Java 3DTM 1.5.0-beta1 Pre-Release

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Instructions for Installing Java 3D 1.5.0-beta1

The 1.5.0-beta1 version of the Java 3DTM API runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and higher. It has been released for the Solaris, Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X operating environments. See the release notes for more information.

Linux

This release of Java 3D runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and higher. To install this build, chdir to the "jre" directory within the jdk and execute the self-extracting binary that you downloaded. For example, if you are running on a Linux/x86 platform and your JDK is installed in /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08, you would install Java 3D as follows:

You may need to be "root" to do this on Linux.

Solaris

This release of Java 3D runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and higher. To install this build, chdir to the "jre" directory within the jdk and execute the self-extracting binary that you downloaded. For example, if you are running on a Solaris/x86 platform (including amd64) and your JDK is installed in /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08, you would install Java 3D as follows:

You may need to be "root" to do this on Solaris.

Windows

This release of Java 3D runs on JDK version 1.5.0 and higher. To install this build, execute the binary installer that you downloaded, by double-clicking on the java3d-1_5_0-beta1-windows-i586.exe (or java3d-1_5_0-beta1-windows-amd64.exe) icon.

Alternatively, you can download the java3d-1_5_0-beta1-windows-i586.zip file and manually install the necessary files into your JRE. In this case, unzip the file, and follow the instructions in the unzipped README.txt file.

Mac OS X

No installer is currently available for the Mac OS X operating environment. You will need to download the java3d-1_5_0-beta1-macosx.zip file and manually install the necessary files into your JRE. After you unzip this file, follow the instructions in the unzipped README.txt file.