Fiasco,
Managing a cache of appearances outside of the loader is a bit out of
the scope of what I intended for the loader. I'll keep it in mind as a
possible desired ability for a "pro" version.
- John Wright
Starfire Research
Fiasco wrote:
>
> Good thought, however
>
> The model viewer is for a video games website. The idea is that they can
> upload their
> game models (as is) and my loader will parse them and display them. So, I'm
> stuck
> loading all the parts individually.
>
> Fiasco
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Byrne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 1:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] 3DS Loader Texture
>
> > 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]
> > >
> > >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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