> sergio baruti wrote:
> Is it possible to get from Java 3D such informations or is it
> necessary to create a new method to calculate them ?
You will need to do this yourself. Java3D does not provide object to
object collision detection.
> It would be a very onerous job !
Yes. For the first pass, have a look at the PickTool in the utility
classes that Sun has available.
> Is it possible that Java 3D is able to notice the collisions but is
> not able
> to return the points of contact ?
Please have a read of
http://www.j3d.org/implementation/collision.html
For a lot of background information on how Java 3D deals with it's
internal collision implementation.
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