Package com.openinventor.inventor.draggers

Class SoTransformBoxDragger

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    SafeDisposable
    public class SoTransformBoxDragger
extends SoDragger
    Box-like object you scale, rotate, and translate by dragging with the mouse. SoTransformBoxDragger is a composite dragger shaped like a box with small cubes at the corners. Click and drag any of these cubes to scale the box uniformly. Drag any edge of the box to rotate the whole dragger about its center, along an axis parallel to that edge. Pick any face of the box for 2D translation in the plane of that face.

    Although the box looks just about like a wireframe cube, it is composed of many different simple draggers arranged in a composite assembly. When one part is dragged, the transformBox makes sure they all move together. Each of the parts of the box is a different dragger with the default geometry changed. The faces of the box are SoTranslate2Draggers, the edges are SoRotateCylindricalDraggers, and the cubes are an SoScaleUniformDragger. Drag them and the dragger will update its translation, rotation and scaleFactor fields to reflect the changes. As with all draggers, if you change the fields the dragger will move to match the new settings.

    Remember: This is not an SoTransform ! . If you want to move other objects with this dragger, you can either:

    You can change the parts in any instance of this dragger using setPart(). The default part geometries are defined as resources for this SoTransformBoxDragger class. They are detailed in the Dragger Resources section of the online reference page for this class. You can make your program use different default resources for the parts by copying the file $OIVHOME/data/draggerDefaults/transformBoxDragger.iv into your own directory, editing the file, and then setting the environment variable SO_DRAGGER_DIR to be a path to that directory.

    This dragger has both a default and a WYSIWYG version:

      Default Dragger WYSIWYG Dragger

    See SoDragger for more information about using and customizing draggers, including code examples, using draggers in an immersive VR environment and using WYSIWYG draggers.

    File format/default:

    TransformBoxDragger {

      boundingBoxCaching AUTO
      renderCulling AUTO
      pickCulling AUTO
      isActive false
      rotation 0 0 1 0
      translation 0 0 0
      scaleFactor 1 1 1
      callbackList NULL
      surroundScale NULL
      antiSquish AntiSquish {
      sizing BIGGEST_DIMENSION
      }
      scaler ScaleUniformDragger {
      rotator1 RotateCylindricalDragger {
      rotator2 RotateCylindricalDragger {
      rotator3 RotateCylindricalDragger {
      translator1 Translate2Dragger {
      }
      translator2 Translate2Dragger {
      }
      translator3 Translate2Dragger {
      }
      translator4 Translate2Dragger {
      }
      translator5 Translate2Dragger {
      }
      translator6 Translate2Dragger {
      }
      scaler.scaler <transformBoxScalerScaler resource>
      scaler.scalerActive <transformBoxScalerScalerActive resource>
      scaler.feedback <transformBoxScalerFeedback resource>
      scaler.feedbackActive <transformBoxScalerFeedbackActive resource>
      rotator1.rotator <transformBoxRotatorRotator resource>
      rotator2.rotator <transformBoxRotatorRotator resource>
      rotator3.rotator <transformBoxRotatorRotator resource>
      rotator1.rotatorActive <transformBoxRotatorRotatorActive resource>
      rotator2.rotatorActive <transformBoxRotatorRotatorActive resource>
      rotator3.rotatorActive <transformBoxRotatorRotatorActive resource>
      rotator1.feedback <transformBoxRotatorFeedback resource>
      rotator2.feedback <transformBoxRotatorFeedback resource>
      rotator3.feedback <transformBoxRotatorFeedback resource>
      rotator1.feedbackActive <transformBoxRotatorFeedbackActive resource>
      rotator2.feedbackActive <transformBoxRotatorFeedbackActive resource>
      rotator3.feedbackActive <transformBoxRotatorFeedbackActive resource>
      translator1.translator <transformBoxTranslatorTranslator resource>
      translator2.translator <transformBoxTranslatorTranslator resource>
      translator3.translator <transformBoxTranslatorTranslator resource>
      translator4.translator <transformBoxTranslatorTranslator resource>
      translator5.translator <transformBoxTranslatorTranslator resource>
      translator6.translator <transformBoxTranslatorTranslator resource>
      translator1.translatorActive <transformBoxTranslatorTranslatorActive resource>
      translator2.translatorActive <transformBoxTranslatorTranslatorActive resource>
      translator3.translatorActive <transformBoxTranslatorTranslatorActive resource>
      translator4.translatorActive <transformBoxTranslatorTranslatorActive resource>
      translator5.translatorActive <transformBoxTranslatorTranslatorActive resource>
      translator6.translatorActive <transformBoxTranslatorTranslatorActive resource>
      translator1.xAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorXAxisFeedback resource>
      translator2.xAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorXAxisFeedback resource>
      translator3.xAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorXAxisFeedback resource>
      translator4.xAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorXAxisFeedback resource>
      translator5.xAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorXAxisFeedback resource>
      translator6.xAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorXAxisFeedback resource>
      translator1.yAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorYAxisFeedback resource>
      translator2.yAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorYAxisFeedback resource>
      translator3.yAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorYAxisFeedback resource>
      translator4.yAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorYAxisFeedback resource>
      translator5.yAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorYAxisFeedback resource>
      translator6.yAxisFeedback <transformBoxTranslatorYAxisFeedback resource>
    }

