Mike,
> i guess now i am having a hard time figuring out where the actual x,y,z
> values go for the point i want to add.
>
> do i use a FlatField(FunctionType) to create a flatfield and put the
> samples in there by setSamples(float[3][1], false) where
>
> float[3][1] = { {x}, {y}, {z} }
>
> ?
>
> then i set the data of the datareference to that flatfield?
No. Construct a RealTuple with the x, y, z values. There's an
exmaple in the visad/examples/Test00.java program, and lots
of other examples.
Good luck,
Bill