CS 285: SOLID MODELING, Fall 2011

Assignment #3

 Use the Sweep Construct in SLIDE to Create Your Monogram

• Copy the SLIDE program monogram.slf to your own environment. Run "slide monogram.slf", manipulate the various sliders, and study their effect.
• Study  the SLIDE Language Specification, for the "Geometry" statements and for the first five "Geometry Node" statements, "object" through "torus," as well as the "polyline" and "sweep" commands.
• Look at the source file monogram.slf and try to understand how this relates to the display that you see on the screen.
• Make some changes to the  ##Control Points##  and see how that affects the generated sweep. Create one or more new sets of control points and and place them to create a free-form display of  your own personal initials.
• When you have found your own perfect design, change all the initial preset parameters on the various sliders to those values that yield your prefered model, so that when you next start up this program, your design shows up without any further adjustments needed.
• Capture your design visually, using a screen saver (SnagIt or similar) to make a JPG image of the display window.
• Send me an e-mail with your modified slide file, and with a JPG image of the chosen display before noon Monday morning, or bring printouts of your file and yourpersonalized monogram (with your name on it) to class.
• The Deadline is Monday, Sep. 19, 12noon.

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