Getting Started with JavaFX 3D Graphics

The JavaFX 3D Graphics section contains the following chapters that discuss the available 3D features. It also steps you through building a sample application using some of those features:

• Overview

• Shape3D

• Camera

• SubScene

• Light

• Material

• Picking

• Building a 3D Sample Application

Table of Contents

JavaFX: Working with JavaFX Graphics

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• Title and Copyright Information
• Preface
  • About This Tutorial
  • Audience
  • Documentation Accessibility
  • Related Documents
  • Conventions
• Part I Getting Started with JavaFX 3D Graphics
  • 1 Overview
    • Sample of 3D Graphics Use Cases
    • 3D Feature in JavaFX 2.x Releases
  • 2 Shape3D
    • Pre-defined Shapes
    • User-Defined Shapes
  • 3 Camera
    • Perspective Camera
      • Field of View
      • Clipping Planes
      • Y-down versus Y-up
      • Sample Code Using PerspectiveCamera
  • 4 SubScene
    • Creating a SubScene
    • Sample Use of SubScene
  • 5 Light
    • Creating and Using Light
  • 6 Material
  • 7 Picking
    • Creating a PickResult Object
    • Methods for the PickResult Object
    • Sample Use of PickResult
  • 8 Building a 3D Sample Application
    • Prepare for this Tutorial
    • Create the Project
    • Create the Scene
    • Set Up the Camera
    • Build the Axes
    • Build the Molecule
    • Add Camera Viewing Controls
• Part II JavaFX Canvas
  • 9 Working with the Canvas API
    • Overview
    • Drawing Basic Shapes
    • Applying Gradients and Shadows
    • Interacting with the User
    • Creating a Simple Layer System
• Part III JavaFX Image Ops
  • 10 Using the Image Ops API
    • Overview of the Image Ops API
    • Reading Pixels From Images
    • Writing Pixels to Images
    • Writing Images with Byte Arrays and PixelFormats
    • Creating a Snapshot
• Part IV Source Code for the Graphics Tutorials
  • A MSAAApp Code
    • MSAAApp.java
  • B 3D MoleculeSampleApp Code
    • Xform.java
    • buildMolecule()
    • handleMouse()
    • handleKeyboard()