Re: [JAVA3D] Scenegraph Culling

[Chris Thorne]

Hi Michael, I missed your reply and just saw it. I am very interested in terrain modelling myself and auto-generate all mine (usually from GIS height grids). I expect to be doing something along the line of what you are trying. I was hoping to go into some detail on this stuff with David before going the next step (all I am doing at the moment is a fairly dumb translation from a height grid to a java3d "test" program with a tristrip and texture coords) - but he is a busy fellow :). I would be happy to look at your test code with you (contact me on [EMAIL PROTECTED]), cheers, Chris Michael Nischt wrote: thanks very much Chris, if i understood correctly:for culling my terrain, scenegraph culling is good. so what to to for that ?i got the terrain organized in little pieces ( each part is a unique BranchGroup with a Shape3D added) -------------------| 8  | 9 |10 | 11|-------------------| 4  | 5 | 6  |  7 |-------------------| 0  | 1 | 2  |  3 |--------------------(much more parts in the app)  i looked at the autocomputed bounds (from each Shape3D) and they look much too big i guess - (besides i know nothing is culled because of the frame rate)so i used setBounds with a BoundingBox containing with one part.but either all or also nothing is culled - depending on my orieantaion. btw.  setting the bounds of BranchGroups has no result - why ? so what i am doing wrong ?  greetings Michael Nischt  e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage: http://zero.monoid.NET ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is intended solely for the addressee(s) named. If you have received this information in error, or are advised that you have been posted this Email by accident, please notify the sender by return Email, do not redistribute it, delete the Email and keep no copies.