Fiasco,
Why not model the entire aircraft in a single 3DS file and name each
component of the model ( wing root, flaps etc ).
The 3DS loader will provide you with a HashMap so you can extract the
named objects from the scene graph.
Rgds
Paul
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>Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 15:48:00 -0800
>From: Fiasco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] 3DS Loader Texture Error
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>In my particular case, I have an aircraft model (f86sabre).
>
>Each part of the sabre is it's own seperate 3ds model. (aerlon, wing root,
>flaps, rudder, landing gear ect).
>
>I load each of these parts into my viewer, and then add them to the scene to
>create a working model of
>the aircraft. Each of these individual 3ds meshes use the same piece of
>artwork.
>
>I suppose that each is redownloading the texture file.
>
>In the future, would it be possible to get/set a cache previous textures
>option?
>
>Fiasco
>----- Original Message -----
>From: John Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 5:02 AM
>Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] 3DS Loader Texture Error
>
>
>> Fiasco,
>>
>> Each texture should be loaded only ONCE. If you turn the detail
>> reporting on high enough you should see it loading each texture so
>> unless you built your model such that it requests the same file twice it
>> should not double load it. If on the other hand you loaded a second
>> model then there is no memory of previously loaded textures.
>>
>> - John Wright
>> Starfire Research
>>
>> Fiasco wrote:
>> >
>> > Thanks John, works like a charm.
>> >
>> > One more question.
>> >
>> > I have a model a model I am viewing consisting of several 3ds meshes.
>Each
>> > of these meshes
>> > uses the same texture file. When I load all the meshes does each mesh
>have
>> > to re-retrieve that same texture
>> > image over the internet, or does the starfire loader cache the
>previously
>> > downloaded texture image so
>> > that any other meshes referencing it can use it?
>> >
>> > Fiasco
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: John Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 3:56 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] 3DS Loader Texture Error
>> >
>> > > Fiasco,
>> > >
>> > > The call to setURLBase() should be passed a String not a URL (you have
>> > > it typed as setBaseUrl() - I'm assuming that is just a typo in your
>> > > e-mail).
>> > >
>> > > As for more informative error messages {grin}... sure... get Sun to
>> > > provide more informative errors (*joke*). But seriously, ok, I'll
>look
>> > > at the code to see if I can have it spit out some better error
>messages.
>> > >
>> > > - John Wright
>> > > Starfire Research
>> > >
>> > > Fiasco wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Here's my code
>> > > >
>> > > > try {
>> > > > Loader3DS modelLoader = new Loader3DS();
>> > > > modelLoader.setDetail(2);
>> > > > modelLoader.setBaseUrl( new
>> > > > URL("http://localhost/jbuilder/TargetWare/f86sabre/" ) );
>> > > > scene = modelLoader.load( new
>> > > > RL( "http://localhost/jbuilder/TargetWare/f86sabre/" +
>> > geometryfilename ) );
>> > > > } catch () {}
>> > > >
>> > > > When I run it I get a very unhelpfull
>> > > > Malformed URL trying to make texture URL
>> > > > error message. Would be nice if this error message included the URL
>> > that
>> > > > was trying to be created.
>> > > >
>> > > > Is it something wrong in my code above?
>> > > >
>> > > > Fiasco
>> > > >
>> > > >
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