i would suggest looking up the name, michael connolly and molecular surface. he was the first to describe a method for computing the molecular surface and the one who i referenced in my work on the subject. he has published several papers on the subject, which you can probably find reference to on the web and might be able to find online or at a nearby university?
sean > -----Original Message----- > From: Ranjan.George [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 3:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [JAVA3D] Surfaces: HELP! > > > > > Hi All, > > Am fairly new to Java 3D concepts. The following is my requirement: > > I need to draw a surface over given shapes displayed on my > Java 3D canvas. > Its like throwing a sheet over the bunch of shapes displayed > on my canvas. > An added requirement is to draw the surface that can be > accessed by a sphere > of given radius. Imagine rolling a sphere of a given radius > all over the > shape/shapes on my canvas. I need to draw the locus of all > its points of > contact. > > A good visual illustration is given by the two attached images. > > > > > > > Regards, > > Ranjan George > ingenovis, A Division of iLabs Ltd. > Phone : 91-040-3352900/2 Ext.2006/2016 > Fax : 91-040-3351522 > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.ingenovis.com > > ==========================================================================To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "signoff JAVA3D-INTEREST". For general help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and include in the body of the message "help".
