Example usage for javax.media.j3d Link Link

List of usage examples for javax.media.j3d Link Link

Introduction

In this page you can find the example usage for javax.media.j3d Link Link.

Prototype

public Link(SharedGroup sharedGroup) 

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Constructs a Link node object that points to the specified SharedGroup node.

Usage

From source file:TransformExplorer.java

RotAxis(float axisLength) {
    super(Switch.CHILD_NONE);
    setCapability(Switch.ALLOW_SWITCH_READ);
    setCapability(Switch.ALLOW_SWITCH_WRITE);

    // set up the proportions for the arrow
    float axisRadius = axisLength / 120.0f;
    float arrowRadius = axisLength / 50.0f;
    float arrowHeight = axisLength / 30.0f;

    // create the TransformGroup which will be used to orient the axis
    axisTG = new TransformGroup();
    axisTG.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
    axisTG.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_READ);
    addChild(axisTG);/*from  w  w  w  .  j  a  v  a2 s .c  o  m*/

    // Set up an appearance to make the Axis have 
    // blue ambient, black emmissive, blue diffuse and white specular 
    // coloring.  
    Material material = new Material(blue, black, blue, white, 64);
    Appearance appearance = new Appearance();
    appearance.setMaterial(material);

    // create a cylinder for the central line of the axis
    Cylinder cylinder = new Cylinder(axisRadius, axisLength, appearance);
    // cylinder goes from -length/2 to length/2 in y
    axisTG.addChild(cylinder);

    // create a SharedGroup for the arrowHead
    Cone arrowHead = new Cone(arrowRadius, arrowHeight, appearance);
    SharedGroup arrowHeadSG = new SharedGroup();
    arrowHeadSG.addChild(arrowHead);

    // Create a TransformGroup to move the cone to the top of the 
    // cylinder
    tmpVector.set(0.0f, axisLength / 2 + arrowHeight / 2, 0.0f);
    tmpTrans.set(tmpVector);
    TransformGroup topTG = new TransformGroup();
    topTG.setTransform(tmpTrans);
    topTG.addChild(new Link(arrowHeadSG));
    axisTG.addChild(topTG);

    // create the bottom of the arrow
    // Create a TransformGroup to move the cone to the bottom of the 
    // axis so that its pushes into the bottom of the cylinder
    tmpVector.set(0.0f, -(axisLength / 2), 0.0f);
    tmpTrans.set(tmpVector);
    TransformGroup bottomTG = new TransformGroup();
    bottomTG.setTransform(tmpTrans);
    bottomTG.addChild(new Link(arrowHeadSG));
    axisTG.addChild(bottomTG);

    updateAxisTransform();
}