1. Converted all example programs, under objload, glsl_shader and cg_shader,

to use JFrame instead of MainFrame.
2. Created a GUI .form file for each example program.

10 files changed, 769 insertions, 513 deletions

diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/ObjLoadCg.form b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/ObjLoadCg.form
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1483b2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/ObjLoadCg.form
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+
+<Form version="1.0" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
+  <Properties>
+    <Property name="defaultCloseOperation" type="int" value="3"/>
+    <Property name="title" type="java.lang.String" value="ObjLoadCg"/>
+  </Properties>
+  <SyntheticProperties>
+    <SyntheticProperty name="formSizePolicy" type="int" value="1"/>
+  </SyntheticProperties>
+  <AuxValues>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateMnemonicsCode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_listenerGenerationStyle" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
+    <AuxValue name="designerSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" value="-84,-19,0,5,115,114,0,18,106,97,118,97,46,97,119,116,46,68,105,109,101,110,115,105,111,110,65,-114,-39,-41,-84,95,68,20,2,0,2,73,0,6,104,101,105,103,104,116,73,0,5,119,105,100,116,104,120,112,0,0,1,44,0,0,1,-112"/>
+  </AuxValues>
+
+  <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+  <SubComponents>
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="drawingPanel">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="preferredSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+          <Dimension value="[700, 700]"/>
+        </Property>
+      </Properties>
+      <Constraints>
+        <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout$BorderConstraintsDescription">
+          <BorderConstraints direction="Center"/>
+        </Constraint>
+      </Constraints>
+
+      <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+    </Container>
+  </SubComponents>
+</Form>
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/ObjLoadCg.java b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/ObjLoadCg.java
index 93c89a2..bdb859d 100644
--- a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/ObjLoadCg.java
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/ObjLoadCg.java
@@ -49,28 +49,31 @@ import com.sun.j3d.loaders.ParsingErrorException;
 import com.sun.j3d.loaders.IncorrectFormatException;
 import com.sun.j3d.loaders.Scene;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.shader.StringIO;
-import java.applet.Applet;
-import java.awt.*;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.*;
 import javax.media.j3d.*;
 import javax.vecmath.*;
+import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.io.*;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.vp.*;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.vp.*;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import org.jdesktop.j3d.examples.Resources;
 
-public class ObjLoadCg extends Applet {
+/**
+ * Simple Java 3D example program to display an .obj object with shader programs.
+ */
+public class ObjLoadCg extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
     private boolean spin = false;
     private boolean noTriangulate = false;
     private boolean noStripify = false;
     private double creaseAngle = 60.0;
     private URL filename = null;
-    private SimpleUniverse u;
-    private BoundingSphere bounds;
+
+    private SimpleUniverse univ = null;
+    private BranchGroup scene = null;
 
     public BranchGroup createSceneGraph() {
 	// Create the root of the branch graph
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ public class ObjLoadCg extends Applet {
 
 	objTrans.addChild(s.getSceneGroup());
 
-	bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
+	BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
         if (spin) {
 	  Transform3D yAxis = new Transform3D();
@@ -163,46 +166,21 @@ public class ObjLoadCg extends Applet {
 
 	return objRoot;
     }
+    
+    private Canvas3D createUniverse() {
+	// Get the preferred graphics configuration for the default screen
+	GraphicsConfiguration config =
+	    SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
 
-    private void usage()
-    {
-      System.out.println(
-	"Usage: java ObjLoadCg [-s] [-n] [-t] [-c degrees] <.obj file>");
-      System.out.println("  -s Spin (no user interaction)");
-      System.out.println("  -n No triangulation");
-      System.out.println("  -t No stripification");
-      System.out.println(
-	"  -c Set crease angle for normal generation (default is 60 without");
-      System.out.println(
-	"     smoothing group info, otherwise 180 within smoothing groups)");
-      System.exit(0);
-    } // End of usage
-
-
+	// Create a Canvas3D using the preferred configuration
+	Canvas3D canvas3d = new Canvas3D(config);
 
-    public void init() {
-	if (filename == null) {
-            // Applet
-	    filename = Resources.getResource("resources/geometry/galleon.obj");
-	    if (filename == null) {
-	      System.err.println("resources/geometry/galleon.obj not found");
-	      System.exit(1);
-            }
-	}
-
-	setLayout(new BorderLayout());
-        GraphicsConfiguration config =
-           SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
+	// Create simple universe with view branch
+	univ = new SimpleUniverse(canvas3d);
+        BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
-        Canvas3D c = new Canvas3D(config);
-	add("Center", c);
-
-	// Create a simple scene and attach it to the virtual universe
-	BranchGroup scene = createSceneGraph();
-	u = new SimpleUniverse(c);
-	
 	// add mouse behaviors to the ViewingPlatform
-	ViewingPlatform viewingPlatform = u.getViewingPlatform();
+	ViewingPlatform viewingPlatform = univ.getViewingPlatform();
 
 	PlatformGeometry pg = new PlatformGeometry();
 
@@ -213,10 +191,10 @@ public class ObjLoadCg extends Applet {
 	pg.addChild(ambientLightNode);
 
 	// Set up the directional lights
-	Color3f light1Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 0.2f, 0.4f);
-	Vector3f light1Direction  = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
-	Color3f light2Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.9f);
-	Vector3f light2Direction  = new Vector3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+	Color3f light1Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.9f);
+	Vector3f light1Direction  = new Vector3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+	Color3f light2Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+	Vector3f light2Direction  = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
 
 	DirectionalLight light1
 	    = new DirectionalLight(light1Color, light1Direction);
@@ -235,22 +213,31 @@ public class ObjLoadCg extends Applet {
 	viewingPlatform.setNominalViewingTransform();
 
 	if (!spin) {
-            OrbitBehavior orbit = new OrbitBehavior(c,
+            OrbitBehavior orbit = new OrbitBehavior(canvas3d,
 						    OrbitBehavior.REVERSE_ALL);
-            BoundingSphere bounds =
-                new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 100.0);
             orbit.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
             viewingPlatform.setViewPlatformBehavior(orbit);	    
-	}
-
-	/*
-	// Limit the frame rate to 100 Hz
-	u.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(10);
-	*/
+	}        
+        
+        // Ensure at least 5 msec per frame (i.e., < 200Hz)
+	univ.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(5);
 
