[JAVA3D] Camera-based view model

2000-10-20 Thread Eelco van den Berg
Hi, In the Java3D specification it says: "Camera-based viewing functions are available only in compatibility mode. Note: Use of these view-compatibility functions will disable some of Java3D's view model features..." Could this be the reason that the picking functionality does not work properly

[JAVA3D] rotating the viewplatform

2000-10-20 Thread Mohammed Akacem
Hello, I have Shape3d objects which may have bis to 500.000 traingles. I don't want to move my objects to the center, instead I want to move the viewplatform so that I get the Shape3D object at startup in the center of the screen. I also want to use the MouseRotate, MousTranslate and MouseZoom .

Re: [JAVA3D] rotating the viewplatform

2000-10-20 Thread Mohammed Akacem
hello again, I forgot to say that I want to have the effect that my Object rotate over its center. Mohammed Akacem schrieb: > Hello, > > I have Shape3d objects which may have bis to 500.000 traingles. I don't > want to move my objects to the center, instead I want to move the > viewplatform so

[JAVA3D] How to Decrease / Increase the effective field of Canvas3D?

2000-10-20 Thread Hongkun Wang
Hi Everybody, I am developing several Java3D games currently, the rendering speed is pretty good for powerful 3D card, but for some old card, it is slow. So, I want to provide a function to let the player Decrease / Increase the Canvas3D at play-time. But I do not like to resize the Canvas3D

[JAVA3D] looking for Java3D version 1.1.2 for Linux

2000-10-20 Thread test user
We have a problem that Java3D versions 1.1.3 and 1.2 throw Exceptions with VisAD. However, Java3D 1.1.2 does not throw these Exceptions running under Solaris and Windows. Can anyone please send me a copy of Java3D 1.1.2 for Linux? Thank you, Bill Hibbard [EMAIL PROTECTED] =

[JAVA3D] test - please ignore

2000-10-20 Thread Andreas Ebbert
Hi, was I removed from this list or is it so quiet at the moment? *g* Andreas === To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send ema

Re: [JAVA3D] rotating the viewplatform

2000-10-20 Thread Kelvin Chung
Hi, In the upcoming release of v1.2.1beta1. Several methods is add in the utility class com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.ViewingPlatform. (Note that source code of utilize class is available when you download the SDK) public void addRotateBehavior(int index) public void addTranslateBehavior(int

Re: [JAVA3D] Does J3D require 16 bit color?

2000-10-20 Thread Kelvin Chung
Hi Pasi, You can try, GraphicsConfiguration config = SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration(); java.awt.image.ColorModel cm = config.getColorModel(); if (cm.getPixelSize() == 8) { // 8 bit per pixel System.out.println("current display mode is 256 color"); } - Kelvin

Re: [JAVA3D] Improving our Particle System - third repost

2000-10-20 Thread Jon Barrilleaux
If you do decide to pursue approach 2) that you describe below, you may want to take a look at the "display facing" technique covered in "3D User Interfaces with Java 3D". The latest version of the code that comes with the book, available free at www/manning.com/barrilleaux, has a revamped versio

Re: [JAVA3D] Improving our Particle System - third repost

2000-10-20 Thread Shawn Kendall
Thanks for all the suggestions on possible ways to do particles. We have settled on a technique that will use one Shape3D, using one TriStripArray and will only have to transform two points to the view for all the particles as a whole, not each individual particle. We should have a simple exampl

[JAVA3D] RotationInterpolator axis change

2000-10-20 Thread Tony Gill
Can anybody help? I want to rotate an object about it's local z-axis and keep the object in its current location. At the moment the object rotates about its local y-axis and when it begins to rotate it moves to the centre of the screen (I want it to maintain its position). I am currently using

[JAVA3D] Why do I have double copies of the emails?

2000-10-20 Thread Qiuli Sun
Hi, Does somebody tell me why I always get double copies of all of the received Java 3D emails? I signoffed the list, and registered again. I still have the same problem. Thank you. Qiuli Sun === To unsubscribe, send ema