Example usage for javax.media.j3d TransformGroup setTransform

List of usage examples for javax.media.j3d TransformGroup setTransform

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In this page you can find the example usage for javax.media.j3d TransformGroup setTransform.

Prototype

public void setTransform(Transform3D t1) 

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Sets the transform component of this TransformGroup to the value of the passed transform.

Usage

From source file:TexCoordTest.java

protected BranchGroup createSceneBranchGroup() {
    BranchGroup objRoot = super.createSceneBranchGroup();

    TransformGroup objPosition = new TransformGroup();
    objPosition.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);

    TransformGroup objRotate = new TransformGroup();
    objRotate.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);

    Transform3D axisTranslate = new Transform3D();
    axisTranslate.rotZ(Math.toRadians(90));

    Alpha rotationAlpha = new Alpha(-1, Alpha.INCREASING_ENABLE, 0, 0, 6000, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);

    m_PositionInterpolator = new PositionInterpolator(rotationAlpha, objPosition, axisTranslate, 0, 70);

    m_PositionInterpolator.setSchedulingBounds(createApplicationBounds());
    objPosition.addChild(m_PositionInterpolator);
    m_PositionInterpolator.setEnable(false);

    m_RotationInterpolator = new RotationInterpolator(rotationAlpha, objRotate, new Transform3D(), 0.0f,
            (float) Math.PI * 2.0f);

    m_RotationInterpolator.setSchedulingBounds(getApplicationBounds());
    objRotate.addChild(m_RotationInterpolator);
    m_RotationInterpolator.setEnable(true);

    TransformGroup tgLand = new TransformGroup();
    Transform3D t3dLand = new Transform3D();
    t3dLand.setTranslation(new Vector3d(0, -30, 0));
    tgLand.setTransform(t3dLand);

    tgLand.addChild(createDemLandscape());
    objRotate.addChild(tgLand);/*from  ww w .  j a v  a2 s . c o  m*/

    objPosition.addChild(objRotate);

    objRoot.addChild(objPosition);

    // create some lights for the scene
    Color3f lColor1 = new Color3f(0.3f, 0.3f, 0.3f);
    Vector3f lDir1 = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
    Color3f alColor = new Color3f(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f);

    AmbientLight aLgt = new AmbientLight(alColor);
    aLgt.setInfluencingBounds(getApplicationBounds());
    DirectionalLight lgt1 = new DirectionalLight(lColor1, lDir1);
    lgt1.setInfluencingBounds(getApplicationBounds());

    // add the lights to the parent BranchGroup
    objRoot.addChild(aLgt);
    objRoot.addChild(lgt1);

    return objRoot;
}

From source file:NodesTest.java

TransformGroup createLabel(String szText, double scale) {
    Color3f colorText = new Color3f();
    int nFontSizeText = 10;

    Text2D label3D = new Text2D(szText, colorText, "SansSerif", nFontSizeText, Font.PLAIN);

    TransformGroup tg = new TransformGroup();
    Transform3D t3d = new Transform3D();

    t3d.setTranslation(new Vector3d(-8, 0.5 * (1 - m_nLabelNumber), 0));

    t3d.setScale(scale);//from  w  w  w  .  ja v  a2 s.  c om

    tg.setTransform(t3d);
    tg.addChild(label3D);

    m_nLabelNumber++;

    return tg;
}

From source file:PlatformTest.java

public BranchGroup createSceneGraph() {
    final int LAND_WIDTH = 12;
    final float LAND_HEIGHT = -1.0f;
    final int LAND_LENGTH = 12;
    final int nTileSize = 2;

    // calculate how many vertices we need to store all the "tiles"
    // that compose the QuadArray.
    final int nNumTiles = ((LAND_LENGTH / nTileSize) * 2) * ((LAND_WIDTH / nTileSize) * 2);
    final int nVertexCount = 4 * nNumTiles;
    Point3f[] coordArray = new Point3f[nVertexCount];
    Point2f[] texCoordArray = new Point2f[nVertexCount];

    // create an Appearance and load a texture
    Appearance app = new Appearance();
    Texture tex = new TextureLoader("land.jpg", this).getTexture();
    app.setTexture(tex);//from  ww w.  j a  v  a 2s .c  o m