-	u.addBranchGraph(scene);
+	return canvas3d;
     }
 
+    private void usage() {
+      System.out.println(
+	"Usage: java ObjLoadCg [-s] [-n] [-t] [-c degrees] <.obj file>");
+      System.out.println("  -s Spin (no user interaction)");
+      System.out.println("  -n No triangulation");
+      System.out.println("  -t No stripification");
+      System.out.println(
+	"  -c Set crease angle for normal generation (default is 60 without");
+      System.out.println(
+	"     smoothing group info, otherwise 180 within smoothing groups)");
+      System.exit(0);
+    } // End of usage
+
     // Set shader program for all nodes in specified branch graph
     private void setShaderProgram(BranchGroup g, ShaderProgram shaderProgram) {
 	ShaderAppearance myApp = new ShaderAppearance();
@@ -280,63 +267,99 @@ public class ObjLoadCg extends Applet {
 	}
     }
 
-    // Caled if running as a program
-    public ObjLoadCg(String[] args) {
-      if (args.length != 0) {
-	for (int i = 0 ; i < args.length ; i++) {
-	  if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
-	    if (args[i].equals("-s")) {
-	      spin = true;
-	    } else if (args[i].equals("-n")) {
-	      noTriangulate = true;
-	    } else if (args[i].equals("-t")) {
-	      noStripify = true;
-	    } else if (args[i].equals("-c")) {
-	      if (i < args.length - 1) {
-		creaseAngle = (new Double(args[++i])).doubleValue();
-	      } else usage();
-	    } else {
-	      usage();
-	    }
-	  } else {
-	    try {
-	      if ((args[i].indexOf("file:") == 0) ||
-		  (args[i].indexOf("http") == 0)) {
-		  filename = new URL(args[i]);
-	      }
-	      else if (args[i].charAt(0) != '/') {
-		  filename = new URL("file:./" + args[i]);
-	      }
-	      else {
-		  filename = new URL("file:" + args[i]);
-	      }
+    /**
+     * Creates new form ObjLoadCg
+     */
+    public ObjLoadCg(String args[]) {
+        if (args.length != 0) {
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < args.length ; i++) {
+                if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
+                    if (args[i].equals("-s")) {
+                        spin = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-n")) {
+                        noTriangulate = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-t")) {
+                        noStripify = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-c")) {
+                        if (i < args.length - 1) {
+                            creaseAngle = (new Double(args[++i])).doubleValue();
+                        } else usage();
+                    } else {
+                        usage();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    try {
+                        if ((args[i].indexOf("file:") == 0) ||
+                                (args[i].indexOf("http") == 0)) {
+                            filename = new URL(args[i]);
+                        } else if (args[i].charAt(0) != '/') {
+                            filename = new URL("file:./" + args[i]);
+                        } else {
+                            filename = new URL("file:" + args[i]);
+                        }
+                    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+                        System.err.println(e);
+                        System.exit(1);
+                    }
+                }
             }
-	    catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-	      System.err.println(e);
-	      System.exit(1);
-	    }
-	  }
-	}
-      }
-    }
-
-
-
-    // Running as an applet
-    public ObjLoadCg() {
-    }
-
-    public void destroy() {
-	u.cleanup();
+        }
+        
+        if (filename == null) {
+            filename = Resources.getResource("resources/geometry/galleon.obj");
+            if (filename == null) {
+                System.err.println("resources/geometry/galleon.obj not found");
+                System.exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Initialize the GUI components
+        initComponents();
+        
+        // Create Canvas3D and SimpleUniverse; add canvas to drawing panel
+        Canvas3D c = createUniverse();
+        drawingPanel.add(c, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        
+        // Create the content branch and add it to the universe
+        scene = createSceneGraph();
+        univ.addBranchGraph(scene);
     }
 
-
-
-    //
-    // The following allows ObjLoadCg to be run as an application
-    // as well as an applet
-    //
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-      new MainFrame(new ObjLoadCg(args), 700, 700);
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    
+    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
+     * initialize the form.
+     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
+     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
+     */
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
+    private void initComponents() {
+        drawingPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
+
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        setTitle("ObjLoadCg");
+        drawingPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
+
+        drawingPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(700, 700));
+        getContentPane().add(drawingPanel, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        pack();
+    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
+    
+    /**
+     * @param args the command line arguments
+     */
+    public static void main(final String args[]) {
+        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                ObjLoadCg objLoadCg = new ObjLoadCg(args);
+                objLoadCg.setVisible(true);
+            }
+        });
     }
+    
+    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
+    private javax.swing.JPanel drawingPanel;
+    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/SphereCg.form b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/SphereCg.form
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef60e53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/SphereCg.form
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+
+<Form version="1.0" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
+  <Properties>
+    <Property name="defaultCloseOperation" type="int" value="3"/>
+    <Property name="title" type="java.lang.String" value="SphereCg"/>
+  </Properties>
+  <SyntheticProperties>
+    <SyntheticProperty name="formSizePolicy" type="int" value="1"/>
+  </SyntheticProperties>
+  <AuxValues>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateMnemonicsCode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_listenerGenerationStyle" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
+    <AuxValue name="designerSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" value="-84,-19,0,5,115,114,0,18,106,97,118,97,46,97,119,116,46,68,105,109,101,110,115,105,111,110,65,-114,-39,-41,-84,95,68,20,2,0,2,73,0,6,104,101,105,103,104,116,73,0,5,119,105,100,116,104,120,112,0,0,1,44,0,0,1,-112"/>
+  </AuxValues>
+
+  <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+  <SubComponents>
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="drawingPanel">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="preferredSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+          <Dimension value="[700, 700]"/>
+        </Property>
+      </Properties>
+      <Constraints>
+        <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout$BorderConstraintsDescription">
+          <BorderConstraints direction="Center"/>
+        </Constraint>
+      </Constraints>
+
+      <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+    </Container>
+  </SubComponents>
+</Form>
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/SphereCg.java b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/SphereCg.java
index 2757006..1d7b1b1 100644
--- a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/SphereCg.java
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/cg_shader/SphereCg.java
@@ -44,23 +44,19 @@
 
 package org.jdesktop.j3d.examples.cg_shader;
 
-import java.applet.Applet;
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.io.*;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.geometry.Sphere;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.shader.StringIO;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.*;
 import javax.media.j3d.*;
 import javax.vecmath.*;
-import java.util.Enumeration;
-import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
+import java.io.*;
+import org.jdesktop.j3d.examples.Resources;
 
