Designer 3D

Module Development
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Hi All,

a simple question it is possible to use Java 3D on designer module in order to have some kind of 3D animation in the generated applet?

Thanks,
Stefano

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Java3D has its own canvas component that it wants you to use, so using it with existing swing components on a swing canvas is a bit tricky. I understand that you can do it, but you have to implement some work arounds (I’ve never done it myself).

If you’re looking at 3D in the designer / client, you might want to look at the libraries available. I wrote up a quick overview a little while ago.

http://ignitionprogramming.blogspot.com/2011/08/exploration-of-3d-apis-in-java-as-of.html

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Thanks.

So you think that JOGL and LWJGL would be a better solution to use in the Ignition designer?

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If it’s between those two, I’d choose LOGL since it’s lighter (doesn’t include sound support and a few other things).

I’m currently working on trying my hand at putting a jMonkeyEngine component in Ignition. If the size of the engine isn’t an issue, this is probably the easiest one to code against.