Alternatives for Java 3D classes

OpenGL Development JOGL Development
#1

Hi,
I am having a demo program in Java 3D, now what I am trying to do is convert this in JOGL, but I dont know how to replace the following Java3D class in JOGL.

com.sun.j3d.loaders.Scene
com.sun.j3d.loaders.Loader
com.sun.j3d.loaders.SceneBase
com.sun.j3d.utils.geometry.GeometryInfo;
com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.SimpleUniverse;
com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.ViewingPlatform

Can any one plese tell me what are the alternative classes available for this in JOGL.
Or is there other way / workaround for this classes in JOGL.

Thanks in Advance.
Anil

#2

Hello,

I’m afraid that you can’t just seek some class to class replacement for migrating some application from J3D to JOGL.
J3D is a scenegraph whereas JOGL is a biding to openGl, you should look at Xith instead.

#3

What was your purpose in switching from j3d? Now I believe j3d has a jogl binding that you can use for the rendering.

#4

Not really. Afaik It depends on the platform and system setup if j3d uses an DX or OGL pipeline, much like java 2d. But I don’t think that the OGL pipeline uses JOGL.

#5

As of Java 3D 1.5 there is a JOGL backend which is the default on the Mac platform.

#6

Hi Ken can you please explore in detail “there is a JOGL backend which is the default on the Mac platform”.