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List:       openjdk-openjfx-dev
Subject:    Re: Software rendering in Prism in JavaFX 8?
From:       Stephen F Northover <steve.x.northover () oracle ! com>
Date:       2014-10-24 14:21:34
Message-ID: 544A606E.1040709 () oracle ! com
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The situation has not changed.  We are not planning to support 3D in the 
software pipeline.

Steve

On 2014-10-24, 4:52 AM, Adam Granger wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> It's my understanding that JavaFX does not provide software rendering
> fallback for SCENE_3D functionality when the GPU isn't on the
> whitelist/blacklist.
>
> I asked this question in May 2012 and I wanted to check whether the
> situation had changed?
>
> Kevin's original response below.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam.
>
> ================
>
>> Shouldn't javaFX still do software rendering for 3D?
> Not currently (see the other response I just sent). We can consider
> providing some basic support for 3.0, but have not yet committed to do so.
>
> -- Kevin
>
>
> Adam Granger wrote:
>> I just checked Platform.isSupported(ConditionalFeature.SCENE3D), it
>> returns false. JavaFX + 3D won't work on my linux (ubuntu 12.04) netbook
>> with an Intel 945GSE GPU chipset either.
>>
>> Shouldn't javaFX still do software rendering for 3D?.. in the same way
>> that glxgears still works even if you've not got any drivers installed?
>> Otherwise it will seriously limit the number of platforms it will work
>> on...
>>
>> I'm not after high-end 3D effects, just some basic rotation...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Your card is not supported by prism. You can check if a system supports 3d
>>> by using the isSupported method (can't remember where .. Maybe in
>>> application). I know ensemble does this and instantiates a parallel camera
>>> if 3d is not supported.
>>>
>>> As for why it isn't supported, there are a lot of reasons that lead to a
>>> card not being supported, usually it fails to meet one of our minimal
>>> requirements.

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