Examples with ColorRGBA com.ardor3d.math.ColorRGBA used on opensource projects

Example 6 with ColorRGBA

use of com.ardor3d.math.ColorRGBA in project energy3d by concord-consortium.

the class Rack method init.

@Override
protected void init() {
    super.init();
    if (Util.isZero(copyLayoutGap)) {
        // FIXME: Why is a transient member evaluated to zero?
        copyLayoutGap = 1;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(rackWidth)) {
        rackWidth = 4.95;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(rackHeight)) {
        rackHeight = 1.65;
    }
    if (monthlyTiltAngles == null) {
        monthlyTiltAngles = new double[12];
        Arrays.fill(monthlyTiltAngles, tiltAngle);
    }
    mesh = new Mesh("Rack");
    mesh.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.LIGHT_GRAY);
    mesh.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(6));
    mesh.getMeshData().setTextureBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector2Buffer(6), 0);
    mesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    mesh.setUserData(new UserData(this));
    root.attachChild(mesh);
    surround = new Box("Rack (Surround)");
    surround.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.LIGHT_GRAY);
    surround.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    final OffsetState offset = new OffsetState();
    // set a smaller value than solar panel so that the texture doesn't show up on the underside
    offset.setFactor(0.2f);
    offset.setUnits(1);
    surround.setRenderState(offset);
    root.attachChild(surround);
    outlineMesh = new Line("Rack (Outline)");
    outlineMesh.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(8));
    outlineMesh.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BLACK);
    outlineMesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    root.attachChild(outlineMesh);
    sunBeam = new Line("Sun Beam");
    sunBeam.setLineWidth(1f);
    sunBeam.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    sunBeam.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(sunBeam);
    sunBeam.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(4));
    sunBeam.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(sunBeam);
    normalVector = new Line("Normal Vector");
    normalVector.setLineWidth(1f);
    normalVector.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    normalVector.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(normalVector);
    normalVector.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(6));
    normalVector.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 0f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(normalVector);
    angles = new Node("Angles");
    angles.getSceneHints().setAllPickingHints(false);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(angles);
    root.attachChild(angles);
    // the angle between the sun beam and the normal vector
    sunAngle = new AngleAnnotation();
    sunAngle.setColor(ColorRGBA.WHITE);
    sunAngle.setLineWidth(1);
    sunAngle.setFontSize(1);
    sunAngle.setCustomRadius(normalVectorLength * 0.8);
    angles.attachChild(sunAngle);
    solarPanelOutlines = new Line("Solar Panel Outlines");
    solarPanelOutlines.setLineWidth(1f);
    solarPanelOutlines.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    solarPanelOutlines.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(solarPanelOutlines);
    solarPanelOutlines.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(1));
    solarPanelOutlines.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(0f, 0f, 0f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(solarPanelOutlines);
    label = new BMText("Label", "#" + id, FontManager.getInstance().getPartNumberFont(), Align.Center, Justify.Center);
    Util.initHousePartLabel(label);
    label.setFontScale(0.5);
    label.setVisible(false);
    root.attachChild(label);
    polesRoot = new Node("Poles Root");
    root.attachChild(polesRoot);
    updateTextureAndColor();
    if (sampleSolarPanel == null) {
        sampleSolarPanel = new SolarPanel();
    }
    // ugly fixes for zero initial values when sampleSolarPanel is previously serialized without new variables
    if (sampleSolarPanel.getPvModuleSpecs() == null) {
        sampleSolarPanel.setPvModuleSpecs(new PvModuleSpecs());
    }
    if (Util.isZero(sampleSolarPanel.getNominalOperatingCellTemperature())) {
        sampleSolarPanel.setNominalOperatingCellTemperature(48);
    }
    if (!points.isEmpty()) {
        oldRackCenter = points.get(0).clone();
    }
    oldRackWidth = rackWidth;
    oldRackHeight = rackHeight;
}

Example 7 with ColorRGBA

use of com.ardor3d.math.ColorRGBA in project energy3d by concord-consortium.

the class Mirror method init.

