Assignment 1

Basic Transformations

(You will need the project files located here)

Assignment

This assignment will require you to use the concept of transform matrices to correctly position and animate a pre-created scene. It will also involve creating a more complex control interface using FLTK. You should look at the included example program "assn1_ex.exe" and use it as a guide for your final project.

Part 1: Transforms

Much of the code for this project is already done for you. You will have to complete a few function bodies, all of which are marked with comments. These functions are draw_wheels, draw_ladders, draw_body, draw_truck, and SetView. Inside each of these functions are comments that roughly outline what the code you will fill in should do. The animation for the scene is already done for you, and a set of global variables containing the appropriate positions and rotations of the various objects is included. All that is left to you is to uses these values to draw the scene appropriate. As a starting point, you should look at the sections on the glRotatef and glTranslatef functions in your Red Book. You may also want to look up the gluLookAt function.

(New!) Model Dimensions

Here is some additional information regarding the models used in the project. The accuracy of these numbers may vary depending on the way you do your transforms and whatnot, but they should be good places to start.
The wheel positions for the truck (relative to the truck's origin) are:

(1.65, -0.5, 0.6)
(1.65, -0.5, -0.6)
(-0.625, -0.5, 0.6)
(-0.625, -0.5, -0.6)

The dimensions of the ladder(s) are:

3.0 units long
0.05 units thick

The origin of the ladder is at the center.

Part 2: FLTK Interface

Using FLTK, you should extend the included interface to include value_slider controls that will allow the user to manually control the truck position and ladder orientation and elevation, in addition to the included camera controls. You should look at the included camera sliders as examples for how to implement your new controls.

Grading

As always, grading would be a semi-subjective score out of 10 points, based both on functionality and the commenting of code. You should be able to (and should, in your comments) explain what each line of code you add does, and we should be able to follow your additions easily.

(New!) Turn-In Instructions

To turn in the project once you are completed, follow these steps:

Zip up your source files, project, and data files into an archive entitled "[ABCD]_[WXYZ].assn1.zip", where ABCD and WXYZ are the e-mail IDs of you and your partner (or just yourself if you are working alone).
Upload this archive to your public_html folder on either your blue.unix or CS Domain home directory.
Send an e-mail to Prof. Luebke (CC'd to the TA) titled "Assignment 1 turn-in", containing the names of you and your partner, and a link to the file.