 /**
- * Simple CG Shader test program
+ * Simple Java 3D example program with programmable shader.
  */
-public class SphereCg extends Applet {
+public class SphereCg extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
     // Constants for type of light to use
     private static final int DIRECTIONAL_LIGHT = 0;
@@ -70,10 +66,10 @@ public class SphereCg extends Applet {
     // Flag indicates type of lights: directional, point, or spot
     // lights.  This flag is set based on command line argument
     private static int lightType = DIRECTIONAL_LIGHT;
+    private SimpleUniverse univ = null;
+    private BranchGroup scene = null;
 
-    private SimpleUniverse u = null;
-
-    public BranchGroup createSceneGraph(SimpleUniverse u) {
+    public BranchGroup createSceneGraph() {
 	Color3f eColor    = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 	Color3f sColor    = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 	Color3f objColor  = new Color3f(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f);
@@ -109,15 +105,11 @@ public class SphereCg extends Applet {
 	ShaderAppearance a = new ShaderAppearance();
 	Material m = new Material(objColor, eColor, objColor, sColor, 100.0f);
 	m.setLightingEnable(true);
-	Texture t2d = new Texture2D();
-	a.setTexture(t2d);
-	a.setCapability(Appearance.ALLOW_TEXTURE_WRITE);
-
 	String vertexProgram = null;
 	String fragmentProgram = null;
 	try {
-	    vertexProgram = StringIO.readFully("./simple_vp.cg");
-	    fragmentProgram = StringIO.readFully("./simple_fp.cg");
+	    vertexProgram = StringIO.readFully(Resources.getResource("cg_shader/simple_vp.cg"));
+	    fragmentProgram = StringIO.readFully(Resources.getResource("cg_shader/simple_fp.cg"));
 	}
 	catch (IOException e) {
 	    e.printStackTrace();
@@ -163,7 +155,6 @@ public class SphereCg extends Applet {
 	TransformGroup l2Trans = new TransformGroup(t);
 	l2RotTrans.addChild(l2Trans);
 
-	/*
 	// Create Geometry for point lights
 	ColoringAttributes caL1 = new ColoringAttributes();
 	ColoringAttributes caL2 = new ColoringAttributes();
@@ -175,7 +166,6 @@ public class SphereCg extends Applet {
 	appL2.setColoringAttributes(caL2);
 	l1Trans.addChild(new Sphere(0.05f, appL1));
 	l2Trans.addChild(new Sphere(0.05f, appL2));
-	*/
 
 	// Create lights
 	AmbientLight aLgt = new AmbientLight(alColor);
@@ -252,7 +242,7 @@ public class SphereCg extends Applet {
 	// Create a position interpolator and attach it to the view
 	// platform
 	TransformGroup vpTrans =
-	    u.getViewingPlatform().getViewPlatformTransform();
+	    univ.getViewingPlatform().getViewPlatformTransform();
 	Transform3D axisOfTranslation = new Transform3D();
 	Alpha transAlpha = new Alpha(-1,
 				      Alpha.INCREASING_ENABLE |
@@ -274,75 +264,82 @@ public class SphereCg extends Applet {
 
 	return objRoot;
     }
+    
+    private Canvas3D createUniverse() {
+	// Get the preferred graphics configuration for the default screen
+	GraphicsConfiguration config =
+	    SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
 
-    public SphereCg() {
-    }
-
-    public void init() {
-	setLayout(new BorderLayout());
-        GraphicsConfiguration config =
-           SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
-
-        Canvas3D c = new Canvas3D(config);
-	add("Center", c);
+	// Create a Canvas3D using the preferred configuration
+	Canvas3D canvas3d = new Canvas3D(config);
 
-	u = new SimpleUniverse(c);
-	BranchGroup scene = createSceneGraph(u);
+	// Create simple universe with view branch
+	univ = new SimpleUniverse(canvas3d);
+        BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
+      
         // This will move the ViewPlatform back a bit so the
-        // objects in the scene can be viewed.
-        u.getViewingPlatform().setNominalViewingTransform();
-
-	/*
-	// Limit the frame rate to 100 Hz
-	u.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(10);
-	*/
+	// objects in the scene can be viewed.
+	univ.getViewingPlatform().setNominalViewingTransform();
+        
+        // Ensure at least 5 msec per frame (i.e., < 200Hz)
+	univ.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(5);
 
