Loader Selection Dialog

The Loader Selection dialog displays all the Java3D loaders available to the application. Loaders that are not installed in the current CLASSPATH are shown in light gray and are not selectable.

Loader Menu

The dialog allows the selection of which loader should be used to load geometry of a given type. Geometry type is determined by the file extension. Only one loader can be active for a given file type. When you select a loader for a given type, the previously selected loader is deselected.

Installing Loaders

J3dFly can use a number of the public domain loaders to load geometry of various types. However, J3dFly can access only loaders that implement the Loader interface.

To install a loader:

  1. Visit http://www.j3d.org. The j3d.org web site includes a list of all the known file loaders, including OBJ, Lightwave3D, VTK, VRT, and DEM.
  2. Download the required loader into the loaders directory.
  3. cd into the directory and unjar or unzip each loader in place.
If you downloaded the loaders into your loaders directory, the j3dfly startup script automatically adds the loaders to your classpath. If you prefer, you can install the loaders in other directories and set your classpath by hand.