jclst1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Joseph C. Lappa) (11/18/90)
I need help with 2 questions that I have: 1) is there a resonable way to enter 3D points into a window (Xwindows) using only a mouse. 2) Right now we're using a product called DI3000 by Precision Visuals to do graphics on our VMS mainframes and Cray. DI3000 is a collect of subroutines that are linked at run time which can plot and manipulate 2d and 3d info. Does anyone know of any products which has the same capablites, but with a lower price. Thanks
curts@usenet.umr.edu (Curt Schroeder) (11/29/90)
In article <61699@unix.cis.pitt.edu> jclst1@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Joseph C. Lappa) writes: > > 1) is there a resonable way to enter 3D points into a window > (Xwindows) using only a mouse. I saw an article back in 1987 about a scheme where you use your standard three views from drafting. You anchor two of the three dimensions in one view (window), and then move two one of the other two views (windows) to get the other dimension. I had been thinking about a scheme like this myself for a CAD package I wanted to write before ever seeing the article, but they published it first. Alas, I do not remember WHICH graphics journal I saw it in. Curt Schroeder =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= | Curt Schroeder | curts@ee.umr.edu | | University of Missouri - Rolla | curts@cs.umr.edu | | Electrical Engineering Department | s076895@umrvma.bitnet | | Rolla, Missouri 65401 | -- Apple II Forever -- | =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= | "Oops? What do you mean, oops? I distinctly heard an oops!" | | - Opus | =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=