-	u.addBranchGraph(scene);
+	return canvas3d;
     }
 
-    public void destroy() {
-	u.cleanup();
-    }
 
-    //
-    // The following allows SphereCg to be run as an application
-    // as well as an applet
-    //
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        // Parse the Input Arguments
-	String usage = "Usage: java SphereCg [-point | -spot | -dir]";
-        for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
-            if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
-                if (args[i].equals("-point")) {
-		    /*
-		    System.out.println("Using point lights");
-                    lightType = POINT_LIGHT;
-		    */
-		    System.out.println("Point lights not yet implemented, option ignored");
-                }
-		else if (args[i].equals("-spot")) {
-		    /*
-		    System.out.println("Using spot lights");
-                    lightType = SPOT_LIGHT;
-		    */
-		    System.out.println("Spot lights not yet implemented, option ignored");
-                }
-		else if (args[i].equals("-dir")) {
-		    System.out.println("Using directional lights");
-                    lightType = DIRECTIONAL_LIGHT;
-                }
-		else {
-		    System.out.println(usage);
-                    System.exit(0);
-                }
+    /**
+     * Creates new form SphereCg
+     */
+    public SphereCg() {
+        
+        // Initialize the GUI components
+        initComponents();
+        
+        // Create Canvas3D and SimpleUniverse; add canvas to drawing panel
+        Canvas3D c = createUniverse();
+        drawingPanel.add(c, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        
+	// Create the content branch and add it to the universe
+	scene = createSceneGraph();
+	univ.addBranchGraph(scene);    }
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    
+    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
+     * initialize the form.
+     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
+     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
+     */
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
+    private void initComponents() {
+        drawingPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
+
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        setTitle("SphereCg");
+        drawingPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
+
+        drawingPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(700, 700));
+        getContentPane().add(drawingPanel, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        pack();
+    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
+    
+    /**
+     * @param args the command line arguments
+     */
+    public static void main(final String args[]) {
+        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                SphereCg sphereCg = new SphereCg();
+                sphereCg.setVisible(true);
             }
-	    else {
-		System.out.println(usage);
-		System.exit(0);
-	    }
-        }
-
-	new MainFrame(new SphereCg(), 700, 700);
+        });
     }
+    
+    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
+    private javax.swing.JPanel drawingPanel;
+    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/ObjLoadGLSL.form b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/ObjLoadGLSL.form
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..343b6d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/ObjLoadGLSL.form
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+
+<Form version="1.0" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
+  <Properties>
+    <Property name="defaultCloseOperation" type="int" value="3"/>
+    <Property name="title" type="java.lang.String" value="ObjLoadGLSL"/>
+  </Properties>
+  <SyntheticProperties>
+    <SyntheticProperty name="formSizePolicy" type="int" value="1"/>
+  </SyntheticProperties>
+  <AuxValues>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateMnemonicsCode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_listenerGenerationStyle" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
+    <AuxValue name="designerSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" value="-84,-19,0,5,115,114,0,18,106,97,118,97,46,97,119,116,46,68,105,109,101,110,115,105,111,110,65,-114,-39,-41,-84,95,68,20,2,0,2,73,0,6,104,101,105,103,104,116,73,0,5,119,105,100,116,104,120,112,0,0,1,44,0,0,1,-112"/>
+  </AuxValues>
+
+  <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+  <SubComponents>
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="drawingPanel">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="preferredSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+          <Dimension value="[700, 700]"/>
+        </Property>
+      </Properties>
+      <Constraints>
+        <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout$BorderConstraintsDescription">
+          <BorderConstraints direction="Center"/>
+        </Constraint>
+      </Constraints>
+
+      <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+    </Container>
+  </SubComponents>
+</Form>
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/ObjLoadGLSL.java b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/ObjLoadGLSL.java
index 9106c0f..baadf8b 100644
--- a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/ObjLoadGLSL.java
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/ObjLoadGLSL.java
@@ -49,20 +49,22 @@ import com.sun.j3d.loaders.ParsingErrorException;
 import com.sun.j3d.loaders.IncorrectFormatException;
 import com.sun.j3d.loaders.Scene;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.shader.StringIO;
-import java.applet.Applet;
-import java.awt.*;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.*;
 import javax.media.j3d.*;
 import javax.vecmath.*;
+import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.io.*;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.vp.*;
 import java.net.URL;
-import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.vp.*;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import org.jdesktop.j3d.examples.Resources;
 
-public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
+/**
+ * Simple Java 3D example program to display an .obj object with shader programs.
+ */
+public class ObjLoadGLSL extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
     private String shaderName = "polkadot3d";
     private boolean spin = false;
@@ -70,8 +72,9 @@ public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
     private boolean noStripify = false;
     private double creaseAngle = 60.0;
     private URL filename = null;
-    private SimpleUniverse u;
-    private BoundingSphere bounds;
+
+    private SimpleUniverse univ = null;
+    private BranchGroup scene = null;
 
     public BranchGroup createSceneGraph() {
 	// Create the root of the branch graph
@@ -98,21 +101,24 @@ public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
 	if (!noTriangulate) flags |= ObjectFile.TRIANGULATE;
 	if (!noStripify) flags |= ObjectFile.STRIPIFY;
 	ObjectFile f = new ObjectFile(flags, 
-				      (float)(creaseAngle * Math.PI / 180.0));
+	  (float)(creaseAngle * Math.PI / 180.0));
 	Scene s = null;
 	try {
-	    s = f.load(filename);
+	  s = f.load(filename);
 	}
 	catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-	    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+	  System.err.println(e);
+	  System.exit(1);
 	}
 	catch (ParsingErrorException e) {
-	    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+	  System.err.println(e);
+	  System.exit(1);
 	}
 	catch (IncorrectFormatException e) {
-	    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+	  System.err.println(e);
+	  System.exit(1);
 	}
-	  
+
 	// Set vertex and fragment shader program for all Shape3D nodes in scene
 	String vertexProgram = null;
 	String fragmentProgram = null;
@@ -136,20 +142,20 @@ public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
 
 	objTrans.addChild(s.getSceneGroup());
 
-	bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
+	BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
         if (spin) {
-	    Transform3D yAxis = new Transform3D();
-	    Alpha rotationAlpha = new Alpha(-1, Alpha.INCREASING_ENABLE,
-					    0, 0,
-					    4000, 0, 0,
-					    0, 0, 0);
-
-	    RotationInterpolator rotator =
-		new RotationInterpolator(rotationAlpha, objTrans, yAxis,
-					 0.0f, (float) Math.PI*2.0f);
-	    rotator.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
-	    objTrans.addChild(rotator);
+	  Transform3D yAxis = new Transform3D();
+	  Alpha rotationAlpha = new Alpha(-1, Alpha.INCREASING_ENABLE,
+					  0, 0,
+					  4000, 0, 0,
+					  0, 0, 0);
+
+	  RotationInterpolator rotator =
+	      new RotationInterpolator(rotationAlpha, objTrans, yAxis,
+				       0.0f, (float) Math.PI*2.0f);
+	  rotator.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
+	  objTrans.addChild(rotator);
 	} 
 
         // Set up the background
@@ -160,47 +166,21 @@ public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
 
 	return objRoot;
     }
-
-    private void usage()
-    {
-	System.out.println(
-			   "Usage: java ObjLoadGLSL [-s] [-S shaderName] [-n] [-t] [-c degrees] <.obj file>");
-	System.out.println("  -s Spin (no user interaction)");
-	System.out.println("  -S Set shader name (default is 'simple')");
-	System.out.println("  -n No triangulation");
-	System.out.println("  -t No stripification");
-	System.out.println(
-			   "  -c Set crease angle for normal generation (default is 60 without");
-	System.out.println(
-			   "     smoothing group info, otherwise 180 within smoothing groups)");
-	System.exit(0);
-    } // End of usage
-
-
-
-    public void init() {
-	if (filename == null) {
-            // Applet
-	    filename = Resources.getResource("resources/geometry/galleon.obj");
-	    if (filename == null) {
-	      System.err.println("resources/geometry/galleon.obj not found");
-	      System.exit(1);
-            }
-	}
-
-	setLayout(new BorderLayout());
-        GraphicsConfiguration config =
+    
+    private Canvas3D createUniverse() {
+	// Get the preferred graphics configuration for the default screen
+	GraphicsConfiguration config =
 	    SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
 