    // create the parent BranchGroup
    BranchGroup bg = new BranchGroup();

    int nItem = 0;

    // loop over all the tiles in the environment
    for (int x = -LAND_WIDTH; x <= LAND_WIDTH; x += nTileSize) {
        for (int z = -LAND_LENGTH; z <= LAND_LENGTH; z += nTileSize) {
            // if we are on the border of the environment create a
            // TransformGroup to position a ColorCube to create a "wall"
            if (x == -LAND_WIDTH || x == LAND_WIDTH || z == -LAND_LENGTH || z == LAND_LENGTH) {
                TransformGroup tg = new TransformGroup();
                Transform3D t3d = new Transform3D();
                t3d.setTranslation(new Vector3d(x, 0, z));
                tg.setTransform(t3d);
                tg.addChild(new ColorCube(nTileSize / 2));
                bg.addChild(tg);
            }

            // if we are not on the last row or column create a "tile"
            // and add to the QuadArray. Use CCW winding and assign texture
            // coordinates.
            if (z < LAND_LENGTH && x < LAND_WIDTH) {
                coordArray[nItem] = new Point3f(x, LAND_HEIGHT, z);
                texCoordArray[nItem++] = new Point2f(0, 0);
                coordArray[nItem] = new Point3f(x, LAND_HEIGHT, z + nTileSize);
                texCoordArray[nItem++] = new Point2f(1, 0);
                coordArray[nItem] = new Point3f(x + nTileSize, LAND_HEIGHT, z + nTileSize);
                texCoordArray[nItem++] = new Point2f(1, 1);
                coordArray[nItem] = new Point3f(x + nTileSize, LAND_HEIGHT, z);
                texCoordArray[nItem++] = new Point2f(0, 1);
            }
        }
    }

    // create a GeometryInfo and generate Normal vectors
    // for the QuadArray that was populated.
    GeometryInfo gi = new GeometryInfo(GeometryInfo.QUAD_ARRAY);

    gi.setCoordinates(coordArray);
    gi.setTextureCoordinates(texCoordArray);

    NormalGenerator normalGenerator = new NormalGenerator();
    normalGenerator.generateNormals(gi);

    // wrap the GeometryArray in a Shape3D
    Shape3D shape = new Shape3D(gi.getGeometryArray(), app);

    // add the Shape3D to the parent BranchGroup
    bg.addChild(shape);

    // create some lights for the scene
    Color3f lColor1 = new Color3f(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f);
    Vector3f lDir1 = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
    Color3f alColor = new Color3f(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f);

    AmbientLight aLgt = new AmbientLight(alColor);
    aLgt.setInfluencingBounds(m_Bounds);
    DirectionalLight lgt1 = new DirectionalLight(lColor1, lDir1);
    lgt1.setInfluencingBounds(m_Bounds);

    // add the lights to the parent BranchGroup
    bg.addChild(aLgt);
    bg.addChild(lgt1);

    // create a light gray background
    Background back = new Background(new Color3f(0.9f, 0.9f, 0.9f));
    back.setApplicationBounds(m_Bounds);
    bg.addChild(back);

    // compile the whole scene
    //bg.compile();

    return bg;
}

From source file:LightScopeApp.java

BranchGroup createScene() {
    BranchGroup scene = new BranchGroup();
    TransformGroup tableTG = new TransformGroup();
    TransformGroup lampTG = new TransformGroup();
    TransformGroup litBoxTG = new TransformGroup();
    TransformGroup unLitBoxTG = new TransformGroup();

    scene.addChild(tableTG);/* www .j ava  2s  . c om*/
    tableTG.addChild(lampTG);
    tableTG.addChild(litBoxTG);
    tableTG.addChild(unLitBoxTG);

    Color3f white = new Color3f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
    Color3f red = new Color3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
    Color3f blue = new Color3f(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f);
    Color3f green = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
    Color3f black = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);

