[JAVA3D] Client-server model of J3D

[Zoran Krunic]

Hi there!       I would like to know if there is any experience/documentation about splitting     the J3D application into the server and client-side. I would like to run the main     processing/scene-graph updating engine, that also includes the database     access, on the main WEB server, while only the rendering of the updated frames     is done at the client ( in the applet). Is there a way to do that ? Does it require     customizing the J3D source? This could also lead to multi-user sharing of the     same database, kind of like multiplayer game, although in this case it is not a     game, but rather database-related software. Currently (the raw prototype) of the     software does all of the scene updates in the behavior code, including the pick-related     actions. As those get more complicated, the frame rate would drop, unless done in the     background. There is no problem with waiting few frames for main action to post     the results on the screen, but the resources needed to do so may not be easily     available on the client. Also the amount of data coming from the database would stay     at the server side and update the scene there rather than travel across the WEB to the     client to update the frames. Finally shared viewing of the scene would be much easier     synchronized this way.       Thanks in advance for any help!       Zoran