Mixing Java3D and JOGL

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#1

Hello,

is there a way to use JOGL inside a Java3D (ogl) Canvas3D and/or share the same context ?

Mik

#2

Technically, no, as Java3D could use either DX or OGL as the renderer. However, there was a post on one of the J3D lists about 2-3 weeks ago from someone that had created their own WindowsOGLContext() instance during one of te initialisation phases of the Canvas3D and managed to get it all to run reasonably well.

#3

Found it -> http://www.javadesktop.org/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=3222&tstart=15

Thanks,

Mik

The trick (grab from post):

After the Canvas3D environment has been created, add the following to create a JOGL environment:


WindowsOnscreenGLContext wgl = new WindowsOnscreenGLContext( this, new GLCapabilities(), null, null );
GL gl = wgl.getGL();

Now use gl in either/or preRender or postRender with the OpenGL commands you want to display either before the scene graph or after the scene graph. Great for display only elements using JOGL capabilities.