Ok so i have this 3D cube (not made in java 3d) and i want to move it around and rotate it with keys on the keyboard. I know how to start it off and stuff i just can figure out how to make it work lol well here the codeand thanks in advance

import java.applet.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
import java.lang.Math;

class Point3D {
   public int x, y, z;
   public Point3D( int X, int Y, int Z ) {
      x = X;  y = Y;  z = Z;
   }
}

class Edge {
   public int a, b;
   public Edge( int A, int B ) {
      a = A;  b = B;
   }
}

public class WireframeViewer extends Applet
   implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener, KeyListener {

   int width, height;
   int mx, my;  // the most recently recorded mouse coordinates

   Image backbuffer;
   Graphics backg;

   int azimuth = 35, elevation = 30;
   
   boolean down = false;

   Point3D[] vertices;
   Edge[] edges;

   public void init() {
      width = getSize().width;
      height = getSize().height;

      vertices = new Point3D[ 8 ];
      vertices[0] = new Point3D( -1, -1, -1 );
      vertices[1] = new Point3D( -1, -1,  1 );
      vertices[2] = new Point3D( -1,  1, -1 );
      vertices[3] = new Point3D( -1,  1,  1 );
      vertices[4] = new Point3D(  1, -1, -1 );
      vertices[5] = new Point3D(  1, -1,  1 );
      vertices[6] = new Point3D(  1,  1, -1 );
      vertices[7] = new Point3D(  1,  1,  1 );

      edges = new Edge[ 12 ];
      edges[ 0] = new Edge( 0, 1 );
      edges[ 1] = new Edge( 0, 2 );
      edges[ 2] = new Edge( 0, 4 );
      edges[ 3] = new Edge( 1, 3 );
      edges[ 4] = new Edge( 1, 5 );
      edges[ 5] = new Edge( 2, 3 );
      edges[ 6] = new Edge( 2, 6 );
      edges[ 7] = new Edge( 3, 7 );
      edges[ 8] = new Edge( 4, 5 );
      edges[ 9] = new Edge( 4, 6 );
      edges[10] = new Edge( 5, 7 );
      edges[11] = new Edge( 6, 7 );

      backbuffer = createImage( width, height );
      backg = backbuffer.getGraphics();
      drawWireframe( backg );

      addMouseListener( this );
      addMouseMotionListener( this );
	  addKeyListener( this );
   }

   void drawWireframe( Graphics g ) {

      // compute coefficients for the projection
      double theta = Math.PI * azimuth / 180.0;
      double phi = Math.PI * elevation / 180.0;
      float cosT = (float)Math.cos( theta ), sinT = (float)Math.sin( theta );
      float cosP = (float)Math.cos( phi ), sinP = (float)Math.sin( phi );
      float cosTcosP = cosT*cosP, cosTsinP = cosT*sinP,
             sinTcosP = sinT*cosP, sinTsinP = sinT*sinP;

      // project vertices onto the 2D viewport
      Point[] points;
      points = new Point[ vertices.length ];
      int j;
      int scaleFactor = width/4;
      float near = 3;  // distance from eye to near plane
      float nearToObj = 1.5f;  // distance from near plane to center of object
      for ( j = 0; j < vertices.length; ++j ) {
         int x0 = vertices[j].x;
         int y0 = vertices[j].y;
         int z0 = vertices[j].z;

         // compute an orthographic projection
         float x1 = cosT*x0 + sinT*z0;
         float y1 = -sinTsinP*x0 + cosP*y0 + cosTsinP*z0;

         // now adjust things to get a perspective projection
         float z1 = cosTcosP*z0 - sinTcosP*x0 - sinP*y0;
         x1 = x1*near/(z1+near+nearToObj);
         y1 = y1*near/(z1+near+nearToObj);

         // the 0.5 is to round off when converting to int
         points[j] = new Point(
            (int)(width/2 + scaleFactor*x1 + 0.5),
            (int)(height/2 - scaleFactor*y1 + 0.5)
         );
      }

      // draw the wireframe
      g.setColor( Color.black );
      g.fillRect( 0, 0, width, height );
      g.setColor( Color.white );
      for ( j = 0; j < edges.length; ++j ) {
         g.drawLine(
            points[ edges[j].a ].x, points[ edges[j].a ].y,
            points[ edges[j].b ].x, points[ edges[j].b ].y
         );
      }
   }

  
   
   public void mouseEntered( MouseEvent e ) { }
   public void mouseExited( MouseEvent e ) { }
   public void mouseClicked( MouseEvent e ) { }
   public void mousePressed( MouseEvent e ) {
      mx = e.getX();
      my = e.getY();
      e.consume();
   }
   public void mouseReleased( MouseEvent e ) { }
   public void mouseMoved( MouseEvent e ) { }
   public void mouseDragged( MouseEvent e ) {
      // get the latest mouse position
      int new_mx = e.getX();
      int new_my = e.getY();

      // adjust angles according to the distance travelled by the mouse
      // since the last event
      azimuth -= new_mx - mx;
      elevation += new_my - my;

      // update the backbuffer
      drawWireframe( backg );

      // update our data
      mx = new_mx;
      my = new_my;

      repaint();
      e.consume();
   }
   
    public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {

    // Check if any cursor keys have been pressed and set flags.

    //if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
      //left = true;
    //if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
      //right = true;
    //if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
      //up = true;
    if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
	     elevation -= 1;
        
    }

  public void keyReleased(KeyEvent e) {

    // Check if any cursor keys where released and set flags.

    //if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_LEFT)
      //left = false;
    //if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_RIGHT)
      //right = false;
    //if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_UP)
      //up = false;
    if (e.getKeyCode() == KeyEvent.VK_DOWN)
      elevation -= 1;

  }

  public void keyTyped(KeyEvent e) {}

   public void update( Graphics g ) {
      g.drawImage( backbuffer, 0, 0, this );
      showStatus("Elev: "+elevation+" deg, Azim: "+azimuth+" deg");
   }

   public void paint( Graphics g ) {
      update( g );
   }
}






/*
<center>
<applet width=300 height=300 code="WireframeViewer.class">
  ( <font color="red">You need to enable Java to see this applet.</font> )
</applet>
</center>
*/

First of all: get a better title. Help is what all threads are about.

Could you tell me what exactly is wrong? Does the code compile? It looks fine to me. Try to describe the things that I wrong , and I might be able to help you.

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