Package Vrml2Sourcebook.Chapter05PositioningShapes

package Vrml2Sourcebook.Chapter05PositioningShapes

This chapter describes how to position shapes within an X-Y-Z world coordinate system by adding a parent Transform node.

Rotations about each axis are counter-clockwise using the right-hand rule. Nested Transform nodes can translate, rotate and scale shapes relative to each other in 3D space.

These X3D scenes are adapted directly from the original VRML 2.0 Sourcebook chapter examples. Also available: Introduction to VRML97 SIGGRAPH98 course notes.

This X3D VRML2 Sourcebook Chapter 05 Positioning Shapes examples archive is online.

The X3D Java Scene Access Interface (x3djsail) package provides concrete classes for each X3D node and statement.

Online: X3D Java Scene Access Interface Library (X3DJSAIL) and X3DJSAIL Javadoc

See Also:

• X3D VRML 2 Sourcebook Examples Archive
• X3D Resources
• X3D Scene Authoring Hints
• X3D Tooltips
• Package
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22095487/why-is-package-info-java-useful
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/624422/how-do-i-document-packages-in-java

Classes

Class	Description
Figure05_03bCylinderTranslation	Translating +2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder.
Figure05_03bCylinderTranslationWithAxes	Translating +2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
Figure05_04bCylinderTranslation	Translating -2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder.
Figure05_04bCylinderTranslationWithAxes	Translating -2 units along the X axis, 1 unit along Y axis, and building a cylinder, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
Figure05_10Archway	Building an archway using multiple, translated coordinate systems.
Figure05_10ArchwayWithAxes	Building an archway using multiple, translated coordinate systems, with coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.
Figure05_11NestedArchways	Nesting coordinate systems.
Figure05_11NestedArchwaysWithAxes	Nesting coordinate systems, coordinate axes superimposed to show X3D/VRML directions.