vmm3d.spacecurve.parametric

Class SphericalCurve

java.lang.Object

vmm3d.core.Exhibit

vmm3d.core3D.Exhibit3D

vmm3d.spacecurve.SpaceCurve

vmm3d.spacecurve.parametric.SpaceCurveParametric

vmm3d.spacecurve.parametric.SphericalCurve

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.util.EventListener, javax.swing.event.ChangeListener, Decorateable, Parameterizable

Direct Known Subclasses:

Loxodrome, SphericalCycloid, SphericalEllipse, Viviani

public abstract class SphericalCurve
extends SpaceCurveParametric

A curve that lies on the surface of a sphere. The sphere is shown as a random dot cloud. The sphere is of radius 1. Note that in any subclass, the value() method must return a vector of length one (unless the return value is null); this is not checked or enforced anywhere in this class.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	SphericalCurve.SphericalCurveView The default view for a SphericalCurve.

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class vmm3d.spacecurve.parametric.SpaceCurveParametric

SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricView, SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricViewAsTube

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SphericalCurve() Constructs a SphericalCurve with a blue dot-cloud sphere and a default window of (-1.2,1.2,-1.2,1.2) that should be OK for any subclass.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
View	getDefaultView() Returns a View of type SphericalCurve.SphericalCurveView, which is a subclass of SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricView that defines some additional Actions.

Methods inherited from class vmm3d.spacecurve.parametric.SpaceCurveParametric

geographicCoordinates, getActionsForView, getAlternativeViews, getBuildAnimation, getCreateAnimation, getT, getTResolution, makeRepereMobile

Methods inherited from class vmm3d.spacecurve.SpaceCurve

getPoint, getPointCount

Methods inherited from class vmm3d.core3D.Exhibit3D

getDefaultTransform, getDefaultViewpoint, getDefaultViewUp, setDefaultViewpoint, setDefaultViewUp

Methods inherited from class vmm3d.core.Exhibit

addChangeListener, addDecoration, addExtraXML, addView, clearDecorations, forceRedraw, getAdditionalAnimationsForView, getDecorations, getDefaultBackground, getDefaultForeground, getDefaultWindow, getFramesForMorphing, getMorphingAnimation, getName, getParameterByName, getParameters, getSettingsCommandsForView, getTitle, getUseFilmstripForMorphing, getViews, parameterChanged, readExtraXML, removeChangeListener, removeDecoration, removeView, render, setDefaultBackground, setDefaultForeground, setDefaultWindow, setDefaultWindow, setFramesForMorphing, setName, setUseFilmstripForMorphing, stateChanged

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SphericalCurve

public SphericalCurve()

Constructs a SphericalCurve with a blue dot-cloud sphere and a default window of (-1.2,1.2,-1.2,1.2) that should be OK for any subclass. It also sets a default viewpoint of (16,9,19) which might or might need to be changed in individual subclasses.

Method Detail

getDefaultView

public View getDefaultView()

Returns a View of type SphericalCurve.SphericalCurveView, which is a subclass of SpaceCurveParametric.SpaceCurveParametricView that defines some additional Actions.

Overrides:

getDefaultView in class SpaceCurveParametric