whynoteclipse.html 43 KB

123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400401402403404405406407408409410411412413414415416417418419420421422423424425426427428429430431432433434435436437438439440441442443444445446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460461462463464465466467468469470471472473474475476477478479480481482483484485486487488489490491492493494495496497498499500501502503504505506507508509510511512513514515516517518519520521522523524525526527528529530531532533534535536537538539540541542543544545546547548549550551552553554555556557558559560561562563564565566567568569570571572573574575576577578579580581582583584585586587588589590591592593594595596597598599600601602603604605606607608609610611612613614615616617618619620621622623624625626627628629630631632633634635636637638639640641642643644645646647648649650651652653654655656657658659660661662663664665666667668669670671672673674675676677678679680681682683684685686687688689690691692693694695696697698699700701702703704705706707708709710711712713714715716717718719720721722723724725726727728729730731732733734735736737738739740741742743744745746747748749750751752753754755756757758759760761762763764765766767768769770771772773774775776777778779780781782783784785786787788789790791792793794795796797798799800801802803804805806807808809810811812813814815816817818819820821822823824825826827828829830831832833834835836837838839840841842843844845846847848849850851852853854855856857858859860861862863864865866867868869870871872873874875876877878879880881882883884885886887888889890891892893894895896897898899900901902903904905906907908909910911912913914915916917918919920921922923924925926927928929930931932933934935936937938939940941942943944945946947948949950951952953954955956957958959960961962963964965966967968969970971972973974975976977978979980981982983984985986987988989990991992993994995996997998999100010011002100310041005100610071008100910101011101210131014101510161017101810191020102110221023102410251026102710281029103010311032103310341035103610371038103910401041104210431044104510461047104810491050105110521053105410551056105710581059106010611062106310641065106610671068106910701071107210731074107510761077107810791080108110821083108410851086
  1. <!DOCTYPE html>
  2. <html lang="en">
  3. <head>
  4. <meta charset="utf-8">
  5. <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
  6. <title>Why not Eclipse? :: jMonkeyEngine Docs</title>
  7. <link rel="canonical" href="https://wiki.jmonkeyengine.org/docs/3.8/sdk/whynoteclipse.html">
  8. <meta name="generator" content="Antora 3.0.1">
  9. <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../_/css/site.css">
  10. <meta property="og:image" content="https://wiki.jmonkeyengine.org/_/img/iconx128.png">
  11. <meta property="og:description" content="Why not Eclipse?">
  12. <meta property="og:title" content="jMonkeyEngine Docs">
  13. <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../_/css/site-extra.css">
  14. <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../_/css/vendor/docsearch.min.css">
  15. <!-- fetched from https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/docsearch.js@2/dist/cdn/docsearch.min.css -->
  16. <link rel="icon" href="../../../_/img/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon">
  17. </head>
  18. <body class="article">
  19. <header class="header">
  20. <nav class="navbar">
  21. <div class="navbar-brand">
  22. <a class="navbar-item" href="https://wiki.jmonkeyengine.org">
  23. <img alt="" src="../../../_/img/jme-logo.png" height="32" type="image/x-icon">
  24. </a>
  25. <div class="navbar-item hide-for-print">
  26. <input id="search-input" type="text" placeholder="Search docs">
  27. </div>
  28. <button class="navbar-burger" data-target="topbar-nav">
  29. <span></span>
  30. <span></span>
  31. <span></span>
  32. </button>
  33. </div>
  34. <div id="topbar-nav" class="navbar-menu">
  35. <div class="navbar-end">
  36. <div class="navbar-item theme-switch-wrapper">
  37. <label class="theme-switch" for="checkbox">
  38. <input type="checkbox" id="checkbox" />
  39. <div class="slider round"></div>
  40. </label>
  41. </div>
  42. <a class="navbar-item" href="https://github.com/jmonkeyengine/wiki">Github</a>
  43. </div>
  44. </div>
  45. </nav>
  46. </header>
  47. <div class="body">
  48. <div class="nav-container" data-component="docs" data-version="3.8">
  49. <aside class="nav">
  50. <div class="panels">
  51. <div class="nav-panel-menu is-active" data-panel="menu">
  52. <nav class="nav-menu">
  53. <h3 class="title"><a href="../documentation.html">JME</a></h3>
  54. <ul class="nav-list">
  55. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="0">
  56. <ul class="nav-list">
  57. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  58. <a class="nav-link" href="../documentation.html">Getting Started</a>
  59. </li>
  60. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  61. <a class="nav-link" href="https://javadoc.jmonkeyengine.org/v3.4.1-stable">JavaDoc</a>
  62. </li>
  63. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  64. <a class="nav-link" href="../release.html">Release Guide</a>
  65. </li>
  66. </ul>
  67. </li>
  68. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="0">
  69. <ul class="nav-list">
  70. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  71. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  72. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/beginner.html">Beginner Tutorials</a>
  73. <ul class="nav-list">
  74. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  75. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_simpleapplication.html">Hello SimpleApplication</a>
  76. </li>
  77. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  78. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_node.html">Hello Node</a>
  79. </li>
  80. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  81. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_asset.html">Hello Asset</a>
  82. </li>
  83. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  84. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_main_event_loop.html">Hello Update Loop</a>
  85. </li>
  86. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  87. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_input_system.html">Hello Input System</a>
  88. </li>
  89. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  90. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_material.html">Hello Material</a>
  91. </li>
  92. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  93. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_animation.html">Hello Animation</a>
  94. </li>
  95. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  96. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_picking.html">Hello Picking</a>
  97. </li>
  98. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  99. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_collision.html">Hello Collision</a>
  100. </li>
