X3D Model Documentation: Figure30_4ScriptSpiralingBallTrace.x3d

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  5            <meta name='title' content=' Figure30_4ScriptSpiralingBallTrace.x3d '/>
  6            <meta name='creator' content='Figure 30.4, The VRML 2.0 Sourcebook, Copyright [1997] By Andrea L. Ames, David R. Nadeau, and John L. Moreland'/>
  7            <meta name='reference' content=' http://www.wiley.com/legacy/compbooks/vrml2sbk/ch30/30fig04.htm '/>
  8            <meta name='translator' content='Don Brutzman'/>
  9            <meta name='created' content='2 September 2000'/>
 10            <meta name='modified' content='20 October 2019'/>
 11            <meta name='description' content='A spiraling red sphere and a custom interpolation script.'/>
 12            <meta name='identifier' content=' https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/Vrml2Sourcebook/Chapter30Scripts/Figure30_4ScriptSpiralingBallTrace.x3d '/>
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 16       <Scene>
 17            <WorldInfo title='Figure30_4ScriptSpiralingBallTrace.x3d'/>
 18            <Viewpoint description='spiraling ball' orientation='1 0 0 -0.3' position='0 3 8'/>
 19            <Viewpoint description='view from above' orientation='1 0 0 -1.57' position='0 6 0'/>
 20            <Viewpoint description='side view' orientation='0 1 0 1.57' position='6 1 0'/>
 21            <!-- Background nodes are usually best placed at the top of the scene since they have global effect and are bindable nodes. -->
 22            <Background groundAngle='1.309 1.570796' groundColor='0 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.6' skyAngle='1.309 1.571' skyColor='1 0 0.8 0.5 0 0.8 0 0 0.8'/>
 23            <Group>
 24                 <Transform translation='0 -0.005 0'>
 25                      <Shape>
 26                           <Box size='2 0.01 4'/>
 27                           <Appearance>
 28                                <Material diffuseColor='0.7 0.7 0.7'/>
 29                           </Appearance>
 30                      </Shape>
 31                 </Transform>
 32                 <Transform translation='0 1.1 0'>
 33 
                    <!-- ROUTE information for BallTransform node:  [from Mover.value_changed to set_translation ] -->
                     <Transform DEF='BallTransform'>
 34                           <Shape>
 35                                <Appearance>
 36                                     <Material diffuseColor='1 0.3 0.3'/>
 37                                </Appearance>
 38                                <Sphere radius='0.1'/>
 39                           </Shape>
 40                      </Transform>
 41                 </Transform>
 42 
               <!-- ROUTE information for Clock node:  [from fraction_changed to Mover.set_fraction ] [from fraction_changed to Debug.set_float ] -->
                <TimeSensor DEF='Clock' cycleInterval='10' loop='true'/>
 43 
               <!-- ROUTE information for Mover node:  [from Clock.fraction_changed to set_fraction ] [from value_changed to BallTransform.set_translation ] -->
                <Script DEF='Mover'>
 44                      <field name='set_fraction' type='SFFloat' accessType='inputOnly'/>
 45                      <field name='value_changed' type='SFVec3f' accessType='outputOnly'/>
 46                      <field name='radius' type='SFFloat' value='1' accessType='initializeOnly'/>
 47                      <field name='turns' type='SFFloat' value='4' accessType='initializeOnly'/>
  <![CDATA[ 
        
ecmascript:

function set_fraction ( fraction, eventTime ) {
	value_changed[0] = radius * Math.sin( turns * fraction * 6.28 ); // x
	value_changed[1] = radius * Math.cos( turns * fraction * 6.28 ); // y
	value_changed[2] = turns * (fraction - 0.5);                     // z
}
]]>
 49                 </Script>
 50 
               <!-- ROUTE information for Debug node:  [from Clock.fraction_changed to set_float ] [from string_changed to Message.set_string ] -->
                <Script DEF='Debug'>
 51                      <field name='label' type='SFString' value='fraction' accessType='initializeOnly'/>
 52                      <field name='set_float' type='SFFloat' accessType='inputOnly'/>
 53                      <field name='string_changed' type='MFString' accessType='outputOnly'/>
  <![CDATA[ 
        
ecmascript:

function initalize( )
{
	string_changed[0] = label + ':';
}
function set_float( value, timestamp )
{
	string_changed[0] = label + ': ' + Math.round (value * 100) / 100;
}
]]>
 55                 </Script>
 56                 <Transform translation='0 0.5 0'>
 57                      <Billboard axisOfRotation='0 0 0'>
 58                           <Shape>
 59 
                              <!-- ROUTE information for Message node:  [from Debug.string_changed to set_string ] -->
                               <Text DEF='Message'>
 60                                     <FontStyle justify='"MIDDLE" "MIDDLE"' size='0.3'/>
 61                                </Text>
 62                                <Appearance>
 63                                     <Material diffuseColor='0 0 0' emissiveColor='0 1 1'/>
 64                                </Appearance>
 65                           </Shape>
 66                      </Billboard>
 67                 </Transform>
 68                 <Transform rotation='1 0 0 1.57079' translation='0 1.1 0'>
 69                      <Shape>
 70                           <Appearance>
 71                                <Material diffuseColor='0.5 0 0' transparency='0.7'/>
 72                           </Appearance>
 73                           <Cylinder height='4'/>
 74                      </Shape>
 75                 </Transform>
 76            </Group>
 77            < ROUTE  fromNode='Clock' fromField='fraction_changed' toNode='Mover' toField='set_fraction'/>
 78            < ROUTE  fromNode='Mover' fromField='value_changed' toNode='BallTransform' toField='set_translation'/>
 79            < ROUTE  fromNode='Clock' fromField='fraction_changed' toNode='Debug' toField='set_float'/>
 80            < ROUTE  fromNode='Debug' fromField='string_changed' toNode='Message' toField='set_string'/>
 81       </Scene>
 82  </X3D>
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Event Graph ROUTE Table entries with 4 ROUTE connections total, showing X3D event-model relationships for this scene.

Each row shows an event cascade that may occur during a single timestamp interval between frame renderings, as part of the X3D execution model.

Clock
TimeSensor
fraction_changed
SFFloat
→
ROUTE
event to
(1)
Mover
Script
set_fraction
SFFloat 		then
 
 
  		Mover
Script
value_changed
SFVec3f
→
ROUTE
event to
(2)
BallTransform
Transform
set_translation
SFVec3f
Clock
TimeSensor
fraction_changed
SFFloat
→
ROUTE
event to
(1)
Debug
Script
set_float
SFFloat 		then
 
 
  		Debug
Script
string_changed
MFString
→
ROUTE
event to
(2)
Message
Text
set_string
MFString


Additional guidance on X3D animation can be found in the 10-Step Animation Design Process and Event Tracing hint sheets. Have fun with X3D! 😀
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