[API Review] FX 8 3D API

[Richard Bair]

How much?

On Feb 6, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Chien Yang <chien.yang at oracle.com> wrote:

> Hi Richard,
> 
>     The number of classes in shape3d, light and material packages will certainly grow in future releases too as we add more features. 
> 
> - Chien
> 
> On 2/6/2013 10:55 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>> They could all be put in the shape3d package, but it seems inconsistent with 2D packages: shape, paint effect, etc.
>> 
>> -- Kevin
>> 
>> 
>> Richard Bair wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Chien,
>>> 
>>>   
>>>>    javafx.scene.light.LightBase (abstract)
>>>>    javafx.scene.material.Material (abstract)
>>>>     
>>> 
>>> I'm not jazzed about creating two new packages here. It seems like these things should all be grouped in the same place as camera, or shape3d. Ideas?
>>> 
>>>   
>>>> Methods and Properties added to Node
>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>>>> 
>>>> LOD helper property:
>>>> 
>>>> /**
>>>> * A read only property that stores the computed area of this
>>>> * {@code Node} projected onto the physical screen in pixel unit.
>>>> */
>>>> public final double getAreaInScreen()
>>>> public final javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyDoubleProperty areaInScreenProperty()
>>>>     
>>> 
>>> Can this be efficiently implemented? We ripped out boundsInScene because it was impossible to get it fast enough. Why would this be any different?
>>> 
>>> The rest looks good.
>>> 
>>> Richard
>