-        Canvas3D c = new Canvas3D(config);
-	add("Center", c);
+	// Create a Canvas3D using the preferred configuration
+	Canvas3D canvas3d = new Canvas3D(config);
+
+	// Create simple universe with view branch
+	univ = new SimpleUniverse(canvas3d);
+        BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
-	// Create a simple scene and attach it to the virtual universe
-	BranchGroup scene = createSceneGraph();
-	u = new SimpleUniverse(c);
-	
 	// add mouse behaviors to the ViewingPlatform
-	ViewingPlatform viewingPlatform = u.getViewingPlatform();
+	ViewingPlatform viewingPlatform = univ.getViewingPlatform();
 
 	PlatformGeometry pg = new PlatformGeometry();
 
@@ -211,10 +191,10 @@ public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
 	pg.addChild(ambientLightNode);
 
 	// Set up the directional lights
-	Color3f light1Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 0.2f, 0.4f);
-	Vector3f light1Direction  = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
-	Color3f light2Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.9f);
-	Vector3f light2Direction  = new Vector3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+	Color3f light1Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 0.9f);
+	Vector3f light1Direction  = new Vector3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+	Color3f light2Color = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
+	Vector3f light2Direction  = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
 
 	DirectionalLight light1
 	    = new DirectionalLight(light1Color, light1Direction);
@@ -233,23 +213,32 @@ public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
 	viewingPlatform.setNominalViewingTransform();
 
 	if (!spin) {
-            OrbitBehavior orbit = new OrbitBehavior(c,
+            OrbitBehavior orbit = new OrbitBehavior(canvas3d,
 						    OrbitBehavior.REVERSE_ALL);
-            BoundingSphere bounds =
-                new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 100.0);
             orbit.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
             viewingPlatform.setViewPlatformBehavior(orbit);	    
-	}
+	}        
+        
+        // Ensure at least 5 msec per frame (i.e., < 200Hz)
+	univ.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(5);
 
-	/*
-	// Limit the frame rate to 100 Hz
-	u.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(10);
-	*/
-
-	u.addBranchGraph(scene);
+	return canvas3d;
     }
 
-    // Set shader program for all nodes in specified branch graph
+    private void usage() {
+	System.out.println("Usage: java ObjLoadGLSL [-s] [-S shaderName] [-n] [-t] [-c degrees] <.obj file>");
+	System.out.println("  -s Spin (no user interaction)");
+	System.out.println("  -S Set shader name (default is 'simple')");
+	System.out.println("  -n No triangulation");
+	System.out.println("  -t No stripification");
+	System.out.println(
+			   "  -c Set crease angle for normal generation (default is 60 without");
+	System.out.println(
+			   "     smoothing group info, otherwise 180 within smoothing groups)");
+	System.exit(0);
+    } // End of usage
+
+        // Set shader program for all nodes in specified branch graph
     private void setShaderProgram(BranchGroup g, ShaderProgram shaderProgram) {
 	ShaderAppearance myApp = new ShaderAppearance();
 	Material mat = new Material();
@@ -275,66 +264,103 @@ public class ObjLoadGLSL extends Applet {
 	}
     }
 
-    // Caled if running as a program
-    public ObjLoadGLSL(String[] args) {
-	if (args.length != 0) {
-	    for (int i = 0 ; i < args.length ; i++) {
-		if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
-		    if (args[i].equals("-s")) {
-			spin = true;
-		    } else if (args[i].equals("-n")) {
-			noTriangulate = true;
-		    } else if (args[i].equals("-t")) {
-			noStripify = true;
-		    } else if (args[i].equals("-c")) {
-			if (i < args.length - 1) {
-			    creaseAngle = (new Double(args[++i])).doubleValue();
-			} else usage();
-		    } else if (args[i].equals("-S")) {
-			if (i < args.length - 1) {
-			    shaderName = args[++i];
-			} else usage();
-		    } else {
-			usage();
-		    }
-		} else {
-		    try {
-			if ((args[i].indexOf("file:") == 0) ||
-			    (args[i].indexOf("http") == 0)) {
-			    filename = new URL(args[i]);
-			}
-			else if (args[i].charAt(0) != '/') {
-			    filename = new URL("file:./" + args[i]);
-			}
-			else {
-			    filename = new URL("file:" + args[i]);
-			}
-		    }
-		    catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-			throw new RuntimeException(e);
-		    }
-		}
-	    }
-	}
-    }
-
-
-
-    // Running as an applet
-    public ObjLoadGLSL() {
-    }
-
-    public void destroy() {
-	u.cleanup();
+    /**
+     * Creates new form ObjLoadGLSL
+     */
+    public ObjLoadGLSL(String args[]) {
+        if (args.length != 0) {
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < args.length ; i++) {
+                if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
+                    if (args[i].equals("-s")) {
+                        spin = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-n")) {
+                        noTriangulate = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-t")) {
+                        noStripify = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-c")) {
+                        if (i < args.length - 1) {
+                            creaseAngle = (new Double(args[++i])).doubleValue();
+                        } else usage();
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-S")) {
+                        if (i < args.length - 1) {
+                            shaderName = args[++i];
+                        } else usage();
+                    } else {
+                        usage();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    try {
+                        if ((args[i].indexOf("file:") == 0) ||
+                                (args[i].indexOf("http") == 0)) {
+                            filename = new URL(args[i]);
+                        } else if (args[i].charAt(0) != '/') {
+                            filename = new URL("file:./" + args[i]);
+                        } else {
+                            filename = new URL("file:" + args[i]);
+                        }
+                    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+                        System.err.println(e);
+                        System.exit(1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (filename == null) {
+            filename = Resources.getResource("resources/geometry/galleon.obj");
+            if (filename == null) {
+                System.err.println("resources/geometry/galleon.obj not found");
+                System.exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Initialize the GUI components
+        initComponents();
+        
+        // Create Canvas3D and SimpleUniverse; add canvas to drawing panel
+        Canvas3D c = createUniverse();
+        drawingPanel.add(c, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        
+        // Create the content branch and add it to the universe
+        scene = createSceneGraph();
+        univ.addBranchGraph(scene);
     }
 