@Override
protected void init() {
    super.init();
    if (Util.isZero(mirrorWidth)) {
        mirrorWidth = 5;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(mirrorHeight)) {
        mirrorHeight = 3;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(reflectance)) {
        reflectance = 0.9;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(opticalEfficiency)) {
        opticalEfficiency = 1;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(baseHeight)) {
        baseHeight = 10;
    }
    if (heliostatTarget != null) {
        // FIXME: Somehow the target, when copied, doesn't point to the right object. This is not a prefect solution, but it fixes the problem.
        final HousePart hp = Scene.getInstance().getPart(heliostatTarget.getId());
        if (hp instanceof Foundation) {
            heliostatTarget = (Foundation) hp;
        } else {
            heliostatTarget = null;
        }
    }
    mesh = new Mesh("Reflecting Mirror");
    mesh.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(6));
    mesh.getMeshData().setTextureBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector2Buffer(6), 0);
    mesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    mesh.setUserData(new UserData(this));
    root.attachChild(mesh);
    surround = new Box("Mirror (Surround)");
    surround.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    final OffsetState offset = new OffsetState();
    offset.setFactor(1);
    offset.setUnits(1);
    surround.setRenderState(offset);
    root.attachChild(surround);
    outlineMesh = new Line("Mirror (Outline)");
    outlineMesh.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(8));
    outlineMesh.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BLACK);
    outlineMesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    root.attachChild(outlineMesh);
    // if there are many mirrors, reduce the solution of post
    post = new Cylinder("Post Cylinder", 2, Scene.getInstance().getAllHeliostats().size() < 200 ? 10 : 2, 10, 0);
    post.setRadius(0.6);
    post.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.WHITE);
    post.setRenderState(offsetState);
    post.setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
    post.updateModelBound();
    root.attachChild(post);
    lightBeams = new Line("Light Beams");
    lightBeams.setLineWidth(1f);
    lightBeams.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    lightBeams.setModelBound(null);
    // final BlendState blendState = new BlendState();
    // blendState.setBlendEnabled(true);
    // lightBeams.setRenderState(blendState);
    // lightBeams.getSceneHints().setRenderBucketType(RenderBucketType.Transparent);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(lightBeams);
    lightBeams.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(4));
    lightBeams.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(lightBeams);
    label = new BMText("Label", "# " + id, FontManager.getInstance().getPartNumberFont(), Align.Center, Justify.Center);
    Util.initHousePartLabel(label);
    label.setFontScale(0.5);
    label.setVisible(false);
    root.attachChild(label);
    updateTextureAndColor();
}

Example 8 with ColorRGBA

use of com.ardor3d.math.ColorRGBA in project energy3d by concord-consortium.

the class ParabolicDish method init.

