java-3d

Creating 'laserlights' with Java3D/other 3D API

Yesterday I decided to start my new simulator project with Java and Java3D. Since I already programmed Java before it was a big plus and I could directly start with the simulator. Now I was a bit thinking about how I was going to approach this, and I directly stumbled and the biggest part of my program: the laser in the simulators. I wa...

Trying to create spinning propeller. Keeps spinning around origin, not itself.

Hi. I'm trying to create a spinning airplane propeller in Java 3D. At the moment, it is rotating around the origin. However, I need it to rotate around itself. I haven't done much 3D graphics in Java, so I'm pretty much stumped. TransformGroup rotateTheBlades = new TransformGroup(); rotateTheBlades.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRA...