Note: I'm having trouble opening the TAR files on the Sun site, so I can't check the details. My copy of WinZip won't open them. Could anyone convert to Zip files for me?
So this is my best understanding of the program features:
| features | mjbWorld | CyberToolBox | YouBuildItVR | Ray Trace | Particles | SPL Viz |
| Load from VRML97 | yes | yes | no | |||
| Save to VRML97 | yes | yes | no | |||
| Edit graphically in Java3D window (pick, drag, rotate, zoom) | yes | no | ||||
| Edit in tree window | yes | yes | ||||
| Scripting using Java | no | |||||
| Scripting using JavaScript | no | |||||
| Scripting using CBT | no | yes | ||||
| Raytracing | no | yes | ||||
| Particle System | no | yes | ||||
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Behaviors determined by physical properties (mass, momentum, etc.) |
working on it | |||||
| texture supported | not yet | |||||
| mesh editor | not yet | |||||
| inverse kinematics | not yet | |||||
How could these programs be developed? see white paper.