@Override
protected void init() {
    super.init();
    if (Util.isZero(copyLayoutGap)) {
        // FIXME: Why is a transient member evaluated to zero?
        copyLayoutGap = 0.2;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(rimRadius)) {
        rimRadius = 3;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(focalLength)) {
        focalLength = 2;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(reflectance)) {
        reflectance = 0.9;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(absorptance)) {
        absorptance = 0.95;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(opticalEfficiency)) {
        opticalEfficiency = 0.7;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(thermalEfficiency)) {
        thermalEfficiency = 0.3;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(nRadialSections)) {
        nRadialSections = 32;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(nAxialSections)) {
        nAxialSections = 32;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(nrib)) {
        nrib = 6;
    }
    detailed = Scene.getInstance().countParts(getClass()) < 500;
    final double annotationScale = Scene.getInstance().getAnnotationScale();
    mesh = new Paraboloid("Paraboloid", rimRadius / annotationScale, 2.0 * Math.sqrt(focalLength / annotationScale), nAxialSections, nRadialSections);
    mesh.setDefaultColor(SKY_BLUE);
    mesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    mesh.setUserData(new UserData(this));
    CullState cullState = new CullState();
    cullState.setCullFace(Face.Front);
    mesh.setRenderState(cullState);
    root.attachChild(mesh);
    dish = (Paraboloid) mesh;
    dishBack = mesh.makeCopy(true);
    dishBack.clearRenderState(StateType.Texture);
    dishBack.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.LIGHT_GRAY);
    cullState = new CullState();
    cullState.setCullFace(Face.None);
    dishBack.setRenderState(cullState);
    root.attachChild(dishBack);
    // if there are many dishes, reduce the solution of post
    post = new Cylinder("Post Cylinder", 2, detailed ? 10 : 2, 10, 0);
    post.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.WHITE);
    post.setRadius(0.6);
    post.setRenderState(offsetState);
    post.setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
    post.updateModelBound();
    root.attachChild(post);
    // if there are many mirrors, reduce the solution of post
    duct = new Cylinder("Duct Cylinder", 2, detailed ? 10 : 2, 10, 0);
    duct.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.WHITE);
    duct.setRadius(0.6);
    duct.setRenderState(offsetState);
    duct.setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
    duct.updateModelBound();
    root.attachChild(duct);
    final ColorRGBA receiverColor = new ColorRGBA(0.9f, 0.9f, 0.95f, 1);
    // if there are many mirrors, reduce the solution of post
    receiver = new Cylinder("Receiver Cylinder", 2, detailed ? 10 : 2, 10, 0, true);
    receiver.setDefaultColor(receiverColor);
    receiver.setRadius(2);
    receiver.setHeight(3);
    receiver.setRenderState(offsetState);
    receiver.setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
    receiver.updateModelBound();
    root.attachChild(receiver);
    outlines = new Line("Parabolic Dish (Outline)");
    outlines.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(2 * (dish.getRSamples() + 1)));
    outlines.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BLACK);
    outlines.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    outlines.setLineWidth(1f);
    outlines.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(outlines);
    root.attachChild(outlines);
    tripod = new Cylinder[3];
    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        // if there are many mirrors, reduce the solution of post
        tripod[i] = new Cylinder("Tripod Cylinder " + i, 2, detailed ? 10 : 2, 10, 0);
        tripod[i].setDefaultColor(receiverColor);
        tripod[i].setRadius(0.2);
        tripod[i].setRenderState(offsetState);
        tripod[i].setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
        tripod[i].updateModelBound();
    }
    lightBeams = new Line("Light Beams");
    lightBeams.setLineWidth(1f);
    lightBeams.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    lightBeams.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(lightBeams);
    lightBeams.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(2));
    lightBeams.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(lightBeams);
    label = new BMText("Label", "#" + id, FontManager.getInstance().getPartNumberFont(), Align.Center, Justify.Center);
    Util.initHousePartLabel(label);
    label.setFontScale(0.5);
    label.setVisible(false);
    root.attachChild(label);
    updateTextureAndColor();
    setStructureType(structureType);
    if (!points.isEmpty()) {
        oldDishCenter = points.get(0).clone();
    }
}

Example 9 with ColorRGBA

use of com.ardor3d.math.ColorRGBA in project energy3d by concord-consortium.

the class ParabolicTrough method init.

