About 3D Elements

Conceptually, three-dimensional elements are no much different from their equivalent two-dimensional ones. In practice, however, there are some differences. The first of them is, obviously, the presence of a third dimension, Z, added to the previous tow ones, X and Y. But also, the possibility to apply a transformation to the element.

Applying transformations to the default elements provided is often neccesary to be able to represent some 3D bodies and their motion in space. They are so important, than a new, sort of abstract, element has been created, Group3D, in order to be able to apply transformations to a number of elements at the same time.

Three-dimensional elements require a special 3D-enabled container for them, DrawingPanel3D. You can NOT add a 3D element to a 2D drawing or plotting panel. However, the 3D panel is prepared to display different projections of it, so you can obtain also 2D scenes using these 3D elements. This is useful when you want to have combined 2D and 3D views of the same scene.