-
-
-    //
-    // The following allows ObjLoadGLSL to be run as an application
-    // as well as an applet
-    //
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-	new MainFrame(new ObjLoadGLSL(args), 700, 700);
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    
+    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
+     * initialize the form.
+     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
+     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
+     */
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
+    private void initComponents() {
+        drawingPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
+
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        setTitle("ObjLoadGLSL");
+        drawingPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
+
+        drawingPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(700, 700));
+        getContentPane().add(drawingPanel, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        pack();
+    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
+    
+    /**
+     * @param args the command line arguments
+     */
+    public static void main(final String args[]) {
+        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                ObjLoadGLSL objLoadGLSL = new ObjLoadGLSL(args);
+                objLoadGLSL.setVisible(true);
+            }
+        });
     }
+    
+    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
+    private javax.swing.JPanel drawingPanel;
+    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/SphereGLSL.form b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/SphereGLSL.form
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26e9b32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/SphereGLSL.form
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+
+<Form version="1.0" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
+  <Properties>
+    <Property name="defaultCloseOperation" type="int" value="3"/>
+    <Property name="title" type="java.lang.String" value="SphereGLSL"/>
+  </Properties>
+  <SyntheticProperties>
+    <SyntheticProperty name="formSizePolicy" type="int" value="1"/>
+  </SyntheticProperties>
+  <AuxValues>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateMnemonicsCode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_listenerGenerationStyle" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
+    <AuxValue name="designerSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" value="-84,-19,0,5,115,114,0,18,106,97,118,97,46,97,119,116,46,68,105,109,101,110,115,105,111,110,65,-114,-39,-41,-84,95,68,20,2,0,2,73,0,6,104,101,105,103,104,116,73,0,5,119,105,100,116,104,120,112,0,0,1,44,0,0,1,-112"/>
+  </AuxValues>
+
+  <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+  <SubComponents>
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="drawingPanel">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="preferredSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+          <Dimension value="[700, 700]"/>
+        </Property>
+      </Properties>
+      <Constraints>
+        <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout$BorderConstraintsDescription">
+          <BorderConstraints direction="Center"/>
+        </Constraint>
+      </Constraints>
+
+      <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+    </Container>
+  </SubComponents>
+</Form>
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/SphereGLSL.java b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/SphereGLSL.java
index d1ac99e..768e38e 100644
--- a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/SphereGLSL.java
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/glsl_shader/SphereGLSL.java
@@ -44,21 +44,19 @@
 
 package org.jdesktop.j3d.examples.glsl_shader;
 
-import java.applet.Applet;
-import java.awt.*;
-import java.io.*;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.geometry.Sphere;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.shader.StringIO;
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.*;
 import javax.media.j3d.*;
 import javax.vecmath.*;
+import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
+import java.io.*;
 import org.jdesktop.j3d.examples.Resources;
 
 /**
- * Simple GLSL Shader test program
+ * Simple Java 3D example program with programmable shader.
  */
-public class SphereGLSL extends Applet {
+public class SphereGLSL extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
     // Constants for type of light to use
     private static final int DIRECTIONAL_LIGHT = 0;
@@ -68,10 +66,10 @@ public class SphereGLSL extends Applet {
     // Flag indicates type of lights: directional, point, or spot
     // lights.  This flag is set based on command line argument
     private static int lightType = DIRECTIONAL_LIGHT;
+    private SimpleUniverse univ = null;
+    private BranchGroup scene = null;
 
-    private SimpleUniverse u = null;
-
-    public BranchGroup createSceneGraph(SimpleUniverse u) {
+    public BranchGroup createSceneGraph() {
 	Color3f eColor    = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
 	Color3f sColor    = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
 	Color3f objColor  = new Color3f(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f);
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ public class SphereGLSL extends Applet {
 	// Create a position interpolator and attach it to the view
 	// platform
 	TransformGroup vpTrans =
-	    u.getViewingPlatform().getViewPlatformTransform();
+	    univ.getViewingPlatform().getViewPlatformTransform();
 	Transform3D axisOfTranslation = new Transform3D();
 	Alpha transAlpha = new Alpha(-1,
 				      Alpha.INCREASING_ENABLE |
@@ -265,75 +263,82 @@ public class SphereGLSL extends Applet {
 
 	return objRoot;
     }
+    
+    private Canvas3D createUniverse() {
+	// Get the preferred graphics configuration for the default screen
+	GraphicsConfiguration config =
+	    SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
 
-    public SphereGLSL() {
-    }
-
-    public void init() {
-	setLayout(new BorderLayout());
-        GraphicsConfiguration config =
-           SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
+	// Create a Canvas3D using the preferred configuration
+	Canvas3D canvas3d = new Canvas3D(config);
 
-        Canvas3D c = new Canvas3D(config);
-	add("Center", c);
-
-	u = new SimpleUniverse(c);
-	BranchGroup scene = createSceneGraph(u);
+	// Create simple universe with view branch
+	univ = new SimpleUniverse(canvas3d);
+        BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
+      
         // This will move the ViewPlatform back a bit so the
-        // objects in the scene can be viewed.
-        u.getViewingPlatform().setNominalViewingTransform();
-
-	/*
-	// Limit the frame rate to 100 Hz
-	u.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(10);
-	*/
+	// objects in the scene can be viewed.
+	univ.getViewingPlatform().setNominalViewingTransform();
+        
+        // Ensure at least 5 msec per frame (i.e., < 200Hz)
+	univ.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(5);
 
