Right-clicking a model in the SDK is not the only way to create j3o files. Another common situation is that you want to save the current scene when the player quits, and restore the game when the player restarts the application.
You can use com.jme3.export.binary.BinaryExporter to create j3o files, and the com.jme3.asset.plugins.FileLocator to register custom directories as AssetManager root directories. Switch over to your BasicGame project in the jMonkeyEngine SDK again.
Make a copy of
LoadModel.javaand name the classSaveModel.java. Remember to also refactor the first line of themain()method to:SaveModel app = new SaveModel();
Keep the light source. Replace the model loading code in the
simpleInitApp()method with the following code snippet. It loads your j3o file from theassets/Modelsdirectory and moves the model to a random position:Spatial mymodel = assetManager.loadModel( "Models/MyModel/mymodel.j3o"); mymodel.move( FastMath...