In order for your computer to render the LiveGraphics3D applets all that you need is a web browser that supports Java 1.1. This will not be a problem for most people because the two most widely used browsers, Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Communicator 4.0, both support Java 1.1. If you are using one of these two browsers and the applets are not working properly then you probably need need to enable Java in the options menu Internet Explorer 4.0 or preferences menu for Netscape Communicator 4.0.
If the Java applet will not load try hitting stop and then refresh; however if the applet background is gray then it is probably loading, and if it is white with a logo in the middle that looks like the logo up above, then it is initializing and is really close to being done. If all of these things have already happened and you see text that says script error then the problem is most likely on my end, and I would appreciate it if you would e-mail me at shiner@uta.edu, so that I can fix the error.
After a LiveGraphics3D applet has successfully initialized there are several user interactive features that you can implement, these features are described in the table below.
| User Action | Applet Reaction |
| Press left mouse button and drag the mouse | Rotate about a central axis in the picture |
| Releasing left mouse button while dragging | Spinning about an central axis in the picture |
| Press SHIFT key + vertical dragging | Zoom |
| Press SHIFT key + horizontal dragging | Rotating about an axis perpendicular to the picture |
| Press CONTROL key + vertical dragging | Change the perspective or focal length |
| Press ALT or right mouse button + drag mouse vertical (note for some systems only pressing the right mouse button will work) | Stripping parts of the graphics |
| Press HOME key | Restore original setting |
| Move mouse curser into the applet region | Starts animation |
| Move mouse curser out of the applet region | Stops animation |
| Double click in the applet region | Stops or restarts animation |
If you have a 28k modem then it will probably take a long time to load the LiveGraphics3D applets, there isn't anything I can tell you to do other than buy a faster modem.