Import3DS .3DS File Loader v2.0
http://www.j3d.org/utilities/loaders.html

	This distribution includes several files:

threeds-loader-2.0.jar
	JAR with the loader classes
threeds-loader-src-2.0.zip
	source archive
threeds-loader-doc-2.0.zip
	JavaDoc archive
javaone2001-bof775-mulder.kpr
	Kpresenter version of the presentation I gave at JavaOne
	2001 on creating a file loader.
javaone2001-bof775-mulder.ps
	Postscript export of the Kpresenter file.

	The loader handles .3DS files generated by 3D Studio, and
has been tested against 3DS files with the "version 3" file format
(I don't know if v4 changed the format).
	To use the loader, instantiate an
org.opentools.java3dd.ThreeDSLoader like you would any other
com.sun.j3d.loaders.Loader and call its load method passing in
either a file name (String) or a URL.  It will return an
org.opentools.java3d.ThreeDSScene
(extending com.sun.j3d.loaders.Scene) with the loaded objects.
Both the ThreeDSLoader and the ThreeDSScene have several extensions
to the standard interfaces, which you can read about in the JavaDoc.
	Currently, the ThreeDSLoader reads geometry, materials,
lighting, and fog from the file.  Lighting is currently buggy since
3DS files tend to include lights that are *really far away*, and I
haven't ever seen a source file with fog, but the geometry and
materials definitely work.
	The ThreeDSLoader does *not* handle textures or cameras
yet.  Feel free to e-mail me with bugs or suggestions.

Aaron Mulder (ammulder@alumni.princeton.edu)
June 12, 2001