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Re: Anyone considered Java?
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lugnet.cad.dev.mac
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Mon, 11 Feb 2002 02:53:41 GMT
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Yeah, I am writing using Java myself. However, nobody who volunteered to
help said they knew Java. I don't think Java3D is on Mac OS 9 either. Does
anyone know? I am not even sure where to look to find out.
Another interesting (and promising) thing about Java is this thread:
http://news.lugnet.com/cad/dev/?n=6867
James
In lugnet.cad.dev.mac, Gino A. Melone writes:
> I did some nosing around looking at the Java3D library with the thought of
> doing a LEGO CAD application. It looks like it might be very easy to teach
> Java3D to render dat/ldr files.
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> They seem to have some sort of built in file reading mechanism that needs to
> be taught file formats. I don't remember all of the details but it looked
> promising.
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> The Java3D API seems to be reaching a fair level of maturity. They are
> producing versions customized to use hardware acceleration.
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> Java 2 would allow a tool to be used on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux and Solaris.
> Among others.
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> Any thoughts?
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| (...) I'm pretty sure that Java3D requires Java 2, which is MacOS X only. I'm a professional (11 years) software developer and have been doing Java for 2-3 years. I'd love to help out with any project going on. Unfortunately my free time varies (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
| | | Re: Anyone considered Java?
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| (...) Java3D won't necessarily be in the picture; the discussion you linked to has addressed the need for flexibility in this issue. The plan here is two-fold: make it cross-platform and make it an extensible framework. It's not so much about (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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| I did some nosing around looking at the Java3D library with the thought of doing a LEGO CAD application. It looks like it might be very easy to teach Java3D to render dat/ldr files. They seem to have some sort of built in file reading mechanism (...) (23 years ago, 11-Feb-02, to lugnet.cad.dev.mac)
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