The Pilot PlugIn package is a demonstration of how to use the Java 3D package within OpenMap - specifically, the ControlledManager viewer class.

The package consists of a PilotPlugIn, which is a PlugIn that accepts graphics from another object, called the PilotLoader. The PilotLoader is an object with a timer that manages these location objects called Pilots (and by extension, PilotPaths). As the timer runs, the PilotPaths adjust the Pilot's location on the map.

For the Java 3D demonstration, the PilotPaths can also launch a Java 3D viewer window which shows the view from the Pilot point in 3D space. As the timer runs, the 3D view changes in the viewer.

There are still some issues to be worked out in all of this.