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What's the future for Java 3D?

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.

Solution

  • 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.