  101. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  102. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_terrain.html">Hello Terrain</a>
  103. </li>
  104. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  105. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_audio.html">Hello Audio</a>
  106. </li>
  107. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  108. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_effects.html">Hello Effects</a>
  109. </li>
  110. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  111. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/beginner/hello_physics.html">Hello Physics</a>
  112. </li>
  113. </ul>
  114. </li>
  115. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  116. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  117. <span class="nav-text">Key Concepts</span>
  118. <ul class="nav-list">
  119. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  120. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/best_practices.html">Best Practices</a>
  121. </li>
  122. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  123. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/optimization.html">Optimization</a>
  124. </li>
  125. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  126. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a>
  127. </li>
  128. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  129. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/math_for_dummies.html">Math for Dummies</a>
  130. </li>
  131. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  132. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/math.html">Math overview</a>
  133. </li>
  134. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  135. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/math_cheet_sheet.html">3D math "cheat sheet"</a>
  136. </li>
  137. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  138. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/rotate.html">3-D Rotation</a>
  139. </li>
  140. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  141. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/math_video_tutorials.html">Math video tutorial series</a>
  142. </li>
  143. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  144. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/multi-media_asset_pipeline.html">Multi-Media Asset Pipeline</a>
  145. </li>
  146. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  147. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/the_scene_graph.html">The Scene Graph</a>
  148. </li>
  149. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  150. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/scenegraph_for_dummies.html">Scene Graph for Dummies</a>
  151. </li>
  152. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  153. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/terminology.html">3D Graphics Terminology</a>
  154. </li>
  155. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  156. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/concepts/transparency_sorting.html">Transparency Sorting</a>
  157. </li>
  158. </ul>
  159. </li>
  160. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  161. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  162. <span class="nav-text">Articles and How-to&#8217;s</span>
  163. <ul class="nav-list">
  164. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  165. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  166. <span class="nav-text">How to Model</span>
  167. <ul class="nav-list">
  168. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  169. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/3dsmax/3dsmax.html">3dsmax</a>
  170. </li>
  171. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  172. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  173. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/blender.html">Blender</a>
  174. <ul class="nav-list">
  175. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  176. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/blender_buffer_clearing.html">Buffer Clearing</a>
  177. </li>
  178. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  179. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/blender_gltf.html">Export as GlTF</a>
  180. </li>
  181. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  182. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/blender_ogre_export.html">Export as Ogre XML</a>
  183. </li>
  184. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  185. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/blender_ogre_compatibility.html">Ogre Compatibility</a>
  186. </li>
  187. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  188. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/makehuman.html">MakeHuman</a>
  189. </li>
  190. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  191. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/makehuman_blender_ogrexml_toolchain.html">MakeHuman toolchain</a>
  192. </li>
  193. </ul>
  194. </li>
  195. </ul>
  196. </li>
  197. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  198. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  199. <span class="nav-text">How to Animate</span>
  200. <ul class="nav-list">
  201. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  202. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  203. <span class="nav-text">Mixamo</span>
  204. <ul class="nav-list">
  205. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  206. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/modeling/blender/mixamo.html">Blender Models</a>
  207. </li>
  208. </ul>
  209. </li>
  210. </ul>
  211. </li>
  212. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  213. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/debugging.html">Debugging with Wireframes</a>
  214. </li>
  215. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  216. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/util/free_skymaps.html">How to create free skymaps</a>
  217. </li>
  218. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  219. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  220. <span class="nav-text">Java Tips</span>
  221. <ul class="nav-list">
  222. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  223. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/java/localization.html">Localization</a>
  224. </li>
  225. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  226. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/java/swing_canvas.html">Swing Canvas</a>
  227. </li>
  228. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  229. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/java/logging.html">Logging</a>
  230. </li>
  231. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  232. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/java/read_graphic_card_capabilites.html">Read Graphics Capabilities</a>
  233. </li>
  234. </ul>
  235. </li>
