Hi I am new to this forum …
I want to create a curve that gradually appears across a JPane.
I have researched animation techniques and the like and have found zilch.
I understand that i need a timer and then a repaint function to create a new frame. My fps needs to be about 60.
Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to give thanks.
What is exactly your problem animating the curve ? Java2d will clip a parametric curve for you so you only have to bother yourself with defining the animation keys for each representative point and each parametric value. Choose how you want to interpolate values; then create a loop and record the current time and use the (current time - anim start time) to read animation values from the ipo table; then draw the curve with the values obtained and repeat until the animation ends. Simple.
Check my thread here:
http://192.18.37.44/forums/index.php?topic=9971.0
Was that what you wanted to know about ?
[quote]My fps needs to be about 60.
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Read the online chapters of AD book (link in my thread) about 2d gaming. It has very acurate info on how you can precisely control the frame rate of your animations.