Integrate 3D scene in a Java canvas (AWT, Swing, JavaFX or SWT)

[jzy3d]

Current prototype uses a native GLUT frame to render the scene, which is not suitable for a complete integration in a Java desktop application.

Ideas

Option 1 : Render offscreen, fetch image and add it to a classic AWT or Swing Canvas

Use FBO

Display in

• AWT
• JavaFX
• Swing
• SWT

Option 2 : Get a rendering context from a Canvas and expose GL functions with JExtract generated code

• Pro : cleaner design similar to JOGL
• Pro : Canvas may expose the current GL context hence avoid multithreading issues
• Cons : requires understanding the depth of AWT & JDK

See JAWT
See JAWT IN LWJGL
See JAWT IN JOGL
See Project Lanai for Metal support on MacOS.

Questions

• Why Sun drop JOGL and Java3D in 2004? Are there fundamental reasons why making OpenGL from Java is not viable?
• Would an AWT Canvas support rendering with both internal JDK native code AND OpenGL wrapped methods with JExtract?

[jzy3d]

Merged improvements based on FBO for Ubuntu branch, but still FBO on Linux is not resolved