  236. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  237. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  238. <span class="nav-text">Articles</span>
  239. <ul class="nav-list">
  240. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  241. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  242. <span class="nav-text">Physically Based Rendering</span>
  243. <ul class="nav-list">
  244. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  245. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/articles/pbr/pbr_part1.html">PBR – Part one</a>
  246. </li>
  247. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  248. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/articles/pbr/pbr_part2.html">PBR – Part two</a>
  249. </li>
  250. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  251. <a class="nav-link" href="../tutorials/how-to/articles/pbr/pbr_part3.html">PBR – Part three</a>
  252. </li>
  253. </ul>
  254. </li>
  255. </ul>
  256. </li>
  257. </ul>
  258. </li>
  259. </ul>
  260. </li>
  261. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="0">
  262. <ul class="nav-list">
  263. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  264. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  265. <span class="nav-text">Core Engine</span>
  266. <ul class="nav-list">
  267. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  268. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/app/simpleapplication.html">SimpleApplication</a>
  269. </li>
  270. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  271. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/system/appsettings.html">AppSettings</a>
  272. </li>
  273. </ul>
  274. </li>
  275. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  276. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  277. <span class="nav-text">Controlling Game Logic</span>
  278. <ul class="nav-list">
  279. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  280. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/app/update_loop.html">Update Loop</a>
  281. </li>
  282. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  283. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/app/state/application_states.html">Application States</a>
  284. </li>
  285. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  286. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  287. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/control/custom_controls.html">Custom Controls</a>
  288. <ul class="nav-list">
  289. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  290. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  291. <span class="nav-text">Video</span>
  292. <ul class="nav-list">
  293. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  294. <a class="nav-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNDiZ9YHIpM">Control any scene node</a>
  295. </li>
  296. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  297. <a class="nav-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OzRZscLlHY">Control a character</a>
  298. </li>
  299. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  300. <a class="nav-link" href="https://wiki.jmonkeyengine.org/Scenes/SDK-UsecaseDemo_1.zip">Video Source Code</a>
  301. </li>
  302. </ul>
  303. </li>
  304. </ul>
  305. </li>
  306. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  307. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/app/multithreading.html">Multithreading</a>
  308. </li>
  309. </ul>
  310. </li>
  311. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  312. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  313. <span class="nav-text">Scene Graph</span>
  314. <ul class="nav-list">
  315. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  316. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/traverse_scenegraph.html">Traverse SceneGraph</a>
  317. </li>
  318. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  319. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/spatial.html">Spatial: Node vs Geometry</a>
  320. </li>
  321. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  322. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  323. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/mesh.html">Mesh</a>
  324. <ul class="nav-list">
  325. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  326. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/custom_meshes.html">Custom Meshes</a>
  327. </li>
  328. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  329. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/shape/shape.html">Shape</a>
  330. </li>
  331. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  332. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/3d_models.html">3D Models</a>
  333. </li>
  334. </ul>
  335. </li>
  336. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  337. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/asset/asset_manager.html">Asset Manager</a>
  338. </li>
  339. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  340. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/export/save_and_load.html">Saving and Loading Nodes</a>
  341. </li>
  342. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  343. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/collision/collision_and_intersection.html">Collision and Intersection</a>
  344. </li>
  345. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  346. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/control/level_of_detail.html">Level of Detail</a>
  347. </li>
  348. </ul>
  349. </li>
  350. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  351. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  352. <span class="nav-text">Animation, Scene</span>
  353. <ul class="nav-list">
  354. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  355. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/animation/animation_new.html">Animation with AnimComposer</a>
  356. </li>
  357. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  358. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/animation/animation.html">Animation-Old (AnimControl)</a>
  359. </li>
  360. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  361. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/cinematic/cinematics.html">Cinematics (cutscenes, fake destruction physics)</a>
  362. </li>
  363. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  364. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/cinematic/motionpath.html">MotionPaths and Waypoints</a>
  365. </li>
  366. </ul>
  367. </li>
  368. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  369. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  370. <span class="nav-text">Material, Light, Shadow</span>
  371. <ul class="nav-list">
  372. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  373. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/material/how_to_use_materials.html">How to use Materials</a>
  374. </li>
  375. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  376. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/material/j3m_material_files.html">.j3m Material Files</a>
