Jax Quickstart Guide

tea time with jax

For Rails:

gem "jax", "~> 2.0"
rails generate jax:install

Or, for Standalone Jax, install Ruby and then Jax:

gem install jax

Generate the app:

jax new demo

Generate the controller:

jax generate controller teapots

Generate the material:

jax generate material phong

Generate the light source:

jax generate light sun directional

Edit this file:
app/controllers/assets/jax/teapots_controller.js.
Add the sun light:

@world.addLightSource "sun"

Add a teapot:

@world.addObject new Jax.Model
  position: [0, 0, -5]
  mesh: new Jax.Mesh.Teapot
    material: "phong"

Start the test server:

jax server

See your demo in its test environment at localhost:3000/jax! (Remove /jax for non-Rails)
Stop the test server with

Control-C

.
Package the application for production:

rake assets:precompile

Deploy and enjoy!