GraphicsTester
Program created: 2012 | Program touch-up: 2018
A Java program that generates shapes and displays them. You can rotate the view around the shape using the keyboard.
Generates images by creating points based on the mathematical equation representing the 3D shape. Every point is updated each frame, and lines are drawn between the points generating the shape.
Uses some functions from GaussJordanElimination.java from Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach Booksite to render the images.
Download GraphicsTester.jar (17 KB JAR file)
To run the program:
- Download GraphicsTester.jar from the link above.
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Using file browser:
- Open GraphicsTester.jar
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Using terminal:
- Navigate to where you put the JAR file.
- Type in:
java -jar GraphicsTester.jar
To use the program:
- Press ENTER/RETURN to switch the currently displayed item(s).
- Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to increase/decrease x spin.
- Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to increase/decrease y spin.
- Use COMMA and PERIOD keys to increase/decrease z spin.
There are 11 shapes/scenes to veiw:
- A torus.
- A larger torus with smaller center.
- A cube.
- A smaller cube.
- A pentagonal prism.
- An octagonal prism.
- A sphere.
- A smaller sphere.
- A square-base pyramid.
- A "scene" with 3 lines, and 4 cubes.
- A "scene" with 3 lines, 2 cylinders, and a sphere.