    Vector3f transVector = new Vector3f();
    Transform3D transTransform = new Transform3D();

    transVector.set(0.0f, -0.4f, 0.5f);
    transTransform.setTranslation(transVector);
    tableTG.setTransform(transTransform);

    transVector.set(-0.4f, 0.001f, 0.1f);
    transTransform.setTranslation(transVector);
    lampTG.setTransform(transTransform);

    transVector.set(-0.2f, 0.1f, 0.2f);
    transTransform.setTranslation(transVector);
    litBoxTG.setTransform(transTransform);

    transVector.set(0.3f, 0.1f, -0.4f);
    transTransform.setTranslation(transVector);
    unLitBoxTG.setTransform(transTransform);

    Shape3D tablePlane = createXZPlane(new Point3f(-1.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f), new Point3f(-1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f),
            new Point3f(1.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f), new Point3f(1.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f));
    tablePlane.setAppearance(createMaterialAppearance(white));
    tableTG.addChild(tablePlane);
    litBoxTG.addChild(new Box(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, Box.GENERATE_NORMALS, createMaterialAppearance(red)));
    Shape3D shadowPlane = createXZPlane(new Point3f(0.1f, -0.095f, -0.1f), new Point3f(0.1f, -0.095f, 0.1f),
            new Point3f(0.2f, -0.095f, 0.15f), new Point3f(0.2f, -0.095f, -0.15f));
    shadowPlane.setAppearance(createMaterialAppearance(black));
    litBoxTG.addChild(shadowPlane);

    Appearance redGlowMat = createMaterialAppearance(red);
    //    redGlowMat.getMaterial().setEmissiveColor(0.5f, 0.5f, 0.5f);
    unLitBoxTG.addChild(new Box(0.1f, 0.1f, 0.1f, Box.GENERATE_NORMALS, redGlowMat));

    Shape3D lamp = createLampShape();
    Appearance lampAppearance = createMaterialAppearance(blue);
    PolygonAttributes polyAttrib = new PolygonAttributes();
    polyAttrib.setCullFace(PolygonAttributes.CULL_NONE);
    polyAttrib.setBackFaceNormalFlip(true);
    lampAppearance.setPolygonAttributes(polyAttrib);
    lamp.setAppearance(lampAppearance);
    lampTG.addChild(lamp);

    PointLight lampLight = new PointLight();
    lampLight.setPosition(0.1f, 0.5f, -0.1f);
    lampLight.setInfluencingBounds(new BoundingSphere());
    lampTG.addChild(lampLight);

    Shape3D litPlane = createXZPlane(new Point3f(-0.4f, 0.0f, -0.4f), new Point3f(-0.4f, 0.0f, 0.4f),
            new Point3f(0.4f, 0.0f, 0.4f), new Point3f(0.4f, 0.0f, -0.4f));
    litPlane.setAppearance(createMaterialAppearance(white));
    lampTG.addChild(litPlane);

    lampLight.addScope(lampTG);
    lampLight.addScope(litBoxTG);

    AmbientLight lightA = new AmbientLight();
    lightA.setInfluencingBounds(new BoundingSphere());
    scene.addChild(lightA);

    DirectionalLight lightD1 = new DirectionalLight();
    lightD1.setInfluencingBounds(new BoundingSphere());
    lightD1.setColor(new Color3f(0.4f, 0.4f, 0.4f));
    Vector3f lightDir = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
    lightDir.normalize();
    lightD1.setDirection(lightDir);
    scene.addChild(lightD1);

    DirectionalLight lightD2 = new DirectionalLight();
    lightD2.setInfluencingBounds(new BoundingSphere());
    lightD2.setColor(new Color3f(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f));
    lightDir.set(1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
    lightDir.normalize();
    lightD2.setDirection(lightDir);
    scene.addChild(lightD2);

    Background bg = new Background();
    bg.setColor(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f);
    bg.setApplicationBounds(new BoundingSphere());
    scene.addChild(bg);

    return scene;
}

From source file:KeyNavigatorApp.java

public BranchGroup createSceneGraph(SimpleUniverse su) {
    // Create the root of the branch graph
    TransformGroup vpTrans = null;

    BranchGroup objRoot = new BranchGroup();

