[IDV #MKR-443485]: stereo support on idv 5.0

Hi Al,

This is a huge shot in the dark since I have no hardware to test this feature on
and even if I did, I may not have any other ideas, but here goes. At this URL,

https://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/entry/show?entryid=484d181e-5358-4453-8166-cb6b191d31a2

you will find a visad.jar file. This is a one-off visad.jar that replaces the
Canvas3D with the WrappedCanvas3D referenced in the forum discussion. Please
download that file and the latest stable version of the IDV. Once the IDV has
been installed, inside the IDV directory (wherever it was installed) you will
find a visad.jar. Please replace that visad.jar file with the one you just
downloaded.

At this point, make the modifications to the runIDV script to run in stereo. (I
assume you know how to do this since you do it for 4.1.)

What happens???

Best,

Unidata IDV Support


> Thanks! I have continued to use immersive 3D with IDV 4.1 for scientific
> outreach at high schools, museums and conferences, through a portable
> system (laptop, external graphics card enclosure, 3D projector,
> shutterglasses). It is a great outreach tool, which really grabs the
> attention of the audience. It would be great to deploy the latest features
> of IDV 5 (the enhanced float tracking capabilities in particular) on this
> portable immersive system.
> -Al Hermann
> 
> address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Al,
> >
> > We will bring this topic up at our next Unidata/SSEC teleconference to see
> > if
> > the workaround suggested in
> > http://forum.jogamp.org/Java3D-stereo-td4029914i20.html can be
> > incorporated into
> > VisAD.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support
> >
> >
> > > Hi support,
> > > Thanks for the prompt response. Does this mean that you will be testing
> > > those workarounds, or is it up to the user (me) to test them (and if so,
> > is
> > > this feasible with the present download of IDV)? I am not conversant in
> > > java myself, but may have some local colleagues who could help me
> > decipher
> > > the process.
> > > -Al Hermann
> > >
> > > address@hidden> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Al,
> > > >
> > > > The Java 3D API, currently maintained in limited capacity (at best),
> > has
> > > > fewer
> > > > and fewer open-source contributors as the years pass. Therefore, I am
> > not
> > > > terribly optimistic this will ever see the light of day again.
> > > > Nevertheless, the
> > > > mailing list thread referenced below does have some new information
> > > > concerning
> > > > this topic as of last year though requiring workarounds that would
> > have to
> > > > be
> > > > tested with the IDV.
> > > >
> > > > Best,
> > > >
> > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi IDV support,
> > > > > Just checking in again on the IDV stereo issue. I have downloaded the
> > > > > latest version (IDV 5.3), but still cannot get stereo to work. I can
> > > > still
> > > > > get stereo using IDV 4.1, but no version since then has functioned
> > > > > correctly in stereo mode. Has there been progress on the J3D front?
> > > > > Thanks for your support.
> > > > > -Al Hermann
> > > > >
> > > > > address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Albert,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sorry about that.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Overly liberal use of copy and paste.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi support,
> > > > > > > Thanks much for pursuing this. Just noting that I am not Brett
> > (but I
> > > > > > think
> > > > > > > he is another user interested in the same issue)
> > > > > > > -Al Hermann
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Brett,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > As I understand this issue, the problem lies with bugs in the
> > > > > > java.awt. I
> > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > posted messages to the Java 3D and awt-dev lists hoping to
> > revive
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > discussion
> > > > > > > > and ultimately find a solution.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/awt-dev/2014-
> > > > > > December/008787.html
> > > > > > > > http://forum.jogamp.org/Java3D-stereo-td4029914.html
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Unidata IDV Support
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hello IDV support,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I am a longtime fan of idv, and have frequently used it for
> > > > > > > > > stereo-immersive rendering of surfaces via Windows PC. I
> > recently
> > > > > > > > > downloaded version 5.02 of idv, and found the stereo feature
> > no
> > > > > > longer
> > > > > > > > > works. I have used the same procedure as in prior versions,
> > that
> > > > is,
> > > > > > set
> > > > > > > > > enableStereo=true in the idv.bat file. My older version (idv
> > 4.1)
> > > > > > > > continues
> > > > > > > > > to work well in stereo, so I am not sure what has changed. I
> > did
> > > > > > find in
> > > > > > > > > the recent archives that IDV support stated the following:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > "...the enableStereo information is passed to the J3d layer
> > and
> > > > not
> > > > > > > > > much control
> > > > > > > > > in the IDV interface."
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Is this broken feature an obscure java 3d issue?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > For the time being I will continue to use 4.1, but would of
> > > > course
> > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > upgrade if stereo can be fixed for 5.0
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Thanks for any additional information or suggested fixes.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -Al Hermann
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: MKR-443485
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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