OFF file loading fails with OSX SnowLeopard in tutorial
Posted: Wed 25. Jul 2012, 23:10
Following tutorial with WebStart http://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/jreality/ ... r_Tutorial
Loading the OFF file does not do anything. Also tried VRML file. Nothing shows up. The file selection dialog does not list OFF as an option, so I tried changing to All Files, but still nothing happens when the OFF file is selected.
The OFF file I tried is at http://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/jreality/files/dodec.off
I am running SnowLeopard OSX 10.6.8.
The tutorial needs to be revised either with a procedure that actually loads those files, with a note about possible incompatibilities or security restrictions on some OS's, moving the bean shell instructions up where a polygon can be created earlier without file loading, or something. Just test it. This is probably the first thing people see when they hear about and come to evaluate jReality, so it is important for first impressions.
Loading the OFF file does not do anything. Also tried VRML file. Nothing shows up. The file selection dialog does not list OFF as an option, so I tried changing to All Files, but still nothing happens when the OFF file is selected.
The OFF file I tried is at http://www3.math.tu-berlin.de/jreality/files/dodec.off
I am running SnowLeopard OSX 10.6.8.
The tutorial needs to be revised either with a procedure that actually loads those files, with a note about possible incompatibilities or security restrictions on some OS's, moving the bean shell instructions up where a polygon can be created earlier without file loading, or something. Just test it. This is probably the first thing people see when they hear about and come to evaluate jReality, so it is important for first impressions.