Ellipsoid

Description

simple box

A ball shape where the user can specify the lengths of the three orthagonal axis. If all three axes have the same length then it is a sphere.

Parts

The ellipsoid has just one part, the surface.

Description Number Named bit-flag
Entire curved surface 0 S3D.BODY

Model View Orientation

box with axes

If you imagine the earth the X (red) and Z (blue) axes pass through the equator and the Y (green) axis passes though the north and south poles.

 

 

Creating an Ellipsoid

Constructors 
Ellipsoid(float radX, float radY, float radZ, int nbrSegs, int nbrSlices)
Ellipsoid(float radX, float radY, float radZ, int nbrSegs, int nbrSlices, 
                                                  Orientation orientation)
Parameter Comments 
radX, radY, radZ
 the length of the radii along the X, Y and Z axies 
nbrSegs
 the number of segments round the equator or Y axis 
nbrSlices
 the number of slices along the Y axis 
orientation
 Allows the user to specify another model view orienation for this shape.
See Orientation guide.

Increasing nbrSegs and nbrSlices will give a smoother less angualr shape.