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Is Java 3D obsolete?

Started by vrok137 Dec 12, 2005 at 6:22 PM 10 replies 2.9k views

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Dec 12, 2005 at 6:22 PM

2 years ago I bought the book "Java 3D API Jump-Start" by Aaron E. Walsh & Doug Gehringer from Amazon. When I got it, I found the code extremely difficult and tossed the book aside. Now that I know 10x more Java than I did before, I am considering taking another look at my "forgotten" book. My only concern is if Java 3D is still in cirulation like other popular API's. I do not want to learn an API that might be shunned-out by Sun in a couple of months. Your opinion?

aidan_walsh

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aidan_walsh

Dec 12, 2005 at 6:25 PM

Take a look at the JOGL OpenGL bindings instead. Java 3D has been expected to be declared dead since around 2003.

capn_midnight

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capn_midnight

Dec 12, 2005 at 6:38 PM

Java3D is officially being deprecated and JOGL is officially being merged into the Java spec. As to when this happens, your guess is as good as mine.

OrangyTang

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OrangyTang

Dec 12, 2005 at 6:53 PM

...except that Java3D is a scenegraph API, whereas Jogl (and the more reliable LWJGL) are pretty much straight OpenGL interfaces. If you want a more current equivilent then you might want to try Xith3D or JMe

capn_midnight

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capn_midnight

Dec 12, 2005 at 6:55 PM

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Original post by OrangyTang
...except that Java3D is a scenegraph API, whereas Jogl (and the more reliable LWJGL) are pretty much straight OpenGL interfaces. If you want a more current equivilent then you might want to try Xith3D or JMe

I'm talking about the official 3D API of java. Sun will be nixig J3D for JOGL.

tool_2046

Dec 12, 2005 at 8:01 PM

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Java3D is officially being deprecated and JOGL is officially being merged into the Java spec.

Do you have a source to confirm this? I googled http://java.sun.com and didn't see anything mentioning this. I certainly hope this is true though. I'd far rather use JOGL than Java3D.

capn_midnight

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capn_midnight

Dec 12, 2005 at 8:07 PM

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Original post by tool_2046
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Java3D is officially being deprecated and JOGL is officially being merged into the Java spec.

Do you have a source to confirm this? I googled http://java.sun.com and didn't see anything mentioning this. I certainly hope this is true though. I'd far rather use JOGL than Java3D.

google "java3d replaced by jogl" later. The site is currently down for "maintenacne" [sic]. Yeah, that's great. It's definitely an official change from Sun.

gpalin

Dec 12, 2005 at 10:27 PM

How is Jogl any better than Java3D? I remember using Java3D for a class in college, and it was mighty complicated then...don't know if it's any different now.

Witchcraven

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Witchcraven

Dec 12, 2005 at 10:38 PM

Everything in java seems complicated to me. Not to say difficult, but unneccesarily complicated.

eedok

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eedok

Dec 12, 2005 at 10:46 PM

what api is looking glass programmed with?

avidlinuxuser

Dec 13, 2005 at 1:01 PM

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what api is looking glass programmed with?

Java3D. A window is constructed, and the renderer is replaced with Java3D's scenegraph node so the widgets can be rendered in 3D.

avidlinuxuser

Dec 13, 2005 at 1:05 PM

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Java3D is officially being deprecated

Technically, its not. Sun open-sourced Java3D last year when they announced Project Looking Glass at JavaOne. At least, I think it was at the JavaOne convention.

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