Xith3D
Xith (or Xith3D) is an API for Java to deliver single-threaded 3D OpenGL graphics to Java.
Xith is meant to resemble Java3D and is an open-source project.
Where Java3D is a generic API, Xith3D focuses primarily on fast gaming and less on visualization. Xith3D is regarded as being twice as fast as Java3D.
Features
- Supported graphic formats : ASE, 3DS, OBJ, MD3, MD2, AC3D, COLLADA 1.4
- Shadows
- Swing GUI system
- Collision system
- Advanced picking
- Can use JOGL or the Lightweight Java Game Library for rendering
These are the features in which Xith3D mainly differs from Java3D:
- Access to Underlying lowlevel rendering API.
- Uses floats as opposed to Java3Ds doubles.
- Single threaded