Hi Kevin,
Your response is a bit cryptic. Do you mean:
it is possible, see the javadoc for how
it is possible, the information can be inquired and you can do it
yourself
it is possible, but not yet implemented. Look for it in J3D 1.2 beta
You may want to clarify a bit.
Thanks
Doug
> Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:28:16 -0700
> From: Kevin Rushforth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Picking and returning 3D coordinates...
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Yes, this should be possible.
>
> - Kevin
>
>
> >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 14 10:29:08 1999
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> >From: "Veith, Gernot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Picking and returning 3D coordinates...
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >...great !
> >would it be possible to retrieve the triangle that was hitten by the pickray
> >or some other usefull information that allows to calculate the normal vector
> >of this triangle ?
> >
> >Gernot
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >http://www.janet.de
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Kevin Rushforth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:37 PM
> >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] Picking and returning 3D coordinates...
> >>
> >>
> >> We are working on picking utilties for Java 3D 1.2 that will provide
> >> information about what was picked (closest vertex, position (x,y,z),
> >> etc.). They won't be available for our upcoming alpha1 release (later
> >> this month), but they should be available for Beta (later this year).
> >>
> >> --
> >> Kevin Rushforth
> >> Java 3D Team
> >> Sun Microsystems
> >>
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >>
> >> >Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 09:34:56 -0400
> >> >From: "Benedict, Jon K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> >Subject: [JAVA3D] Picking and returning 3D coordinates...
> >> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >
> >> >Hello,
> >> > I have a picking class which
> >> >allows me to pick LightWave3D objects
> >> >inside of my universe. I am having trouble
> >> >creating code to return the object's current
> >> >x,y,z position inside of the universe. I would
> >> >like to post it to a textframe, which I know how
> >> >to do, if I can get the code to return the coords.
> >> >Here are pieces of the pick class.
> >> >Thanks,
> >> >
> >> >Kyle Benedict
> >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> >
> >> >public class PickBehavior extends PickMouseBehavior
> >> >{
> >> > LWViewer shape;
> >> > private JTextPane Information;
> >> >
> >> > public PickBehavior(Alpha alpha, Canvas3D canvas,
> >> BranchGroup root, Bounds
> >> >bounds, JTextPane InfoPane)
> >> > {
> >> > super(canvas, root, bounds);
> >> > this.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
> >> > Information = InfoPane;
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> > public void updateScene(int xpos, int ypos)
> >> > {
> >> > shape = (LWViewer)
> >> pickScene.pickNode(pickScene.pickClosest(xpos, ypos,
> >> > PickObject.USE_BOUNDS), PickObject.BRANCH_GROUP);
> >> >
> >> > int x = ????????????????? this is the code i do not
> >> know. I need to
> >> > int y = ?????? get the x, y, and z
> >> coords so I can
> >> >display
> >> > int z = ???????? them. LWViewer is an
> >> loader I wrote
> >> >for lightwave objects.
> >> >
> >> > if (shape != null)
> >> > {
> >> > processEvent(x, y, z);
> >> > }
> >> > }
> >> >
> >> >}
> >> >
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