@Override
protected void init() {
    super.init();
    if (Util.isZero(copyLayoutGap)) {
        // FIXME: Why is a transient member evaluated to zero?
        copyLayoutGap = 0.2;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(moduleLength)) {
        moduleLength = 3;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(troughLength)) {
        troughLength = 2 * moduleLength;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(apertureWidth)) {
        apertureWidth = 2;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(semilatusRectum)) {
        semilatusRectum = 2;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(reflectance)) {
        reflectance = 0.9;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(absorptance)) {
        absorptance = 0.95;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(opticalEfficiency)) {
        opticalEfficiency = 0.7;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(thermalEfficiency)) {
        thermalEfficiency = 0.3;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(nSectionParabola)) {
        nSectionParabola = 16;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(nSectionAxis)) {
        nSectionAxis = 32;
    }
    detailed = Scene.getInstance().countParts(this.getClass()) < 50;
    mesh = new ParabolicCylinder("Parabolic Cylinder", nSectionParabola, semilatusRectum, apertureWidth, troughLength);
    mesh.setDefaultColor(SKY_BLUE);
    mesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    mesh.setUserData(new UserData(this));
    CullState cullState = new CullState();
    cullState.setCullFace(Face.Back);
    mesh.setRenderState(cullState);
    root.attachChild(mesh);
    reflector = (ParabolicCylinder) mesh;
    reflectorBack = mesh.makeCopy(true);
    reflectorBack.clearRenderState(StateType.Texture);
    reflectorBack.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.WHITE);
    cullState = new CullState();
    cullState.setCullFace(Face.None);
    reflectorBack.setRenderState(cullState);
    root.attachChild(reflectorBack);
    final ColorRGBA tubeColor = new ColorRGBA(0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f, 0.8f);
    absorber = new Cylinder("Absorber Tube", 2, detailed ? 10 : 4, 0.5, 0, true);
    final BlendState blend = new BlendState();
    blend.setBlendEnabled(true);
    absorber.setRenderState(blend);
    absorber.getSceneHints().setRenderBucketType(RenderBucketType.Transparent);
    absorber.setDefaultColor(tubeColor);
    absorber.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    root.attachChild(absorber);
    absorberEnd1 = new Cylinder("Absorber End Tube 1", 2, detailed ? 10 : 4, 0.5, 0, true);
    absorberEnd1.setRenderState(blend);
    absorberEnd1.getSceneHints().setRenderBucketType(RenderBucketType.Transparent);
    absorberEnd1.setDefaultColor(tubeColor);
    absorberEnd1.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    root.attachChild(absorberEnd1);
    absorberEnd2 = new Cylinder("Absorber End Tube 2", 2, detailed ? 10 : 4, 0.5, 0, true);
    absorberEnd2.setRenderState(blend);
    absorberEnd2.getSceneHints().setRenderBucketType(RenderBucketType.Transparent);
    absorberEnd2.setDefaultColor(tubeColor);
    absorberEnd2.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    root.attachChild(absorberEnd2);
    if (detailed) {
        absorberCore = new Cylinder("Absorber Tube Core", 2, 4, 0.4, 0, true);
        absorberCore.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BROWN);
        absorberCore.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
        root.attachChild(absorberCore);
        absorberEnd1Core = new Cylinder("Absorber End Tube 1 Core", 2, 4, 0.4, 0, true);
        absorberEnd1Core.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BROWN);
        absorberEnd1Core.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
        root.attachChild(absorberEnd1Core);
        absorberEnd2Core = new Cylinder("Absorber End Tube 2 Core", 2, 4, 0.4, 0, true);
        absorberEnd2Core.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BROWN);
        absorberEnd2Core.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
        root.attachChild(absorberEnd2Core);
    }
    final int nModules = getNumberOfModules();
    outlines = new Line("Parabolic Trough (Outline)");
    outlines.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(4 + 2 * (reflector.getNumberOfSamples() + 1) * (nModules + 1)));
    outlines.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BLACK);
    outlines.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    outlines.setLineWidth(1f);
    outlines.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(outlines);
    root.attachChild(outlines);
    steelFrame = new Line("Parabolic Trough Steel Frame");
    steelFrame.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(4));
    steelFrame.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.GRAY);
    steelFrame.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    steelFrame.setLineWidth(3);
    steelFrame.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    root.attachChild(steelFrame);
    lightBeams = new Line("Light Beams");
    lightBeams.setLineWidth(1f);
    lightBeams.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    lightBeams.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(lightBeams);
    lightBeams.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(4));
    lightBeams.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(lightBeams);
    label = new BMText("Label", "#" + id, FontManager.getInstance().getPartNumberFont(), Align.Center, Justify.Center);
    Util.initHousePartLabel(label);
    label.setFontScale(0.5);
    label.setVisible(false);
    root.attachChild(label);
    modulesRoot = new Node("Modules Root");
    root.attachChild(modulesRoot);
    updateTextureAndColor();
    if (!points.isEmpty()) {
        oldTroughCenter = points.get(0).clone();
    }
    oldTroughLength = troughLength;
    oldApertureWidth = apertureWidth;
}

Example 10 with ColorRGBA

use of com.ardor3d.math.ColorRGBA in project energy3d by concord-consortium.

the class SolarPanel method init.

