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From: ALTMAN@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (Russ Altman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: mouse driven rotations
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Date: 11 Mar 88 00:17:11 GMT
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Does anyone have a reference to code, article or book which discusses
good ways to map mouse motion to smooth rotation and translation
of objects on a graphics screen?

I could imagine playing around a long time finding the most natural
interface.  However, I have played with some programs that have very
good algorithms.  For instance, the mouse  mapping in
the molecular graphics program MMS is quite good.

Any help?

Thanks,
Russ
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