Volume3DInt will not render in Ubuntu

[andrew reid]

Synopsis:

Running on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex with Java3D-1.5.2 for Linux, results in a ClassCastException that is not encountered on the Windows platform.

Version:

alpha-1.0.0

Description:

This may be a Java3D bug; see:

http://forums.java.net/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=66033&tstart=0
https://java3d.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=627

Workaround:

None available.

[andrew reid (typically)]

Pending a response from the Java3D community.

[andrew reid (typically)]

Bug may be an issue specific to hardware configurations; specifically graphics hardware and corresponding OS drivers. Volume rendering has been tested and works perfectly on at least one Debian configuration.

Possible workarounds include setting the 3D renderer to one of OpenGL, DirectX, or JOGL. This can be done from the command line as an option; e.g.:

java -Dj3d.rend=ogl | d3d | jogl ...

It can also be set in code, before Java3D is important; e.g.:

System.setProperty("j3d.rend", "jogl");

See also:

http://www.visualnumerics.com/products/imsl/jmsl/v40/chartpg/java3d.html
http://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=2132633&tstart=0

[andrew reid (typically)]

This is an Ubuntu issue with 3D rendering; likely a video driver issue.

Hasn't been tested with newest versions of Ubuntu.

[andrew reid (typically)]

This issue is likely no longer a problem; can no longer be reproduced in Ubuntu for selected hardware configurations.