API Current Release Specification

Java 3D API 1.3 Specification

The release of the Java 3D API, version 1.3, is a minor release of the API. The changes are the result of feedback from Java platform licensees, industry partners, and the development community at large.

Java 3D API Version 1.3.1: Implementation Now Available

The Java 3D API Version 1.3.1 Maintenance Release Implementation is now available for download. The Java 3D 1.3.1 API is a set of classes for writing three-dimensional graphics applications and 3D applets. It gives developers high level constructs for creating and manipulating 3D geometry and for constructing the structures used in rendering that geometry. Remember, before installing Java 3D you will first need to install the Java 2 environment. In addition to several bugs fixed and better performance, the Java 3D 1.3.1 implementation also contains these additional features:

• Documentation For Utility Classes
• Example programs changed to use new Orbit Behavior classes

More details can be found in the README included with the product.

Java 3D 1.3 API Documentation (does not include documentation for utilities):

• View HTML online
• Download HTML [zip] (~1.2 MB)
• Download HTML [tar.Z] (~1.9 MB)

NOTE: The Java 3D API documentation does not include documentation for the com.sun.j3d.* packages. Documentation for these packages is available as part of the Java 3D implementation download. Select either the "ZIP file for Windows" or "Compressed TAR file (for UNIX)" link under the "Download the Java 3D 1.3 Implementation Documentation" section.