Time ago I read about Java 3D integration into Java FX, the article reported the main Java 3D project as "dead" for rewriting the 3D engine into FX.
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Sun has stated that they are no longer focusing on improvements to the Java3D API. The official announcement is at:
https://java3d.dev.java.net/servlets/NewsItemView?newsItemID=5689 http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=36022
As you can see, Sun itself is shifting their focus to a new 3D scenegraph API that will ultimately be a part of JavaFX.
Otherwise, there are numerous high-quality 3D APIs available for Java (eg, JMonkeyEngine or Ogre3D), or you can always use lowlevel APIs such as JOGL and LWJGL.
jsight
2009-04-12 04:18:58
Ogre3D is a C++ graphics engine... But JMonkeyEngine is a great 3D Java library!!
Ricket
2009-04-13 03:32:14
@Ricket - Thats a good point... I probably should have mentioned that the Java tie in for Ogre is Ogre4j. (http://ogre4j.sourceforge.net/)
jsight
2009-04-13 13:44:26