You may set object name for each of your components by using UserData class. But I believe that each component has be a Shape3D().
At 11:45 AM 2/4/2002 +0800, you wrote: >I think you can not obtain the name of the component using the methods, you >should first calculate the coordinate of this component under Loalce, and >compare it with the picking coordinate to determine which object it is. When >you pick an object, you just obtain some serial no of all components. If qny >further questions, please le me know. > >Rgds, > >Cheng Chang Dong >http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~ccd > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "SUBSCRIBE JAVA3D-INTEREST clsiu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 6:25 AM >Subject: [JAVA3D] URGENT!!!:About picking > > > > Dear everyone, > > I am new to Java3D. Now I am working on a project about a cluster >monitoring system with virtual reality with Java3D support and the working >period is quite tight. In the project, it is possible for the user to click >on something to get the information about the cluster. I chose to use a 3D >graphic which consist of different parts so that the user can get different >information by clicking on the keyboard, or the monitor. But I found it >difficult in handling the case. I use > > (pickElement.toString()) > > to try to get the name of the element the mouse click on. However, I >cannot get the actual name of the element clicked. What I get back is >something shape3D123045....etc seems to be the address of the element.....in >fact, I try to use namedObject.getName(theName) to get the name oif each >part of the element: I can get back the name such as: keyboard, >line1,line2...etc..... > > Is there any method that I can get the actual name by picking? I would >be appreciate that if anyone can help...... > > > > Siu > > > > >=========================================================================== > > To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the >body > > of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". > >=========================================================================== >To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body >of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help". Lan Wu-Cavener Research Associate and Programmer Dept. of Landscape Architecture =========================================================================== To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