  377. </li>
  378. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  379. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/material/material_definitions.html">.j3md Material Definitions</a>
  380. </li>
  381. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  382. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/material/materials_overview.html">.j3md Properties</a>
  383. </li>
  384. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  385. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/shader/jme3_shaders.html">Shaders and JME3</a>
  386. </li>
  387. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  388. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/shader/jme3_shadernodes.html">Shader Node System</a>
  389. </li>
  390. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  391. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/shader/shader_video_tutorials.html">Shader Video Tutorials</a>
  392. </li>
  393. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  394. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/light/light_and_shadow.html">Light and Shadow</a>
  395. </li>
  396. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  397. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/texture/anisotropic_filtering.html">Anisotropic Filtering</a>
  398. </li>
  399. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  400. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/system/jme3_srgbpipeline.html">Gamma Correction</a>
  401. </li>
  402. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  403. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/material/normal_types.html">Normal Map Conventions</a>
  404. </li>
  405. </ul>
  406. </li>
  407. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  408. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  409. <span class="nav-text">Audio, Video</span>
  410. <ul class="nav-list">
  411. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  412. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/audio/audio.html">Playing Sounds</a>
  413. </li>
  414. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  415. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/audio/audio_environment_presets.html">Audio Environment Presets</a>
  416. </li>
  417. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  418. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/app/state/screenshots.html">Capture Screenshots</a>
  419. </li>
  420. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  421. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/app/state/capture_audio_video_to_a_file.html">Capture Audio/Video</a>
  422. </li>
  423. </ul>
  424. </li>
  425. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  426. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  427. <span class="nav-text">Filter, Effect</span>
  428. <ul class="nav-list">
  429. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  430. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/effect/effects_overview.html">Overview</a>
  431. </li>
  432. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  433. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/effect/bloom_and_glow.html">Bloom and Glow</a>
  434. </li>
  435. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  436. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/effect/particle_emitters.html">Particle Emitters</a>
  437. </li>
  438. </ul>
  439. </li>
  440. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  441. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  442. <span class="nav-text">Landscapes</span>
  443. <ul class="nav-list">
  444. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  445. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/util/sky.html">Sky</a>
  446. </li>
  447. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  448. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/terrain/terrain.html">Terrain (TerraMonkey)</a>
  449. </li>
  450. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  451. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/collision/terrain_collision.html">Terrain Collision</a>
  452. </li>
  453. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  454. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/effect/water.html">Simple Water</a>
  455. </li>
  456. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  457. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/effect/post-processor_water.html">Post-Processor Water</a>
  458. </li>
  459. </ul>
  460. </li>
  461. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  462. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  463. <span class="nav-text">Camera</span>
  464. <ul class="nav-list">
  465. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  466. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/renderer/camera.html">Camera</a>
  467. </li>
  468. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  469. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/renderer/making_the_camera_follow_a_character.html">Follow a Character</a>
  470. </li>
  471. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  472. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/renderer/remote-controlling_the_camera.html">Remote-Controlling</a>
  473. </li>
  474. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  475. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/renderer/multiple_camera_views.html">Multiple Camera Views</a>
  476. </li>
  477. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  478. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/renderer/jme3_renderbuckets.html">Render Buckets</a>
  479. </li>
  480. </ul>
  481. </li>
  482. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  483. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  484. <span class="nav-text">Rendering</span>
  485. <ul class="nav-list">
  486. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  487. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/renderer/render_pipeline.html">Render Pipelines</a>
  488. </li>
  489. </ul>
  490. </li>
  491. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  492. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  493. <span class="nav-text">User Interaction</span>
  494. <ul class="nav-list">
  495. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  496. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/input/input_handling.html">Input Handling</a>
  497. </li>
  498. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  499. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/input/combo_moves.html">Combo Moves</a>
  500. </li>
  501. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  502. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/input/mouse_picking.html">Mouse Picking</a>
  503. </li>
  504. </ul>
  505. </li>
