To build, run: ./gradlew build
To run, run: ./gradlew run
To package a shadow jar: ./gradlew shadowJar
Dimensional Analysis is an exploratory project that uses IND4J n-dimensional python-style arrays in Java.
This project allows the user to visualize an n-dimensional rectangular prism projected down to 2D space.
This program also allows the user to:
- Change the angle of any n-dimensional object about a (n-2)-dimensional feature of that object.
- For example, a square (2D) rotates about a point (0D), a cube (3D) rotates about a line (1D), and a tesseract (4D) would rotate about planes (2D).
- Animate the object by a constant rotation around any (n-2)-dimensional feature.
- Change the length of any side of the n-dimensional object.
- Choose either perspective or orthographic projection for any projection from one dimension down to another.
- Change the distance the camera is from the subject along any axis
As well as some aesthetic choices such as line length, point size, and zoom.
Known issues:
- While the dimensions are theoretically only programmatically limited by the number of letters that can be used to represent each axis/dimension, the effective limit for most computers is about 7 dimensions due to the processing requirements of IND4J, the matrix math involved, and the recursive drawing.
- For some reason the "toggle progression" button also massively lags the application
This is lazily maintained.
