env3d.org launched
Very exciting news -- Over Christmas, one of my students, Kenny, decided to create a community website for Env3D. The result is http://env3d.org. This new site has lots of features, including community forums, applet sharing, and all of the lessons from the old sourceforge site.
Enjoy the new site and give us some feedback on our forum!
Enjoy the new site and give us some feedback on our forum!
posted by Jason Madar at
1:20 PM
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Hello. I am a big fan of BlueJ who is striving to make use of env3d. Don't get me wrong, you've done a wonderful job but you seriously need to provide a setup guide for the rest of us all.
Right now, using the downloaded template is tricky as the default BlueJ installation procedure for extensions does not apply. There is only one comment "you do not need to install the extension" and even that is hidden in a blog post of yours!
So, what I expect to read really soon in your new website is a how-to guide on setting up env3d with BlueJ.
Thanks for the feed Dimitris. A simple setup guide is definitely something I need to do soon. For now, maybe I can give you a simple run down:
1) Download the env3d_template.zip file and extract it.
2) The extracted directory is a BlueJ project (all BlueJ projects are directories).
3) Run BlueJ and go to "Project->Open Project".
4) Navigate to the directory where you have extracted the env3d_template.zip file. You'll see the env3d_template BlueJ project. Double click on that to open it.
5) You'll see an empty project in BlueJ. This project contains all the necessary libraries for 3D to work. You'll also notice that if you go to the "Tools" menu in BlueJ, an additional menu time "Start Env3D" will appear. If you choose that, you will see a 3D window popup. Pressing escape will exit the 3D window.
You are now ready to start programming your 3D objects and environments. Follow the "Lesson" link on env3d.org.
Let me know if something is still unclear, and I'll try to best to answer it.
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