  506. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  507. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  508. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/gui/topic_gui.html">Graphical User Interface</a>
  509. <ul class="nav-list">
  510. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  511. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  512. <span class="nav-text">Nifty GUI</span>
  513. <ul class="nav-list">
  514. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  515. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/gui/nifty_gui.html">Integration Tutorial</a>
  516. </li>
  517. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  518. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/gui/nifty_gui_best_practices.html">Best Practices</a>
  519. </li>
  520. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  521. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/gui/nifty_gui_scenarios.html">Scenarios</a>
  522. </li>
  523. </ul>
  524. </li>
  525. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  526. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/ui/hud.html">Head-Up Display (HUD)</a>
  527. </li>
  528. </ul>
  529. </li>
  530. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  531. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  532. <span class="nav-text">Virtual Reality</span>
  533. <ul class="nav-list">
  534. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  535. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/vr/virtualreality.html">Virtual Reality</a>
  536. </li>
  537. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  538. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/vr/legacyOpenVr.html">Virtual Reality Legacy Support</a>
  539. </li>
  540. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  541. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/vr/virtualrealitycontrollers.html">Virtual Reality Legacy Controller Support</a>
  542. </li>
  543. </ul>
  544. </li>
  545. </ul>
  546. </li>
  547. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="0">
  548. <ul class="nav-list">
  549. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  550. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  551. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/physics.html">Physics</a>
  552. <ul class="nav-list">
  553. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  554. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/bullet_multithreading.html">Multi-Threaded Physics</a>
  555. </li>
  556. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  557. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/collision/physics_listeners.html">Collision Detection</a>
  558. </li>
  559. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  560. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/joint/hinges_and_joints.html">Hinges and Joints</a>
  561. </li>
  562. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  563. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/control/walking_character.html">Walking Character</a>
  564. </li>
  565. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  566. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/control/ragdoll.html">Ragdoll</a>
  567. </li>
  568. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  569. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/control/vehicles.html">Vehicles</a>
  570. </li>
  571. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  572. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/control/softbody.html">Softbody</a>
  573. </li>
  574. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  575. <a class="nav-link" href="../physics/bullet_pitfalls.html">Bullet Physics Pitfalls</a>
  576. </li>
  577. </ul>
  578. </li>
  579. </ul>
  580. </li>
  581. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="0">
  582. <ul class="nav-list">
  583. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  584. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  585. <span class="nav-text">Networking</span>
  586. <ul class="nav-list">
  587. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  588. <a class="nav-link" href="../networking/networking.html">Networking (SpiderMonkey)</a>
  589. </li>
  590. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  591. <a class="nav-link" href="../networking/headless_server.html">Headless Server</a>
  592. </li>
  593. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  594. <a class="nav-link" href="../networking/monkey_zone.html">Multi-Player Demo Code</a>
  595. </li>
  596. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  597. <a class="nav-link" href="../networking/networking_video_tutorials.html">Networking Video Tutorials</a>
  598. </li>
  599. </ul>
  600. </li>
  601. </ul>
  602. </li>
  603. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="0">
  604. <ul class="nav-list">
  605. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  606. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  607. <span class="nav-text">User Contributions</span>
  608. <ul class="nav-list">
  609. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  610. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/contributions.html">User Made Utilities</a>
  611. </li>
  612. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  613. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  614. <span class="nav-text">Shader</span>
  615. <ul class="nav-list">
  616. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  617. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/shader/shaderblow_project.html">ShaderBlow Project</a>
  618. </li>
  619. </ul>
  620. </li>
  621. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  622. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  623. <span class="nav-text">Landscapes</span>
  624. <ul class="nav-list">
  625. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  626. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/lanscapes/vegetationsystem/vegetationsystem.html">Vegetation System</a>
  627. </li>
  628. </ul>
  629. </li>
  630. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  631. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  632. <span class="nav-text">Networking</span>
  633. <ul class="nav-list">
  634. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  635. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/networking/open_game_finder.html">Open Game Finder</a>
  636. </li>
  637. </ul>
  638. </li>
  639. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  640. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  641. <span class="nav-text">Entity System</span>
  642. <ul class="nav-list">
  643. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  644. <a class="nav-link" href="#es/entitysystem.adoc">The Zay-ES Entity System</a>
  645. </li>
  646. </ul>
  647. </li>
  648. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  649. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  650. <span class="nav-text">Artificial Intelligence</span>
  651. <ul class="nav-list">
