How to Put .obj Models into Java 3D without Converting Them to .wrl_2 (with Source Code)

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This video explains how to import a downloaded free .obj ladybird model into Java 3D without converting it to .wrl.

Source code described in this video:
https://sites.google.com/view/flying-java-3d/videos_earlier_3/how-to-put-obj-models-into-java-3d-without-converting-them-to-wrl_2 (new Google Site)

.obj Ladybird model:
http://www.oyonale.com/modeles.php?lang=en&format=OBJ

Wings 3D 2.0.2
http://www.wings3d.com/?page_id=84


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


Free 3D modelers I used for the program:

1) "Blender 2.58a"
2) "Wings 3D 2.0.2"


3D model file I used:

1) 3D model (Ladybird) (C) by Gilles Tran
downloaded from Oyonale
http://www.oyonale.com/modeles.php?lang=en&format=OBJ
License Terms:
http://www.oyonale.com/modeles.php?lang=en&format=OBJ


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