I think the sphere classes which are present create it using the triangle
array, so it would not be possible to create a Hemisphere or quarter of a
sphere from this. What I would suggest is that you create your own sphere
class and set the normals inwards to give a depth effect.

nitin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Elsam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 4:17 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [JAVA3D] Snooker / Billiards game
>
>
>  I am making a simple snooker/billiards game and would
> like to put the holes on.  For the holes I would like
> to use a quarter circle for the corner pockets and a
> semi circle for the middle pockets.   Would it be
> possible to use Java 3D's has a ready made sphere
> class to achieve this affect?  The view of the board
> is from above so I want to give the pockets an
> appearance of having depth.  Again would it be
> possible to adapt the sphere class to achieve this
> affect?  Any advice would be greatly apreciated.
>
> Rob Elsam
>
>
>
>
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