@Override
protected void init() {
    super.init();
    if (Util.isZero(panelWidth)) {
        panelWidth = 0.99;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(panelHeight)) {
        panelHeight = 1.65;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(efficiency)) {
        // make it the same as the default one in PvModuleSpecs
        efficiency = 0.1833;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(temperatureCoefficientPmax)) {
        temperatureCoefficientPmax = -0.005;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(nominalOperatingCellTemperature)) {
        nominalOperatingCellTemperature = 48;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(inverterEfficiency)) {
        inverterEfficiency = 0.95;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(baseHeight)) {
        baseHeight = 5;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(numberOfCellsInX)) {
        numberOfCellsInX = 6;
    }
    if (Util.isZero(numberOfCellsInY)) {
        numberOfCellsInY = 10;
    }
    if (pvModuleSpecs == null) {
        // backward compatibility
        pvModuleSpecs = new PvModuleSpecs("Custom");
        pvModuleSpecs.setCellEfficiency(efficiency);
        pvModuleSpecs.setWidth(panelWidth);
        pvModuleSpecs.setLength(panelHeight);
        pvModuleSpecs.setNoct(nominalOperatingCellTemperature);
        pvModuleSpecs.setPmaxTc(temperatureCoefficientPmax);
        pvModuleSpecs.setLayout(numberOfCellsInX, numberOfCellsInY);
        switch(cellType) {
            case POLYCRYSTALLINE:
                pvModuleSpecs.setCellType("Polycrystalline");
                colorOption = COLOR_OPTION_BLUE;
                break;
            case MONOCRYSTALLINE:
                pvModuleSpecs.setCellType("Monocrystalline");
                colorOption = COLOR_OPTION_BLACK;
                break;
            case THIN_FILM:
                pvModuleSpecs.setCellType("Thin Film");
                colorOption = COLOR_OPTION_BLACK;
                break;
        }
    } else {
        convertStringPropertiesToIntegerProperties();
    }
    mesh = new Mesh("SolarPanel");
    mesh.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(6));
    mesh.getMeshData().setTextureBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector2Buffer(6), 0);
    mesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    mesh.setUserData(new UserData(this));
    root.attachChild(mesh);
    surround = new Box("SolarPanel (Surround)");
    surround.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    final OffsetState offset = new OffsetState();
    offset.setFactor(1);
    offset.setUnits(1);
    surround.setRenderState(offset);
    root.attachChild(surround);
    outlineMesh = new Line("SolarPanel (Outline)");
    outlineMesh.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(8));
    outlineMesh.setDefaultColor(ColorRGBA.BLACK);
    outlineMesh.setModelBound(new OrientedBoundingBox());
    root.attachChild(outlineMesh);
    supportFrame = new Mesh("Supporting Frame");
    supportFrame.getMeshData().setIndexMode(IndexMode.Quads);
    supportFrame.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(12));
    supportFrame.getMeshData().setNormalBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(12));
    supportFrame.setRenderState(offsetState);
    supportFrame.setModelBound(new BoundingBox());
    root.attachChild(supportFrame);
    sunBeam = new Line("Sun Beam");
    sunBeam.setLineWidth(1f);
    sunBeam.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    sunBeam.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(sunBeam);
    sunBeam.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(4));
    sunBeam.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 1f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(sunBeam);
    normalVector = new Line("Normal Vector");
    normalVector.setLineWidth(1f);
    normalVector.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    normalVector.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(normalVector);
    normalVector.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(6));
    normalVector.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(1f, 1f, 0f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(normalVector);
    angles = new Node("Angles");
    angles.getSceneHints().setAllPickingHints(false);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(angles);
    root.attachChild(angles);
    // the angle between the sun beam and the normal vector
    sunAngle = new AngleAnnotation();
    sunAngle.setColor(ColorRGBA.WHITE);
    sunAngle.setLineWidth(1);
    sunAngle.setFontSize(1);
    sunAngle.setCustomRadius(normalVectorLength * 0.8);
    angles.attachChild(sunAngle);
    label = new BMText("Label", "# " + id, FontManager.getInstance().getPartNumberFont(), Align.Center, Justify.Center);
    Util.initHousePartLabel(label);
    label.setFontScale(0.5);
    label.setVisible(false);
    root.attachChild(label);
    solarCellOutlines = new Line("Solar Cell Outlines");
    solarCellOutlines.setLineWidth(1f);
    solarCellOutlines.setStipplePattern((short) 0xffff);
    solarCellOutlines.setModelBound(null);
    Util.disablePickShadowLight(solarCellOutlines);
    solarCellOutlines.getMeshData().setVertexBuffer(BufferUtils.createVector3Buffer(1));
    solarCellOutlines.setDefaultColor(new ColorRGBA(0f, 0f, 0f, 1f));
    root.attachChild(solarCellOutlines);
    updateTextureAndColor();
}