Re: Re: Change viewpoints in real time
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- Subject: [mg11511] Re: [mg11454] Re: Change viewpoints in real time
- From: jpk@max.mpae.gwdg.de
- Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 12:22:01 -0500
> > OK, this was just to clarify the problem and glorify my applet. ;) > Martin Kraus wrote: > > > As far as I understood, the question was about a possibility to find > > nice values for the ViewPoint (and ViewCenter) option (by rotating the > > Graphics3D object). My Java applet can calculate these values, but I do not know > > whether any of the other programs are able to do so. > > I recall that this is possible using Dynamic Visualizer. > > > I had a look at your applet and was most impressed! > > Dynamic Visualizer can zoom in an out as you can but can also change the > lighting and also is kinetic (you can start the graphic spinning giving > it a "kick" with the mouse which did not seem to work with your > applet). > Fine fine, if we start to glorify our and other programs: The new MathView3D 1.2 version will be placed on MathSource in two weeks and is able to change view point and to edit up to 8 light sources interactively with help of two dialogs similar to Mathematica's viewpoint selector. The MS-Windows version as well als the SPARC/Solaris version is running and only the Linux version need a rebuild with the new librarys. Needles to say that MathView3D support free rotation and spinning of the graphics as well as the export and import of DXF and OFF files, writing smooth shaded POVRay output, resolution independ gouraud shaded PostScript and PNG snapshoots. Any one who is interested in testing the MS-Windows or Solaris version can mail me. MathView3D is total free sofware and the unix archive comes with the 7000 lines source code so that all unix users can rebuild the program with there own OpenGL or MesaGL library. The notebook with the manual are now 11 MByte large and document the usage of the new functions and its options. Regards Jens