    Vector3f translate = new Vector3f();
    Transform3D T3D = new Transform3D();
    TransformGroup TG = null;/*from w ww  .  j  a  va 2s.co m*/

    objRoot.addChild(createLand());

    SharedGroup share = new SharedGroup();
    share.addChild(createPyramid());

    float[][] position = { { 0.0f, 0.0f, -3.0f }, { 6.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f }, { 6.0f, 0.0f, 6.0f },
            { 3.0f, 0.0f, -10.0f }, { 13.0f, 0.0f, -30.0f }, { -13.0f, 0.0f, 30.0f }, { -13.0f, 0.0f, 23.0f },
            { 13.0f, 0.0f, 3.0f } };

    for (int i = 0; i < position.length; i++) {
        translate.set(position[i]);
        T3D.setTranslation(translate);
        TG = new TransformGroup(T3D);
        TG.addChild(new Link(share));
        objRoot.addChild(TG);
    }
    vpTrans = su.getViewingPlatform().getViewPlatformTransform();
    translate.set(0.0f, 0.3f, 0.0f);
    T3D.setTranslation(translate);
    vpTrans.setTransform(T3D);
    KeyNavigatorBehavior keyNavBeh = new KeyNavigatorBehavior(vpTrans);
    keyNavBeh.setSchedulingBounds(new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(), 1000.0));
    objRoot.addChild(keyNavBeh);

    // Let Java 3D perform optimizations on this scene graph.
    objRoot.compile();

    return objRoot;
}

From source file:LightTest.java

protected Group createSphere(float x, float y, float z, float radius) {
    TransformGroup tg = new TransformGroup();
    Transform3D t3d = new Transform3D();
    t3d.setTranslation(new Vector3d(x, y, z));
    tg.setTransform(t3d);

    // create an Appearance and Material
    Appearance app = new Appearance();
    Color3f objColor = new Color3f(1.0f, 0.7f, 0.8f);
    Color3f black = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
    app.setMaterial(new Material(objColor, black, objColor, black, 80.0f));

    tg.addChild(new Sphere(radius, Primitive.GENERATE_NORMALS, app));

    return tg;/* w w  w.j ava 2  s. c om*/
}

From source file:EnvironmentExplorer.java

void setupSpheres() {

    // create a Switch for the spheres, allow switch changes
    spheresSwitch = new Switch(Switch.CHILD_ALL);
    spheresSwitch.setCapability(Switch.ALLOW_SWITCH_WRITE);

    // Set up an appearance to make the Sphere with objColor ambient,
    // black emmissive, objColor diffuse and white specular coloring
    Material material = new Material(objColor, black, objColor, white, 32);
    Appearance appearance = new Appearance();
    appearance.setMaterial(material);/*  www  . j  a  va  2s .co  m*/

    // create a sphere and put it into a shared group
    Sphere sphere = new Sphere(0.5f, appearance);
    SharedGroup sphereSG = new SharedGroup();
    sphereSG.addChild(sphere);

    // create a grid of spheres in the z=0 plane
    // each has a TransformGroup to position the sphere which contains
    // a link to the shared group for the sphere
    for (int y = -2; y <= 2; y++) {
        for (int x = -2; x <= 2; x++) {
            TransformGroup tg = new TransformGroup();
            tmpVector.set(x * 1.2f, y * 1.2f, -0.1f);
            tmpTrans.set(tmpVector);
            tg.setTransform(tmpTrans);
            tg.addChild(new Link(sphereSG));
            spheresSwitch.addChild(tg);
        }
    }
}

From source file:LoaderTest.java

protected BranchGroup createSceneBranchGroup() {
    BranchGroup objRoot = super.createSceneBranchGroup();

    // create a TransformGroup to flip the hand onto its end and enlarge it.
    TransformGroup objTrans1 = new TransformGroup();
    Transform3D tr = new Transform3D();
    objTrans1.getTransform(tr);/*w  w w . j a v a  2 s  .co m*/
    tr.rotX(90.0 * Math.PI / 180.0);
    tr.setScale(10.0);
    objTrans1.setTransform(tr);

    // create a TransformGroup to rotate the hand
    TransformGroup objTrans2 = new TransformGroup();
    objTrans2.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
    objTrans2.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_READ);

