I'll speak from a suit's point of view. We have seen 3D product demand drop significantly. Personally, I really like the 3D neutrality approach. I'd like to have it as in option in our 2D GIS product. Trouble is that customers are just not demanding it. I think it may have been a novelty for some at first and then, when the client-side deployment issues sank in, they backed off. My CEO bitches all the time about requiring the Java3D JRE for future 3D deployment implementation support hooks of 2D J/CarnacGIS. Anyway....
I'll have two of my 3D developers sit on this discussion list and they can get/give feedback on API architectural pros/cons, garbage collection issues, memory footprint issues, etc...
Scott wrote:
I noticed that the following products that uses Java3D had abandoned their development.
WebScope3D from http://www.webscope3d.com/ SolidWorks Viewer http://www.solidworks.com/ SDRC(EDS) JView http://www.eds.com/products/plm/ and JView3DPro from http://www.int.com/ is raising the concern regarding the future of the Java3D API!
It's really sad to see it happened! If more companies raise the same concern and have a real doubt about the future of Java3D API, don't you think that End-of-Lifed might not just be rumors anymore! It's becoming a fact in my mind!
So what is the real issue behind all these doubts? Is this the general issue of Java on the Client side? Or it's the design of Java3d API itself? I would like to hear your opinion on this issue and if possible, share with us any success stories you have using the Java3D API.
Regards
Scott
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