Andy R. Haas						August, 1995


NAME
	DIALSBOX - transforms geometry using dialsbox device input


SUMMARY

	Name            Dialsbox

	Type            Data Input

	Inputs          None

	Outputs         Transformation Geom - geom

	Parameters      Name			Type    Default

			Object Name		string	"top"
			Sensitivity Delay	integer	3


DESCRIPTION

	DIALSBOX is an extension of the "Dials_Control" module written
	by James Peters, Ian Curington, and Stephen Pass.  The
	dialsbox module converts input from a dialsbox device into
	geometry transformations.  

	Below is how DIALSBOX associates the dials on the device:

			-----------------------
			|  _____   |  _____   |
			| /  X  \  | /  X  \  |
			| | rot |  | |trans|  |
			| \_____/  | \_____/  |
			|          |          |
			-----------------------
			|  _____   |  _____   |
			| /  Y  \  | /  Y  \  |
			| | rot |  | |trans|  |
			| \_____/  | \_____/  |
			|          |          |
			-----------------------
			|  _____   |  _____   |
			| /  Z  \  | /  Z  \  |
			| | rot |  | |trans|  |
			| \_____/  | \_____/  |
			|          |          |
			-----------------------
			|  _____   |  _____   |
			| / not \  | /     \  |
			| | used|  | |Scale|  |
			| \_____/  | \_____/  |
			|          |          |
			-----------------------


OUTPUTS

	Transformation Geom

	This should be connected to the GEOMETRY VIEWER if you want
	to transform geometry objects with the dialsbox.


PARAMETERS

	Object Name

	This is the name of the geometry viewer object that the
	dialsbox transforms are applied to.


	Sensitivity Delay

	This delay prevents DIALSBOX from processing input that is
	coming too fast from the dialsbox.  DIALSBOX will at least
	wait "delay" amount of time before outputting a transformation.
	A smaller delay increases the time resolution of the dialsbox.
	A larger delay should be used when transforming geometries
	that are too large for your workstation to render in real time.


EXAMPLE

		DIALSBOX	READ GEOM
		     |              |
		     |______________|
				    |
			   GEOMETRY VIEWER