  652. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  653. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/ai/recast.html">Recast Navigation</a>
  654. </li>
  655. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  656. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/ai/building_recast.html">Updating and building Recast Native Bindings</a>
  657. </li>
  658. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  659. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/ai/monkey_brains.html">Monkey Brains</a>
  660. </li>
  661. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  662. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/ai/steer_behaviours.html">Steer Behaviours</a>
  663. </li>
  664. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  665. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/ai/jme3_ai.html">jME3 Artificial Intelligence</a>
  666. </li>
  667. </ul>
  668. </li>
  669. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  670. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  671. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/gui/topic_contributions_gui.html">GUI</a>
  672. <ul class="nav-list">
  673. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  674. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/contributions.html#lemur-gui-library">Lemur - a native jME3 GUI library with scene graph tools</a>
  675. </li>
  676. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  677. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/contributions.html#tonegodgui">tonegodGUI - a native jME3 GUI library</a>
  678. </li>
  679. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  680. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/contributions.html#immediate-graphical-user-interface">Immediate graphical user interface</a>
  681. </li>
  682. </ul>
  683. </li>
  684. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  685. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  686. <span class="nav-text">Tools</span>
  687. <ul class="nav-list">
  688. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  689. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/tools/navigation.html">Mercator Projection Tool (Marine Navigation)</a>
  690. </li>
  691. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  692. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/tools/charts.html">Visualizing Maps in JME3 (Marine Charts)</a>
  693. </li>
  694. </ul>
  695. </li>
  696. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  697. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  698. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/vr/topic_contributions_vr.html">Virtual Reality (And augmented reality)</a>
  699. <ul class="nav-list">
  700. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  701. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/contributions.html#tamarin-openxr">Tamarin OpenXR</a>
  702. </li>
  703. </ul>
  704. </li>
  705. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  706. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  707. <span class="nav-text">Projects</span>
  708. <ul class="nav-list">
  709. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  710. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/projects/rise_of_mutants_project.html">Rise of Mutants Project</a>
  711. </li>
  712. </ul>
  713. </li>
  714. </ul>
  715. </li>
  716. </ul>
  717. </li>
  718. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="0">
  719. <ul class="nav-list">
  720. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="1">
  721. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  722. <a class="nav-link" href="sdk.html">SDK</a>
  723. <ul class="nav-list">
  724. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  725. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  726. <span class="nav-text">Video Tutorials</span>
  727. <ul class="nav-list">
  728. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  729. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  730. <span class="nav-text">SDK Use Case Tutorials</span>
  731. <ul class="nav-list">
  732. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  733. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OzRZscLlHY">Demo 1 (Quixote demo)</a>
  734. </li>
  735. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  736. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-YWxD3JByE">Demo 2 (Models and Materials)</a>
  737. </li>
  738. </ul>
  739. </li>
  740. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  741. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  742. <span class="nav-text">SDK Tutorials</span>
  743. <ul class="nav-list">
  744. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  745. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1_0pbeyJzI">Basics</a>
  746. </li>
  747. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  748. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL7woH40i5c">Importing Models</a>
  749. </li>
  750. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  751. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUmgAjiNzhY">Dragging&amp;Dropping Nodes</a>
  752. </li>
  753. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  754. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntPAmtsQ6eM">Scene Composing</a>
  755. </li>
  756. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  757. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgPV3W6dD4s">Terrain with Collision Shape</a>
  758. </li>
  759. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  760. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Feu3-mrpolc">Working with Materials</a>
  761. </li>
  762. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  763. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNDiZ9YHIpM">Custom Controls</a>
  764. </li>
  765. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  766. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZnssg8TBWQ">WebStart Deployment</a>
  767. </li>
  768. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  769. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7JM4VMKqPc">Animation and Effect TrackEditing</a>
  770. </li>
  771. </ul>
  772. </li>
  773. </ul>
  774. </li>
  775. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  776. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  777. <span class="nav-text">Getting Started</span>
  778. <ul class="nav-list">
  779. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  780. <a class="nav-link" href="update_center.html">Updating jMonkeyEngine SDK</a>
  781. </li>
  782. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  783. <a class="nav-link" href="troubleshooting.html">Troubleshooting</a>
  784. </li>
  785. </ul>
  786. </li>
  787. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  788. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  789. <span class="nav-text">Java Development Features</span>
  790. <ul class="nav-list">
