CS450: Data Explorer Main Page

We will be using the IBM Visualization Data Explorer ("dx") for our class projects in this course. The software is installed on all of the HP's in the CS lab except for Python. It can be invoked by typing "dx" at the shell prompt.

To initialize your environment, you should look at Setting up your DX environment, and follow the instructions there. Then you should work the exercises for CS450 Program Problem 5. You may also want to use curved surfaces in your final project. To get some experience with them, look at Cornell Lab 2: Curved Surface Representations.

Other DX-Related Web Pages

Cornell CS418 Laboratory Exercises

Lab 0 : Getting started (1995)

Lab 1 : Building Polygon Objects (1995)

Lab 2 : Parametric Surfaces (1995)

Lab 3 : Transformations and Modeling (1995)

Lab 4 : Using a Virtual Camera (1995)

Lab 5 : Camera and Perspective Transforms (1995)

Lab 6 : Lighting (1995)

Lab 7 : Texture and Bump Mapping (not performed in 1995)

Lab 8 : Modeling and Scientific Visualization (1995)

Lab 9 : Design Project (1995)

Note that exercises marked (1995) are current. Those marked (1994) are included for reference only and are not current exercises.