Starting With The Basics

From GeoMod

• File names are saved with .py
• Clicking with the right mouse button and dragging on an object will rotate it; but clicking with both mouse buttons and dragging will zoom in and out
• Start every program you with < from visual import * >
• You can include remarks anywhere in your program but always after the number symbol (#)
• < scene.autoscale = 0 > takes out the auto zoom in the preview picture
• To enter a shape:

1. choose what you want that shape to be called (ball) or (floor)
2. pick the shape (ball = sphere) or (floor = box)
3. give it dimensions (length, height, width, radius, etc.)

• Shapes have default dimensions but if you would like to change them you need to state the dimension and assign a numerical value; this can be done in vector form

 For example: floor = box (length= 5, width= 5, height= 1)

• Vectors can also be used with different parameters

 For example: ball.pos = vector(0,10,0)

• Any parameter that you would like to change about the object comes after the variable name and a period

 For example: ball.velocity or ball.pos or ball.color

• Changing a color:

 # ball.color = color.red 
 # or ball.color = color (1,0,0)  {red, green, blue}