barsuift.simLife.j3d.util
Class AreaHelper

java.lang.Object
  barsuift.simLife.j3d.util.AreaHelper

public final class AreaHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Method Summary

static double	computeArea(javax.vecmath.Point3d p1, javax.vecmath.Point3d p2, javax.vecmath.Point3d p3) Computes the area of the given triangle, formed by the given 3 points
static double	computeArea(javax.media.j3d.TriangleArray triangle) Computes the area of the given triangle.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

computeArea

public static double computeArea(javax.media.j3d.TriangleArray triangle)

Computes the area of the given triangle.

Parameters:

triangle - the triangle to compute area for

Returns:

the area of the triangle

computeArea

public static double computeArea(javax.vecmath.Point3d p1,
                                 javax.vecmath.Point3d p2,
                                 javax.vecmath.Point3d p3)

Computes the area of the given triangle, formed by the given 3 points

Parameters:

p1 - first point of the triangle

p2 - second point of the triangle

p3 - third point of the triangle

Returns:

the area of the triangle