    BoundingSphere bounds = new BoundingSphere(new Point3d(0.0, 0.0, 0.0), 100.0);

    // create a RotationInterpolator behavior to rotate the hand
    Transform3D yAxis = new Transform3D();
    Alpha rotationAlpha = new Alpha(-1, Alpha.INCREASING_ENABLE, 0, 0, 4000, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);

    RotationInterpolator rotator = new RotationInterpolator(rotationAlpha, objTrans2, yAxis, 0.0f,
            (float) Math.PI * 2.0f);
    rotator.setSchedulingBounds(bounds);
    objTrans2.addChild(rotator);

    // Set up the global lights
    Color3f lColor1 = new Color3f(0.7f, 0.7f, 0.7f);
    Vector3f lDir1 = new Vector3f(-1.0f, -1.0f, -1.0f);
    Color3f alColor = new Color3f(0.2f, 0.2f, 0.2f);

    AmbientLight aLgt = new AmbientLight(alColor);
    aLgt.setInfluencingBounds(bounds);
    DirectionalLight lgt1 = new DirectionalLight(lColor1, lDir1);
    lgt1.setInfluencingBounds(bounds);

    objRoot.addChild(aLgt);
    objRoot.addChild(lgt1);

    // load the object file
    Scene scene = null;
    Shape3D shape = null;

    // read in the geometry information from the data file
    ObjectFile objFileloader = new ObjectFile(ObjectFile.RESIZE);

    try {
        scene = objFileloader.load("hand1.obj");
    } catch (Exception e) {
        scene = null;
        System.err.println(e);
    }

    if (scene == null)
        System.exit(1);

    // retrieve the Shape3D object from the scene
    BranchGroup branchGroup = scene.getSceneGroup();
    shape = (Shape3D) branchGroup.getChild(0);

    // create an Appearance and Material
    Appearance app = new Appearance();
    Color3f objColor = new Color3f(1.0f, 0.7f, 0.8f);
    Color3f black = new Color3f(0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
    app.setMaterial(new Material(objColor, black, objColor, black, 80.0f));

    // assign the appearance to the Shape
    shape.setAppearance(app);

    // connect the scenegraph
    objTrans2.addChild(scene.getSceneGroup());
    objTrans1.addChild(objTrans2);
    objRoot.addChild(objTrans1);

    return objRoot;
}

From source file:ViewProj.java

public BranchGroup createProjViewSG() {
    // Create the root of the branch graph
    BranchGroup objRoot = new BranchGroup();
    objRoot.setCapability(BranchGroup.ALLOW_DETACH);

    // setup a transform group to hold the scaled scene
    TransformGroup objTrans = new TransformGroup();
    Transform3D scale = new Transform3D();
    scale.set(0.9);//from  www . jav a2 s  .c  om
    objTrans.setTransform(scale);
    objRoot.addChild(objTrans);

    // create the clip limits line
    Point3f[] cpPoints = new Point3f[5];
    cpPoints[0] = new Point3f(-1, -1, 0.1f);
    cpPoints[1] = new Point3f(1, -1, 0.1f);
    cpPoints[2] = new Point3f(1, 1, 0.1f);
    cpPoints[3] = new Point3f(-1, 1, 0.1f);
    cpPoints[4] = cpPoints[0];
    int[] cpLength = new int[1];
    cpLength[0] = 5;
    LineStripArray cpLines = new LineStripArray(5, LineArray.COORDINATES, cpLength);
    cpLines.setCoordinates(0, cpPoints);
    Appearance cpApp = new Appearance();
    ColoringAttributes cpCa = new ColoringAttributes(blue, ColoringAttributes.SHADE_FLAT);
    cpApp.setColoringAttributes(cpCa);
    LineAttributes cpLa = new LineAttributes();
    Shape3D cpShape = new Shape3D(cpLines, cpApp);
    objTrans.addChild(cpShape);

    // transform and render the clip grid points
    updateProjTrans();

    if (numClipGridPts > 0) {
        // transform the clipGridPts
        for (int i = 0; i < numClipGridPts; i++) {
            projectPoint(clipGridPtsVW[i], clipGridPtsProj[i]);
        }

