Java 3D: How to Manipulate an .obj Model Differently Depending on a Clicked Object (with SRC)

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This video explains how to use the Text2D class to display instructions, and manipulate a Google Poly .obj model differently depending on the clicked instruction.

Source code described in this video:
https://sites.google.com/view/flying-java-3d/videos_earlier_4/java-3d-how-to-manipulate-an-obj-model-by-clicking (new Google Site)


Poly was shut down on June 30, 2021. If you need the model I used in this video, you can download it from the link under "3D model file I used".

I don't own any of the Poly models, so credits go to their respective and rightful owners. Please follow the CC-BY 3.0 license when you use them.
CC-BY 3.0:
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

3D model file I used:

1) 3D model (Android Robot) CC-BY (C) by Naomi Chen
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KMV-46zmCvMlZ_mrKdZvKatgPwWR_fVq/view?usp=sharing


Types of licenses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license#Types_of_licenses

obj file format
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavefront_.obj_file


To learn more:
About Java 3D:

Free online books:
Dr. Andrew Davison's "Killer Game Programming in Java":
http://fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th/~ad/jg
Dr. Andrew Davison's "Pro Java 6 3D Game Development":
http://fivedots.coe.psu.ac.th/~ad/jg2

Beginners guide:
http://www.java3d.org/tutorial.html


About Java:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u8rFbpdvds&index=2&list=PLFE2CE09D83EE3E28
https://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/ehchua/programming/index.html

Java Language Specification:
http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se8/html/jls-4.html#jls-4.3.1


To use the KeyNavigatorBehavior class in my Java 3D program (Mykeynavbeh.java), I used the following code:

1) Part of code from BackgroundApp.java included in the source bundle
that accompanies Sun Microsystems' Java 3D API Tutorial
(http://java.sun.com/developer/onlineTraining/java3d/)
Copyright (c) 1996-2000 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Copy of the above tutorial:
https://web.cs.ucla.edu/classes/cs269/Java3DTutorial/j3d_tutorial_ch0.pdf#
Change ch0.pdf to ch1.pdf-ch7.pdf in the address bar to display other chapters.

Example source code:
http://www.interactivemesh.org/off/download/java3d_tutorial_examples_src.zip


Thank you for watching my video, and I appreciate the people who have posted wonderful free software, images, models, and Java 3D tutorials that allowed me to make this video.