-	u.addBranchGraph(scene);
+	return canvas3d;
     }
 
-    public void destroy() {
-	u.cleanup();
-    }
 
-    //
-    // The following allows SphereGLSL to be run as an application
-    // as well as an applet
-    //
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-        // Parse the Input Arguments
-	String usage = "Usage: java SphereGLSL [-point | -spot | -dir]";
-        for (int i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
-            if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
-                if (args[i].equals("-point")) {
-		    /*
-		    System.out.println("Using point lights");
-                    lightType = POINT_LIGHT;
-		    */
-		    System.out.println("Point lights not yet implemented, option ignored");
-                }
-		else if (args[i].equals("-spot")) {
-		    /*
-		    System.out.println("Using spot lights");
-                    lightType = SPOT_LIGHT;
-		    */
-		    System.out.println("Spot lights not yet implemented, option ignored");
-                }
-		else if (args[i].equals("-dir")) {
-		    System.out.println("Using directional lights");
-                    lightType = DIRECTIONAL_LIGHT;
-                }
-		else {
-		    System.out.println(usage);
-                    System.exit(0);
-                }
+    /**
+     * Creates new form SphereGLSL
+     */
+    public SphereGLSL() {
+        
+        // Initialize the GUI components
+        initComponents();
+        
+        // Create Canvas3D and SimpleUniverse; add canvas to drawing panel
+        Canvas3D c = createUniverse();
+        drawingPanel.add(c, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        
+	// Create the content branch and add it to the universe
+	scene = createSceneGraph();
+	univ.addBranchGraph(scene);    }
+
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    
+    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
+     * initialize the form.
+     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
+     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
+     */
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
+    private void initComponents() {
+        drawingPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
+
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        setTitle("SphereGLSL");
+        drawingPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
+
+        drawingPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(700, 700));
+        getContentPane().add(drawingPanel, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        pack();
+    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
+    
+    /**
+     * @param args the command line arguments
+     */
+    public static void main(final String args[]) {
+        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                SphereGLSL sphereGLSL = new SphereGLSL();
+                sphereGLSL.setVisible(true);
             }
-	    else {
-		System.out.println(usage);
-		System.exit(0);
-	    }
-        }
-
-	new MainFrame(new SphereGLSL(), 700, 700);
+        });
     }
+    
+    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
+    private javax.swing.JPanel drawingPanel;
+    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
+    
 }
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/objload/ObjLoad.form b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/objload/ObjLoad.form
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8ced41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/objload/ObjLoad.form
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
+
+<Form version="1.0" type="org.netbeans.modules.form.forminfo.JFrameFormInfo">
+  <Properties>
+    <Property name="defaultCloseOperation" type="int" value="3"/>
+    <Property name="title" type="java.lang.String" value="ObjLoad"/>
+  </Properties>
+  <SyntheticProperties>
+    <SyntheticProperty name="formSizePolicy" type="int" value="1"/>
+  </SyntheticProperties>
+  <AuxValues>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_generateMnemonicsCode" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_listenerGenerationStyle" type="java.lang.Integer" value="0"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesLocal" type="java.lang.Boolean" value="false"/>
+    <AuxValue name="FormSettings_variablesModifier" type="java.lang.Integer" value="2"/>
+    <AuxValue name="designerSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" value="-84,-19,0,5,115,114,0,18,106,97,118,97,46,97,119,116,46,68,105,109,101,110,115,105,111,110,65,-114,-39,-41,-84,95,68,20,2,0,2,73,0,6,104,101,105,103,104,116,73,0,5,119,105,100,116,104,120,112,0,0,1,44,0,0,1,-112"/>
+  </AuxValues>
+
+  <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+  <SubComponents>
+    <Container class="javax.swing.JPanel" name="drawingPanel">
+      <Properties>
+        <Property name="preferredSize" type="java.awt.Dimension" editor="org.netbeans.beaninfo.editors.DimensionEditor">
+          <Dimension value="[700, 700]"/>
+        </Property>
+      </Properties>
+      <Constraints>
+        <Constraint layoutClass="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout" value="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout$BorderConstraintsDescription">
+          <BorderConstraints direction="Center"/>
+        </Constraint>
+      </Constraints>
+
+      <Layout class="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.layouts.DesignBorderLayout"/>
+    </Container>
+  </SubComponents>
+</Form>
diff --git a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/objload/ObjLoad.java b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/objload/ObjLoad.java
index dfe6c13..059747e 100644
--- a/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/objload/ObjLoad.java
+++ b/src/classes/org/jdesktop/j3d/examples/objload/ObjLoad.java
@@ -48,30 +48,30 @@ import com.sun.j3d.loaders.objectfile.ObjectFile;
 import com.sun.j3d.loaders.ParsingErrorException;
 import com.sun.j3d.loaders.IncorrectFormatException;
 import com.sun.j3d.loaders.Scene;
-import java.applet.Applet;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.applet.MainFrame;
+
 import com.sun.j3d.utils.universe.*;
 import javax.media.j3d.*;
 import javax.vecmath.*;
-import java.io.*;
-import com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.vp.*;
-import java.net.URL;
+import java.awt.GraphicsConfiguration;
 import java.net.MalformedURLException;
-
-
-
-import java.awt.*;
+import java.net.URL;
+import com.sun.j3d.utils.behaviors.vp.*;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import org.jdesktop.j3d.examples.Resources;
 
-public class ObjLoad extends Applet {
+/**
+ * Simple Java 3D example program to display an .obj object.
+ */
+public class ObjLoad extends javax.swing.JFrame {
 
     private boolean spin = false;
     private boolean noTriangulate = false;
     private boolean noStripify = false;
     private double creaseAngle = 60.0;
     private URL filename = null;
-    private SimpleUniverse u;
-    private BoundingSphere bounds;
+
+    private SimpleUniverse univ = null;
+    private BranchGroup scene = null;
 
     public BranchGroup createSceneGraph() {
 	// Create the root of the branch graph
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class ObjLoad extends Applet {
 	  
 	objTrans.addChild(s.getSceneGroup());
 
-	bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
+	BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
         if (spin) {
 	  Transform3D yAxis = new Transform3D();
@@ -142,46 +142,21 @@ public class ObjLoad extends Applet {
 
 	return objRoot;
     }
+    
+    private Canvas3D createUniverse() {
+	// Get the preferred graphics configuration for the default screen
+	GraphicsConfiguration config =
+	    SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
 
-    private void usage()
-    {
-      System.out.println(
-	"Usage: java ObjLoad [-s] [-n] [-t] [-c degrees] <.obj file>");
-      System.out.println("  -s Spin (no user interaction)");
-      System.out.println("  -n No triangulation");
-      System.out.println("  -t No stripification");
-      System.out.println(
-	"  -c Set crease angle for normal generation (default is 60 without");
-      System.out.println(
-	"     smoothing group info, otherwise 180 within smoothing groups)");
-      System.exit(0);
-    } // End of usage
-
-
-
-    public void init() {
-	if (filename == null) {
-            // Applet
-	    filename = Resources.getResource("resources/geometry/galleon.obj");
-	    if (filename == null) {
-	      System.err.println("resources/geometry/galleon.obj not found");
-	      System.exit(1);
-            }
-	}
-
-	setLayout(new BorderLayout());
-        GraphicsConfiguration config =
-           SimpleUniverse.getPreferredConfiguration();
+	// Create a Canvas3D using the preferred configuration
+	Canvas3D canvas3d = new Canvas3D(config);
 