  791. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  792. <a class="nav-link" href="project_creation.html">Project Creation</a>
  793. </li>
  794. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  795. <a class="nav-link" href="code_editor.html">Code Editor and Palette</a>
  796. </li>
  797. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  798. <a class="nav-link" href="version_control.html">File Version Control</a>
  799. </li>
  800. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  801. <a class="nav-link" href="debugging_profiling_testing.html">Debug, Profile, Test</a>
  802. </li>
  803. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  804. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  805. <a class="nav-link" href="application_deployment.html">Application Deployment</a>
  806. <ul class="nav-list">
  807. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  808. <a class="nav-link" href="default_build_script.html">Default Build Script</a>
  809. </li>
  810. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  811. <a class="nav-link" href="android.html">Android</a>
  812. </li>
  813. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  814. <a class="nav-link" href="android_cheat_sheet.html">Android Cheat Sheet</a>
  815. </li>
  816. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  817. <a class="nav-link" href="ios.html">iOS</a>
  818. </li>
  819. </ul>
  820. </li>
  821. </ul>
  822. </li>
  823. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  824. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  825. <span class="nav-text">Unique Features</span>
  826. <ul class="nav-list">
  827. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  828. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  829. <a class="nav-link" href="model_loader_and_viewer.html">Import, View, Convert Models</a>
  830. <ul class="nav-list">
  831. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  832. <a class="nav-link" href="asset_packs.html">Asset Packs</a>
  833. </li>
  834. </ul>
  835. </li>
  836. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  837. <a class="nav-link" href="scene_explorer.html">The SceneExplorer</a>
  838. </li>
  839. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  840. <a class="nav-link" href="scene_composer.html">Composing a Scene</a>
  841. </li>
  842. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  843. <a class="nav-link" href="terrain_editor.html">Terrain Editor</a>
  844. </li>
  845. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  846. <a class="nav-link" href="sample_code.html">Sample Code</a>
  847. </li>
  848. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  849. <a class="nav-link" href="material_editing.html">Material Editing</a>
  850. </li>
  851. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  852. <a class="nav-link" href="font_creation.html">Creating Bitmap Fonts</a>
  853. </li>
  854. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  855. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  856. <a class="nav-link" href="https://hub.jmonkeyengine.org/t/effecttrack-and-audiotrack-editing-in-the-sdk/23378">Audio and Effect Track Editing</a>
  857. <ul class="nav-list">
  858. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="4">
  859. <a class="nav-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7JM4VMKqPc">Video: Effect and AudioTrack editing in jMonkeyEngine 3 sdk</a>
  860. </li>
  861. </ul>
  862. </li>
  863. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  864. <a class="nav-link" href="filters.html">Post-Processor Filter Editor and Viewer</a>
  865. </li>
  866. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  867. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/app/state/application_states.html">Application States</a>
  868. </li>
  869. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  870. <a class="nav-link" href="../core/scene/control/custom_controls.html">Custom Controls</a>
  871. </li>
  872. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  873. <a class="nav-link" href="vehicle_creator.html">Vehicle Creator</a>
  874. </li>
  875. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  876. <a class="nav-link" href="assetbrowser.html">Asset Browser</a>
  877. </li>
  878. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  879. <a class="nav-link" href="animations.html">Animations</a>
  880. </li>
  881. </ul>
  882. </li>
  883. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  884. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  885. <span class="nav-text">Advanced Usage</span>
  886. <ul class="nav-list">
  887. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  888. <a class="nav-link" href="build_platform.html">Building jMonkeyEngine SDK</a>
  889. </li>
  890. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  891. <a class="nav-link" href="use_own_jme.html#.adoc">Using your own (modified) version of jME3 in jMonkeyEngine SDK</a>
  892. </li>
  893. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  894. <a class="nav-link" href="increasing_heap_memory.html">Increasing Heap Memory</a>
  895. </li>
  896. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  897. <a class="nav-link" href="log_files.html">Log Files</a>
  898. </li>
  899. </ul>
  900. </li>
  901. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  902. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  903. <span class="nav-text">Available external plugins</span>
  904. <ul class="nav-list">
  905. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  906. <a class="nav-link" href="../contributions/contributions.html">Contributions</a>
  907. </li>
  908. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  909. <a class="nav-link" href="neotexture.html">Neo Texture Editor for procedural textures</a>
  910. </li>
  911. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  912. <a class="nav-link" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS9a9o4WzL8">Video: Mesh Tool &amp; Physics Editor</a>
  913. </li>
  914. </ul>
  915. </li>
  916. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="2">
  917. <button class="nav-item-toggle"></button>
  918. <a class="nav-link" href="development.html">Developing plugins for jMonkeyEngine SDK</a>
  919. <ul class="nav-list">
  920. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  921. <a class="nav-link" href="development/setup.html">Creating a plugin</a>
  922. </li>
  923. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  924. <a class="nav-link" href="development/general.html">Creating components</a>
  925. </li>
  926. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  927. <a class="nav-link" href="development/scene.html">The Main Scene</a>
  928. </li>
  929. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  930. <a class="nav-link" href="development/sceneexplorer.html">The Scene Explorer</a>
  931. </li>
  932. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  933. <a class="nav-link" href="development/projects_assets.html">Projects and Assets</a>
