easiest static model format to load with java?

Question

What's the easiest static (non-animating) 3d model format to load with Java? I used .obj in C++, but that's a pain to do in java. Is there anything better?

Answer 1

It depends on the engine you are using to display that model more than the language used to read the file. Java can read a .obj file just as easily as C++ can.

Engines such as jMonkeyEngine can load 3DS, MD2, MD3, MS3D, OBJ and X3D. Plenty of formats, none of which you need to write code for.

There are many other engines also, the googletrons will help with that.