Hi Java3D team:
Is it possible to support updating the geometry of
live Shape3D objects. I think right now, it is
supported via the GeometryUpdater interface only for
GeometryArray class.
--- Kevin Rushforth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> As promised, here is a list of features that we are
> considering for the
> 1.3 release of Java 3D. We don't yet have a
> schedule for this release,
> but there will be a public review of the API changes
> under the
> guidelines of the Java Community Process for
> maintenance releases. We
> anticipate that this API review will start sometime
> near the end of
> this calendar year.
>
> --
> Kevin Rushforth
> Java 3D Team
> Sun Microsystems
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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>
> Planned 1.3 features
> ====================
>
> Core API Changes
> ----------------
> . Depth-sorted transparency
>
> . Objects scoped to a View (Shape3D, Light,
> etc.)
>
> . Texture3D by-reference: provides capability
> to refer to
> slices of a single image
> (RenderedVolumeImage)
>
> . Ability to offset a raster in screen
> coordinates from the
> raster point
>
> . Anisotropic filtering
>
> . Add OpenGL-style color selector for
> per-vertex material colors
>
> Utilities
> ---------
> . J3DConfig (ConfiguredUniverse)
>
> . Java 3D Exporter
> - Opaque binary file format for
> save/restore
>
> . Meshification
>
> We will also continue work on improving performance
> and decreasing the
> memory footprint of Java 3D.
>
>
> Features under consideration for 1.3 (uncommitted)
> ==================================================
>
> Core API Changes
> ----------------
> . Behavior synchronization:
> - Atomic scene graph changes from
> multiple behaviors
> - Prioritized behaviors to allow an
> application to
> specify a full or partial ordering
>
> . Cloneable vecmath objects
>
> . AudioDeviceL2 and other audio changes to
> support L2
>
> . Complete set of ArrayList (nee Vector)
> functions in
> appropriate places (e.g., removeAllChildren
> and
> removeChild(Node) in Group)
>
> . Scale invariant OrientedShape3D
>
>
> Utilities
> ---------
> . Audio
> - L2 support
> - DirectSound driver
>
>
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