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject:

Re: [JAVA3D] which 3-D point maps to which pixel

2000-01-19 Thread Doug Gehringer
Try using the attached class. It keeps track of the transformations and has a method to transform from local coordinates to window coordinates. It can probably be simplified using the Canvas3D.getPixelLocationFromImagePlate() method in J3D 1.2 beta (just released). Doug Gehringer Sun Microsyte