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.
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:
- 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.
- Download the required loader into the loaders
directory.
- 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.