# Plot a 3D function use gifplot; package gifplot; # Make a big ball sub ball { my ($p3,$dtheta,$dphi,$r) = @_; my $drtheta = $dtheta*3.14159/180.0; my $drphi = $dphi*3.14159/180.0; my $theta = 0; while ($theta < 360) { my $phi = -90.0; my $rtheta = $theta*3.14159/180.0; while ($phi < 90) { my $rphi = $phi*3.14159/180.0; my $x1 = $r*cos($rtheta)*cos($rphi); my $y1 = $r*sin($rtheta)*cos($rphi); my $x2 = $r*cos($rtheta+$drtheta)*cos($rphi); my $y2 = $r*sin($rtheta+$drtheta)*cos($rphi); my $x3 = $r*cos($rtheta+$drtheta)*cos($rphi+$drphi); my $y3 = $r*sin($rtheta+$drtheta)*cos($rphi+$drphi); my $x4 = $r*cos($rtheta)*cos($rphi+$drphi); my $y4 = $r*sin($rtheta)*cos($rphi+$drphi); my $z1 = $r*sin($rphi); my $z2 = $r*sin($rphi+$drphi); my $c = int ((($z1+$r)/(2*$r))*128 + 64); $p3->solidquad($x1,$y1,$z1,$x2,$y2,$z1,$x3,$y3,$z2,$x4,$y4,$z2,$c); $p3->quad($x1,$y1,$z1,$x2,$y2,$z1,$x3,$y3,$z2,$x4,$y4,$z2,$BLACK); $phi = $phi+$dphi; } $theta = $theta + $dtheta; } } $f = new FrameBuffer(500,500); $cm = new ColorMap("cmap"); $p3 = new Plot3D($f,-10,-10,-10,10,10,10); $p3->lookat(40); $p3->autoperspective(40); $p3->clear($BLACK); $p3->rotu(60); $p3->rotr(30); $p3->rotd(10); $p3->start(); ball($p3,10,10,10); $f->writeGIF($cm,"ball.gif"); print "Image written to 'ball.gif'\n";