  934. </li>
  935. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  936. <a class="nav-link" href="development/extension_library.html">Create a library plugin from a jar file</a>
  937. </li>
  938. <li class="nav-item" data-depth="3">
  939. <a class="nav-link" href="development/model_loader.html">Create a new or custom model filetype and loader</a>
  940. </li>
  941. </ul>
  942. </li>
  943. </ul>
  944. </li>
  945. </ul>
  946. </li>
  947. </ul>
  948. </nav>
  949. </div>
  950. <div class="nav-panel-explore" data-panel="explore">
  951. <div class="context">
  952. <span class="title">JME</span>
  953. <span class="version">3.8</span>
  954. </div>
  955. <ul class="components">
  956. <li class="component is-current">
  957. <span class="title">JME</span>
  958. <ul class="versions">
  959. <li class="version is-current">
  960. <a href="../documentation.html">3.8</a>
  961. </li>
  962. <li class="version">
  963. <a href="../../3.4/documentation.html">3.4</a>
  964. </li>
  965. <li class="version">
  966. <a href="../../3.3/documentation.html">3.3</a>
  967. </li>
  968. <li class="version">
  969. <a href="../../3.2/documentation.html">3.2</a>
  970. </li>
  971. </ul>
  972. </li>
  973. <li class="component">
  974. <span class="title">Wiki Contribution</span>
  975. <ul class="versions">
  976. <li class="version">
  977. <a href="../../../docs-wiki/3.8/wiki_contributor.html">3.8</a>
  978. </li>
  979. </ul>
  980. </li>
  981. <li class="component">
  982. <span class="title">Wiki UI</span>
  983. <ul class="versions">
  984. <li class="version">
  985. <a href="../../../wiki-ui/index.html">master</a>
  986. </li>
  987. </ul>
  988. </li>
  989. </ul>
  990. </div>
  991. </div>
  992. </aside>
  993. </div>
  994. <main class="article">
  995. <div class="toolbar" role="navigation">
  996. <button class="nav-toggle"></button>
  997. <nav class="breadcrumbs" aria-label="breadcrumbs">
  998. <ul>
  999. <li><a href="../documentation.html">JME</a></li>
  1000. <li><a href="whynoteclipse.html">Why not Eclipse?</a></li>
  1001. </ul>
  1002. </nav>
  1003. <div class="page-versions">
  1004. <button class="version-menu-toggle" title="Show other versions of page">3.8</button>
  1005. <div class="version-menu">
  1006. <a class="version is-current" href="whynoteclipse.html">3.8</a>
  1007. <a class="version" href="../../3.4/sdk/whynoteclipse.html">3.4</a>
  1008. <a class="version" href="../../3.3/sdk/whynoteclipse.html">3.3</a>
  1009. <a class="version" href="../../3.2/sdk/whynoteclipse.html">3.2</a>
  1010. </div>
  1011. </div>
  1012. <div class="edit-this-page"><a href="https://github.com/jMonkeyEngine/wiki/edit/master/docs/modules/sdk/pages/whynoteclipse.adoc">Edit this Page</a></div>
  1013. </div>
  1014. <div class="content">
  1015. <article class="doc">
  1016. <h1 class="page">Why not Eclipse?</h1>
  1017. <div class="paragraph">
  1018. <p>The jMonkeyEngine&#8217;s default IDE (<a href="what_s_an_ide.html" class="xref page">Integrated Development Environment</a>) is based on the <a href="http://platform.netbeans.org">NetBeans RCP (Rich Client Platform)</a>. There is a RCP for Eclipse too, so why don&#8217;t we use Eclipse as IDE for jMonkey? Well, there are several reasons:</p>
  1019. </div>
  1020. <div class="olist arabic">
  1021. <ol class="arabic">
  1022. <li>
  1023. <p>Eclipse uses a proprietary <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr> system (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Widget_Toolkit">SWT</a>), NetBeans uses the Java-default <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_Window_Toolkit">AWT</a> implementation for which a high-performance canvas display exists in LWJGL/jME3. AWT compatibility allowed e.g. integration of plugins like NeoTexture.</p>
  1024. </li>
  1025. <li>
  1026. <p>Eclipse projects are proprietary and they can not be opened without Eclipse. The NetBeans Platform relies on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Ant">Apache Ant</a> as its default build and project automation system. This works outside the IDE as well, and can be extended by other build processes that use Ant (e.g. Android deployment). Furthermore, Eclipse can open projects generated by the NetBeans-based jMonkeyEngine SDK if needed.</p>
  1027. </li>
  1028. <li>
  1029. <p>There is no way to extend Eclipse projects properly as there is no global concept of a &#8220;Project&#8221; in the RCP.</p>
  1030. </li>
  1031. <li>
  1032. <p>Eclipse RCP does not offer a Nodes <abbr title="Application Programming Interface">API</abbr> that allows easy wrapping of the SceneGraph into a visual representation.</p>
  1033. </li>
  1034. <li>
  1035. <p>Eclipse RCP only has commercial <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr> editors, NetBeans comes with a free AWT <abbr title="Graphical User Interface">GUI</abbr> editor for designing plugins.</p>
  1036. </li>
  1037. <li>
  1038. <p>The two Platforms are the same feature-wise.</p>
  1039. </li>
  1040. <li>
  1041. <p>The core jME3 developers use NetBeans IDE.</p>
  1042. </li>
  1043. </ol>
  1044. </div>
  1045. <div class="admonitionblock tip">
  1046. <table>
  1047. <tr>
  1048. <td class="icon">
  1049. <i class="fa icon-tip" title="Tip"></i>
  1050. </td>
  1051. <td class="content">
  1052. <div class="paragraph">
  1053. <p>If you come from another IDE and want to try jMonkeyEngine SDK, you can easily set up the keyboard shortcut mappings to resemble the configuration you are used to. Profiles exist for Eclipse, IntelliJ and others. Just go to <code>Settings → Keymap</code> and select one of the existing profiles.</p>
  1054. </div>
  1055. </td>
  1056. </tr>
  1057. </table>
  1058. </div>
  1059. </article>
  1060. <aside class="toc sidebar" data-title="Contents" data-levels="2">
  1061. <div class="toc-menu"></div>
  1062. </aside>
  1063. </div>
  1064. </main>
  1065. </div>
  1066. <footer class="footer">
  1067. <p>Copyright 2020 jMonkeyEngine Wiki Contributors. Licensed BSD-3.</p>
  1068. </footer>
  1069. <script src="../../../_/js/vendor/docsearch.min.js"></script>
  1070. <!-- fetched from https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/docsearch.js@2/dist/cdn/docsearch.min.js -->
  1071. <script>
  1072. var search = docsearch({
  1073. apiKey: 'a736b6d93de805e26ec2f49b55013fbd',
  1074. indexName: 'jmonkeyengine',
  1075. inputSelector: '#search-input',
  1076. autocompleteOptions: { hint: false, keyboardShortcuts: ['s'] },
  1077. algoliaOptions: { hitsPerPage: 10 }
  1078. }).autocomplete
  1079. search.on('autocomplete:closed', function () { search.autocomplete.setVal() })
  1080. function focusSearchInput () { document.querySelector('#search-input').focus() }
  1081. if (document.querySelector('.home-link.is-current')) window.addEventListener('load', focusSearchInput)
  1082. </script>
  1083. <script src="../../../_/js/site.js"></script>
  1084. <script async src="../../../_/js/vendor/highlight.js"></script>
  1085. </body>
  1086. </html>