Java3D Installation page 2 steps:
1) In order to run Java3D on your computer, you need to have Java SDK (or JRE) installed. For more information on installing Java, see Sun's Java installation site. The instructions below concern Runtime Environment (RE) of Java3D only. If you want to download Java3D SDK, the procedures for downloading and installation are basically the same except that you have to choose SDK files instead of RE files. If you have installed the SDK, you have to install RE in order for Java3D function to function properly.
2) Install Java3D with DirectX or Java3D with openGL.
| Operation System | Home page | Download from Softberry | Instalation instruction |
| Windows | Sun Java3D site | Download | Sun installation instructions |
| Solaris | Sun Java3D site | Download | Sun installation instructions |
| Linux | Runtime Environment Blackdown Java3D site |
Download | README file on Blackdown site. |
1) Download the appropriate Java3D runtime environment.
2) Run the executable by double-clicking on the file you downloaded. You can remove this file after installation.
3) You will also need DirectX and/or OpenGL installed on your computer.
1) Download the appropriate Java3D runtime environment.
2) Run the executable. From the directory in which you installed
Java3D, type the command:
java3d-1_2_1_01-solsparc-rt.bin
You can remove this file after installation.
1) Download Runtime Environment.
2) Move the file to the top level directory of the J2RE in which you wish to install Java3D, and go into this directory. Extract the file with:
bzip2 -dc ~/java3d-1.2.1_01-fcs-linux-i386-re.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -
3) After installation, you can remove the tar ball.
4) In order to run Java3D successfully, you should have one of the following system configuration: