JavaFX 3D on older GPUs

[Kevin Rushforth]

 > Shouldn't javaFX still do software rendering for 3D?

Not currently (see the other response I just sent). We can consider 
providing some basic support for 3.0, but have not yet committed to do so.

-- Kevin


Adam Granger wrote:
> I just checked Platform.isSupported(ConditionalFeature.SCENE3D), it
> returns false. JavaFX + 3D won't work on my linux (ubuntu 12.04) netbook
> with an Intel 945GSE GPU chipset either.
>
> Shouldn't javaFX still do software rendering for 3D?.. in the same way
> that glxgears still works even if you've not got any drivers installed?
> Otherwise it will seriously limit the number of platforms it will work
> on...
>
> I'm not after high-end 3D effects, just some basic rotation...
>
>
>
>   
>> Your card is not supported by prism. You can check if a system supports 3d
>> by using the isSupported method (can't remember where .. Maybe in
>> application). I know ensemble does this and instantiates a parallel camera
>> if 3d is not supported.
>>
>> As for why it isn't supported, there are a lot of reasons that lead to a
>> card not being supported, usually it fails to meet one of our minimal
>> requirements.
>>
>>
>>
>> On May 20, 2012, at 8:32 AM, Adam Granger <adam at adamish.com> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Yes depth test enabled, I'm trying to run some code that worked fine
>>> under
>>> Windows/JavaFX 2.0
>>>
>>> http://www.adamish.com/tmp/jfx_depth_buffer_bug/DepthBufferProblems.java
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Did you enable depth testing?
>>>>
>>>> Am 20.05.2012 12:24, schrieb Adam Granger:
>>>>         
>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to get JavaFX going on my somewhat ageing first-gen Intel
>>>>> iMac (GPU - ATI Radeon X1600) using JavaFX 2.2 b08. However, anything
>>>>> I
>>>>> do involving 3D (PerspectiveCamera + depthTest etc)  does not render
>>>>> correctly... as if there is no depth buffer - like I saw 6 months ago:
>>>>> http://javafx-jira.kenai.com/browse/RT-17446
>>>>>
>>>>> I've done some digging around, and found this:
>>>>>
>>>>> "If your system does not support Prism, then JavaFX uses the Java2D
>>>>> software pipeline under Prism."
>>>>> http://docs.oracle.com/javafx/2/system_requirements/jfxpub-system_requirements.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> ==========
>>>>> This was the output I got using -Dprism.verbose=true
>>>>> Prism pipeline init order: es2 j2d
>>>>> Using t2k for text rasterization
>>>>> Using dirty region optimizations
>>>>> Prism pipeline name = com.sun.prism.es2.ES2Pipeline
>>>>> Loading ES2 native library ...
>>>>>    succeeded.
>>>>> (X) Got class = class com.sun.prism.es2.ES2Pipeline
>>>>> **** GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object detected ****
>>>>> Failed ES2GPUQualifier check.
>>>>> System GPU doesn't meet the es2 pipe requirement
>>>>> GraphicsPipeline.createPipeline: error initializing pipeline
>>>>> com.sun.prism.es2.ES2Pipeline
>>>>> *** Fallback to Prism SW pipeline
>>>>> Prism pipeline name = com.sun.prism.j2d.J2DPipeline
>>>>> (X) Got class = class com.sun.prism.j2d.J2DPipeline
>>>>> Initialized prism pipeline: com.sun.prism.j2d.J2DPipeline
>>>>> ==========
>>>>>
>>>>> Questions:
>>>>> 1) do these sys reqs also apply to the 2.2 Mac builds
>>>>> 2) is this true that if your GPU is not supported then only 2D support
>>>>> is provided? or is it more likely I'm going something wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Adam.
>>>>>           
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>>>> (JUGS).
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