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September 2003
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Imaging maths - Inside the Klein bottle



Klein Bottle with Construction Blocks

JavaView Controls
Left-Mouse   Drag to rotate
s   Drag to scale
t   Drag to translate
r   Switch to reset
w   Enable auto-rotation
q   Stop auto-rotation
Right-Mouse   Show popup menu
Shift-s   Enable smooth drawing
     
Advanced   JavaView Help

 

A practical construction of shapes requires a detailed investigation the geometry and often lead to a long lasting memory. Popular construction blocks are an omnipresent toolkit for this purpose. JavaView provides a visualization algorithm applicable to any surface in 3D to help in such a project.

With any surface select in JavaView a construction block simulation can be invoked using the menu

  • Menu METHOD->EFFECT->CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS...

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