README: Math::Zap This package supplies methods to draw a scene, containing three dimensional objects, as a two dimensional image, using lighting and shadowing to assist the human observer in reconstructing the original three dimensional scene. Example zap.pl #!perl -w #______________________________________________________________________ # Draw triangles with shadows in 3d # Perl License. # PhilipRBrenan@yahoo.com, 2004. #______________________________________________________________________ use Math::Zap::Draw; use Math::Zap::Cube unit=>'cu'; use Math::Zap::Triangle; use Math::Zap::Vector; #_ Draw _______________________________________________________________ # Draw this set of objects. #______________________________________________________________________ draw ->from (vector( 10, 10, 10)) ->to (vector( 0, 0, 0)) ->horizon (vector( 1, 0.5, 0)) ->light (vector( 20, 30, -20)) ->object(triangle(vector( 0, 0, 0), vector( 8, 0, 0), vector( 0, 8, 0)), 'red') ->object(triangle(vector( 0, 0, 0), vector( 0, 0, 8), vector( 0, 8, 0)), 'green') ->object(triangle(vector( 0, 0, 0), vector(12, 0, 0), vector( 0, 0, 12)) - vector(2.5, 0, 2.5), 'blue') ->object(triangle(vector( 0, 0, 0), vector( 8, 0, 0), vector( 0, -8, 0)), 'pink') ->object(triangle(vector( 0, 0, 0), vector( 0, 0, 8), vector( 0, -8, 0)), 'orange') ->object(cu()*2+vector(3,5,1), 'lightblue') ->done; See directory eg for further examples. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. This is alpha code. It is written in pure Perl. It uses the standard Perl install mechanism. Download Math-Zap-1.05.tar.gz from CPAN, untar and: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install If you are on Windows, use nmake, available at: http://download.microsoft.com/download/vc15/Patch/1.52/W95/EN-US/Nmake15 .exe Help with this project would be appreciated. For bug reports or suggestions please send email to: philiprbrenan@yahoo.com