Computer Graphics

Setting up the Framework

This page will guide you through the steps of setting up the framework we use in this course.
The framework already contains the project directories for the first three lectures.
If you are working in one of the computer rooms at the VU, you can skip step 0.

Step 0

The Windows start menu is broken, try to look in T:\Eclipse 3.7\
If you do not have the Eclipse IDE for Java Developers yet, install it, you can get it here. We do not require a specific version, but we suggest you update to the latest.
We also need a Java virtual machine, if you do not have it installed yet you can get it here.
The native libraries for a number of operating systems are included in the framework. IMPORTANT note for Linux users: JOGL isn't fully implemented in the GCJ JRE, make sure you use Sun's JRE 1.6

Step 1

Download and unzip the framework

Step 2

Start Eclipse and set your workspace to the directory 'Framework'.
You can find this dialog in "File -> Switch workspace -> Other..",
don't be suprised if eclipse restarts and presents a welcome screen. Close the welcome screen.

Step 3

Import the project into Eclipse, File->Import

Step 4

Select the directory Framework as root dir for the project

Step 5

Make sure it looks like the following screenshot and press Finish

Step 6

Now you should be able to open the source files in Eclipse, compile them and run them from eclipse.