        LineArray clipLn = new LineArray(numClipGridPts, LineArray.COORDINATES);
        clipLn.setCoordinates(0, clipGridPtsProj, 0, numClipGridPts);
        Appearance clipGridApp = new Appearance();
        ColoringAttributes clipCa = new ColoringAttributes(black, ColoringAttributes.SHADE_FLAT);
        clipGridApp.setColoringAttributes(clipCa);
        LineAttributes clipLa = new LineAttributes();
        Shape3D clipShape = new Shape3D(clipLn, clipGridApp);
        objTrans.addChild(clipShape);
    }

    // set up the circle
    Appearance circleApp = new Appearance();
    ColoringAttributes circleCa = new ColoringAttributes();
    circleCa.setColor(red);
    circleApp.setColoringAttributes(circleCa);
    PolygonAttributes pa = new PolygonAttributes();
    pa.setCullFace(PolygonAttributes.CULL_NONE);
    circleApp.setPolygonAttributes(pa);

    // transform the circlePts
    for (int i = 0; i < numCirclePts; i++) {
        projectPoint(circlePtsVW[i], circlePtsProj[i]);
    }

    int[] lineStripLength = new int[1];
    lineStripLength[0] = numCirclePts;
    //LineStripArray circleLineStrip = new LineStripArray(numCirclePts,
    //        LineArray.COORDINATES, lineStripLength);
    TriangleFanArray circleLineStrip = new TriangleFanArray(numCirclePts, LineArray.COORDINATES,
            lineStripLength);
    circleLineStrip.setCoordinates(0, circlePtsProj);
    Shape3D circleShape = new Shape3D(circleLineStrip, circleApp);
    objTrans.addChild(circleShape);

    return objRoot;
}

From source file:TransformExplorer.java

RotAxis(float axisLength) {
    super(Switch.CHILD_NONE);
    setCapability(Switch.ALLOW_SWITCH_READ);
    setCapability(Switch.ALLOW_SWITCH_WRITE);

    // set up the proportions for the arrow
    float axisRadius = axisLength / 120.0f;
    float arrowRadius = axisLength / 50.0f;
    float arrowHeight = axisLength / 30.0f;

    // create the TransformGroup which will be used to orient the axis
    axisTG = new TransformGroup();
    axisTG.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_WRITE);
    axisTG.setCapability(TransformGroup.ALLOW_TRANSFORM_READ);
    addChild(axisTG);//w  ww.j  a v a2  s . c  o m

    // Set up an appearance to make the Axis have 
    // blue ambient, black emmissive, blue diffuse and white specular 
    // coloring.  
    Material material = new Material(blue, black, blue, white, 64);
    Appearance appearance = new Appearance();
    appearance.setMaterial(material);

    // create a cylinder for the central line of the axis
    Cylinder cylinder = new Cylinder(axisRadius, axisLength, appearance);
    // cylinder goes from -length/2 to length/2 in y
    axisTG.addChild(cylinder);

    // create a SharedGroup for the arrowHead
    Cone arrowHead = new Cone(arrowRadius, arrowHeight, appearance);
    SharedGroup arrowHeadSG = new SharedGroup();
    arrowHeadSG.addChild(arrowHead);

    // Create a TransformGroup to move the cone to the top of the 
    // cylinder
    tmpVector.set(0.0f, axisLength / 2 + arrowHeight / 2, 0.0f);
    tmpTrans.set(tmpVector);
    TransformGroup topTG = new TransformGroup();
    topTG.setTransform(tmpTrans);
    topTG.addChild(new Link(arrowHeadSG));
    axisTG.addChild(topTG);

    // create the bottom of the arrow
    // Create a TransformGroup to move the cone to the bottom of the 
    // axis so that its pushes into the bottom of the cylinder
    tmpVector.set(0.0f, -(axisLength / 2), 0.0f);
    tmpTrans.set(tmpVector);
    TransformGroup bottomTG = new TransformGroup();
    bottomTG.setTransform(tmpTrans);
    bottomTG.addChild(new Link(arrowHeadSG));
    axisTG.addChild(bottomTG);

    updateAxisTransform();
}