-        Canvas3D c = new Canvas3D(config);
-	add("Center", c);
+	// Create simple universe with view branch
+	univ = new SimpleUniverse(canvas3d);
+        BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0,0.0,0.0), 100.0);
 
-	// Create a simple scene and attach it to the virtual universe
-	BranchGroup scene = createSceneGraph();
-	u = new SimpleUniverse(c);
-	
 	// add mouse behaviors to the ViewingPlatform
-	ViewingPlatform viewingPlatform = u.getViewingPlatform();
+	ViewingPlatform viewingPlatform = univ.getViewingPlatform();
 
 	PlatformGeometry pg = new PlatformGeometry();
 
@@ -214,74 +189,124 @@ public class ObjLoad extends Applet {
 	viewingPlatform.setNominalViewingTransform();
 
 	if (!spin) {
-            OrbitBehavior orbit = new OrbitBehavior(c,
+            OrbitBehavior orbit = new OrbitBehavior(canvas3d,
 						    OrbitBehavior.REVERSE_ALL);
-            BoundingSphere bounds =
-                new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 100.0);
             orbit.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
             viewingPlatform.setViewPlatformBehavior(orbit);	    
-	}
-
-	u.addBranchGraph(scene);
-    }
+	}        
+        
+        // Ensure at least 5 msec per frame (i.e., < 200Hz)
+	univ.getViewer().getView().setMinimumFrameCycleTime(5);
 
-    // Caled if running as a program
-    public ObjLoad(String[] args) {
-      if (args.length != 0) {
-	for (int i = 0 ; i < args.length ; i++) {
-	  if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
-	    if (args[i].equals("-s")) {
-	      spin = true;
-	    } else if (args[i].equals("-n")) {
-	      noTriangulate = true;
-	    } else if (args[i].equals("-t")) {
-	      noStripify = true;
-	    } else if (args[i].equals("-c")) {
-	      if (i < args.length - 1) {
-		creaseAngle = (new Double(args[++i])).doubleValue();
-	      } else usage();
-	    } else {
-	      usage();
-	    }
-	  } else {
-	    try {
-	      if ((args[i].indexOf("file:") == 0) ||
-		  (args[i].indexOf("http") == 0)) {
-		  filename = new URL(args[i]);
-	      }
-	      else if (args[i].charAt(0) != '/') {
-		  filename = new URL("file:./" + args[i]);
-	      }
-	      else {
-		  filename = new URL("file:" + args[i]);
-	      }
-            }
-	    catch (MalformedURLException e) {
-	      System.err.println(e);
-	      System.exit(1);
-	    }
-	  }
-	}
-      }
+	return canvas3d;
     }
 
+    private void usage() {
+        System.out.println(
+                "Usage: java ObjLoad [-s] [-n] [-t] [-c degrees] <.obj file>");
+        System.out.println("  -s Spin (no user interaction)");
+        System.out.println("  -n No triangulation");
+        System.out.println("  -t No stripification");
+        System.out.println(
+                "  -c Set crease angle for normal generation (default is 60 without");
+        System.out.println(
+                "     smoothing group info, otherwise 180 within smoothing groups)");
+        System.exit(0);
+    } // End of usage
 
-
-    // Running as an applet
-    public ObjLoad() {
-    }
-
-    public void destroy() {
-	u.cleanup();
+    /**
+     * Creates new form ObjLoad
+     */
+    public ObjLoad(String args[]) {
+        if (args.length != 0) {
+            for (int i = 0 ; i < args.length ; i++) {
+                if (args[i].startsWith("-")) {
+                    if (args[i].equals("-s")) {
+                        spin = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-n")) {
+                        noTriangulate = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-t")) {
+                        noStripify = true;
+                    } else if (args[i].equals("-c")) {
+                        if (i < args.length - 1) {
+                            creaseAngle = (new Double(args[++i])).doubleValue();
+                        } else usage();
+                    } else {
+                        usage();
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    try {
+                        if ((args[i].indexOf("file:") == 0) ||
+                                (args[i].indexOf("http") == 0)) {
+                            filename = new URL(args[i]);
+                        } else if (args[i].charAt(0) != '/') {
+                            filename = new URL("file:./" + args[i]);
+                        } else {
+                            filename = new URL("file:" + args[i]);
+                        }
+                    } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
+                        System.err.println(e);
+                        System.exit(1);
+                    }
+                }
+            }       
+        }
+            
+        if (filename == null) {
+            filename = Resources.getResource("resources/geometry/galleon.obj");
+            if (filename == null) {
+                System.err.println("resources/geometry/galleon.obj not found");
+                System.exit(1);
+            }
+        }     
+        
+	// Initialize the GUI components
+	initComponents();
+
+	// Create Canvas3D and SimpleUniverse; add canvas to drawing panel
+	Canvas3D c = createUniverse();
+	drawingPanel.add(c, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+	// Create the content branch and add it to the universe
+	scene = createSceneGraph();
+	univ.addBranchGraph(scene);
     }
 
-
-
-    //
-    // The following allows ObjLoad to be run as an application
-    // as well as an applet
-    //
-    public static void main(String[] args) {
-      new MainFrame(new ObjLoad(args), 700, 700);
+    // ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    
+    /** This method is called from within the constructor to
+     * initialize the form.
+     * WARNING: Do NOT modify this code. The content of this method is
+     * always regenerated by the Form Editor.
+     */
+    // <editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Generated Code ">//GEN-BEGIN:initComponents
+    private void initComponents() {
+        drawingPanel = new javax.swing.JPanel();
+
+        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
+        setTitle("ObjLoad");
+        drawingPanel.setLayout(new java.awt.BorderLayout());
+
+        drawingPanel.setPreferredSize(new java.awt.Dimension(700, 700));
+        getContentPane().add(drawingPanel, java.awt.BorderLayout.CENTER);
+
+        pack();
+    }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
+    
+    /**
+     * @param args the command line arguments
+     */
+    public static void main(final String args[]) {
+        java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+            public void run() {
+                ObjLoad objLoad = new ObjLoad(args);
+                objLoad.setVisible(true);
+            }
+        });
     }
+    
+    // Variables declaration - do not modify//GEN-BEGIN:variables
+    private javax.swing.JPanel drawingPanel;
+    // End of variables declaration//GEN-END:variables
+    
 }