import javax.media.j3d.AmbientLight;
import javax.media.j3d.Appearance;
+import javax.media.j3d.Billboard;
import javax.media.j3d.BoundingSphere;
import javax.media.j3d.BranchGroup;
import javax.media.j3d.Canvas3D;
Font3D compassFont = new Font3D(
new Font(CARDINALS_FONT, Font.PLAIN, 1),
new FontExtrusion(bevelPath));
- objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.n"), new Point3f(0f, 0f, -10f), compassFont));
- objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.s"), new Point3f(0f, 0f, 10f), compassFont));
- objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.w"), new Point3f(-11f, 0f, 0f), compassFont));
- objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.e"), new Point3f(10f, 0f, 0f), compassFont));
+ objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.n"), new Point3f(0f, 0f, -11.5f), compassFont));
+ objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.s"), new Point3f(0f, 0f, 11.5f), compassFont));
+ objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.w"), new Point3f(-11.5f, 0f, 0f), compassFont));
+ objTrans.addChild(createCompassPoint(I18nManager.getText("cardinal.e"), new Point3f(11.5f, 0f, 0f), compassFont));
// Add points to model
objTrans.addChild(createDataPoints(_model));
/**
* Create a text object for compass point, N S E or W
- * @param text text to display
- * @param locn position at which to display
- * @param font 3d font to use
- * @return Shape3D object
+ * @param inText text to display
+ * @param inLocn position at which to display
+ * @param inFont 3d font to use
+ * @return compound object
*/
- private Shape3D createCompassPoint(String inText, Point3f inLocn, Font3D inFont)
+ private TransformGroup createCompassPoint(String inText, Point3f inLocn, Font3D inFont)
{
Text3D txt = new Text3D(inFont, inText, inLocn, Text3D.ALIGN_FIRST, Text3D.PATH_RIGHT);
Material mat = new Material(new Color3f(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.55f),
Appearance app = new Appearance();
app.setMaterial(mat);
Shape3D shape = new Shape3D(txt, app);
- return shape;
+
+ // Make transform group with billboard behaviour
+ TransformGroup subGroup = new TransformGroup();
+ subGroup.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
+ subGroup.addChild(shape);
+ Billboard billboard = new Billboard(subGroup, Billboard.ROTATE_ABOUT_POINT, inLocn);
+ BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 100.0);
+ billboard.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
+ subGroup.addChild(billboard);
+ return subGroup;
}