Chapter 1 ■ the Different faCes of Java: Create a Java 9 Development Workstation
Register on the BlackMagicDesign.com website, if you havn’t done so already, and once you’re
approved, you can then download and install the latest version of Fusion 9. Install the software, and create
a Quick Launch Icon for your Taskbar, as you did for the other software. If you want to learn Fusion in
detail, Apress.com has a recent book entitled VFX Fundamentals that gets into Fusion and Visual Effects
Compositing Pipelines in much greater detail.
Next, we’ll install a 3D modeling and animation package, called Blender.
Download and Install Blender for 3D Modeling and Animation
JavaFX has recently moved to support 3D new media assets which are created outside of the JavaFX
environment, which means that you will be able to create 3D models, textures and animation using third
party software packages such as Autodesk 3D Studio Max or Maya and NewTek Lightwave. In this section we
will download and install the popular open source 3D modeling and animation software package known as
“Blender.” Blender is available for the Linux, Windows and Macintosh operating systems, so readers can use
any operating system platform that they like to create and optimize 3D models, 3D texture mapping and 3D
animation for use in their Java 9 and JavaFX 9 games.
To find the Blender software on the Internet, using the Google Search Engine and type in Blender as
shown in Figure 1-20. Click on the correct download link to download and install Blender, then create the
Quick Launch Icon.
Figure 1-19. Google the word Fusion 9; go to the blackmagicdesign.com download page; click on the
download button