How do I draw a line using jme3.scene.shape.Line in JMonkeyEngine 3.0?

Question

I can successfully create the object, but it can't be attached to the rootNode. What can I do to make the line appear?

I'll also would like to know how to reverse the effect(making it disappear) shortly after if any special steps are involved.

Answer 1

The solution is actually quite easy.

The .attachChild() method of the rootNode object only accepts Nodes as it's argument. Therfore, a Geometry object must be created with the line object as its second arguement.

In addition, you can also set its material afterwards.

An example:

Line line = new Line(new Vector3f(0, 0, 0), new Vector3f(0, 100, 0));
line.setLineWidth(2);
Geometry geometry = new Geometry("Bullet", line);
Material orange = new Material(assetManager, "Common/MatDefs/Misc/Unshaded.j3md");
orange.setColor("Color", ColorRGBA.Blue);
geometry.setMaterial(orange);                  
rootNode.attachChild(geometry);