NAME : sphere AUTHOR : Beth Hess under the supervision of Dr. Susanna Wei St. Joseph's University SUMMARY : Name sphere Type Input Inputs None Outputs geom Parameters Name Type Default Min/Max/Choices data_file browser read_write radio_buttons write read:write sphere typein_integer 20 0 21 color_on toggle 0 0 1 x typein_real 0.0 -50.0 50.0 y typein_real 0.0 -50.0 50.0 z typein_real 0.0 -50.0 50.0 radius typein_real 0.0 0.0 10.0 DESCRIPTION : This module creates spheres when a midpoint and a radius are entered. Steps to create spheres : 1. select a sphere number 2. enter the midpoint coordinates 3. enter the radius 4. write the parameters to a data_file from which the data can be read, altered and rewritten. NOTE : Each sphere is a separate object. Once a sphere number is selected, it is possible to select color_on which will change the color of the selected sphere from white to green. In this manner it is possible to determine which is the current (active) sphere. A sphere may be deleted by setting its radius parameter to zero. PARAMETERS : data_file (browser) This is a file browser which is used to select the read or write file. read_write (radio_buttons) Select read or write in connection with the selected data_file browser. sphere (typein_integer) Select the current sphere number. The first sphere is sphere number 0. color_on (toggle) Turn on this toggle to change the color of the current sphere from white to green. x, y, z (typein_real) These are the midpoint coordinates of the active sphere. radius (typein_real) This is the radius of the sphere. OUTPUTS : This module outputs a geom which is a collection of sphere objects. EXAMPLE NETWORKS : sphere | geometry viewer