Installing java3D with eclipse

Question

Hi, am new to java and am using eclipse. Have downloaded all the files required and have built a path using them, ie. j3dcore.jar, j3dutils.jar and vecmath.jar.
Problem is, i still cant run any example programs.
things like;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.SimpleUniverse;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.geometry.ColorCube;
import javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup;
import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
are flagged, and all it says are things like
Access restriction: The type MainFrame is not accessible due to restriction on required library C:\Program Files\Java\jre6\lib\ext\j3dutils.jar
please help.
Thank youuu

Answer 1

I think you also need the jogl and gluegen-rt files as well. This is how I set up my system; I install my libraries in a separate place in my home directory (under ~/dev specifically), I never bother with "jre/lib/ext":
jsemler@jsemler-desktop:~/dev$ ls -R java3d jogl-1.1.1-rc8-linux-i586
java3d:
lib
java3d/lib:
ext  i386
java3d/lib/ext:
j3dcore.jar  j3dutils.jar  vecmath.jar
java3d/lib/i386:
libj3dcore-ogl-cg.so  libj3dcore-ogl.so
jogl-1.1.1-rc8-linux-i586:
CHANGELOG.txt  COPYRIGHT.txt  lib  LICENSE-JOGL-1.1.1-rc8.txt  README.txt  Userguide.html
jogl-1.1.1-rc8-linux-i586/lib:
gluegen-rt.jar  jogl.jar  libgluegen-rt.so  libjogl_awt.so  libjogl_cg.so  libjogl.so
jsemler@jsemler-desktop:~/dev$ In eclipse, under "<project name>...Properties...Java Build Path...Libraries" I add the following Jar files:
/home/jsemler/dev/java3d/lib/ext/j3dcore.jar 
/home/jsemler/dev/java3d/lib/ext/j3dutils.jar
/home/jsemler/dev/java3d/lib/ext/vecmath.jar
/home/jsemler/dev/jogl-1.1.1-rc8-linux-i586/lib/gluegen-rt.jar
/home/jsemler/dev/jogl-1.1.1-rc8-linux-i586/lib/jogl.jarI set the native library path for j3dcore to: "/home/jsemler/dev/java3d/lib/i386".
I set the native library path for gluegen-rt.jar and jogl.jar to: "/home/jsemler/dev/jogl-1.1.1-rc8-linux-i586/lib"
You can pick up the jogl and gluegen-rt jar files from here:
http://download.java.net/media/jogl/builds/archive/
I can't personally vouch for any of the other versions. IIRC, I'm using version 1.1.1-rc8 for compatibility reasons involving NASA World Wind SDK.