Hi John,
> I have made some shapes using a similar structure to example Test47. This is
> shown below:
>
> dpys = new DisplayImplJ3D("display");
>
> dpys.addMap(new ScalarMap(ir_radiance, Display.XAxis));
> dpys.addMap(new ScalarMap(ir_radiance, Display.ShapeScale));
>
> ScalarMap shape_map = new ScalarMap(count, Display.Shape);
> dpys.addMap(shape_map);
>
> getSpecialComponent(dpys);
>
> I used a RealType "count" to represent the shapes and call the method
> getSpecialComponent(dpys) to define those shapes (VisADGeometryArray). The
> method then calls setShapeset() and setShape to set the shapes.
>
> I am wondering what's the best way to animate this shape. Since this shape
> is defined by points, by animate I mean how I can change those data points
> on-the-fly (say using an animation slide bar) so that it appears that the
> shape is enlarging or changing its form. Thanks in advance!
If your data are a Field like (index -> count) you can
animate by mapping index to Animation. Another way is to
continually update the 'count' value in your data object.
Good luck, Bill