    DRAGGER RESOURCES

      Resource: transformBoxScalerScaler
      Part: scaler.scaler
      Appearance: Eight small white cubes at the corners of the box
      Description: Picking this initiates uniform 3D scaling of the dragger.

      Resource: transformBoxScalerScalerActive
      Part: scaler.scalerActive
      Appearance: Yellow version of the regular scaler part
      Description: Displayed while the dragger is being scaled.

      Resource: transformBoxScalerFeedback
      Part: scaler.feedback
      Appearance: Empty separator
      Description: Removes any feedback geometry created in the constructor of the SoScaleUniformDragger.

      Resource: transformBoxScalerFeedbackActive
      Part: scaler.feedbackActive
      Appearance: Empty separator
      Description: Removes any feedbackActive geometry created in the constructor of the SoScaleUniformDragger.

      Resource: transformBoxRotatorRotator
      Parts: rotator1.rotator<BR> rotator2.rotator<BR> rotator3.rotator
      Appearance: Four white lines along the edges of the box
      Description: Picking this begins rotational dragging. In each of the three rotateCylindrical draggers, the lines of the rotator part are oriented parallel to the axis of rotation.

      Resource: transformBoxRotatorRotatorActive
      Parts: rotator1.rotatorActive<BR> rotator2.rotatorActive<BR> rotator3.rotatorActive
      Appearance: Four yellow lines along the edges of the box
      Description: Displayed while the dragger is being rotated

      Resource: transformBoxRotatorFeedback
      Parts: rotator1.feedback<BR> rotator2.feedback<BR> rotator3.feedback
      Appearance: Empty separator
      Description: Removes any feedback geometry created in the constructor of the SoRotateCylindricalDragger.

      Resource: transformBoxRotatorFeedbackActive
      Parts: rotator1.feedbackActive<BR> rotator2.feedbackActive<BR> rotator3.feedbackActive
      Appearance: Thin purple line through center of box
      Description: Displayed to show axis of rotation during rotational dragging.

      Resource: transformBoxTranslatorTranslator
      Parts: translator1.translator<BR> translator2.translator<BR> translator3.translator<BR> translator4.translator<BR> translator5.translator<BR> translator6.translator
      Appearance: Invisible but pickable square surface
      Description: Picking these begins 2-D translational dragging within the plane of one of the sides of the box. The invisible squares of the six translate2Draggers are arranged to form the sides of the box.The squares are easy to discern, although rendered as invisible; they are bounded by the lines of the rotational dragger parts.

      Resource: transformBoxTranslatorTranslatorActive
      Parts: translator1.translatorActive<BR> translator2.translatorActive<BR> translator3.translatorActive<BR> translator4.translatorActive<BR> translator5.translatorActive<BR> translator6.translatorActive
      Appearance: Invisible square surface
      Description: Shown during 2-D translational dragging.

      Resource: transformBoxTranslatorXAxisFeedback
      Parts: translator1.xAxisFeedback<BR> translator2.xAxisFeedback<BR> translator3.xAxisFeedback<BR> translator4.xAxisFeedback<BR> translator5.xAxisFeedback<BR> translator6.xAxisFeedback
      Appearance: Short thin purple line
      Description: Only shown if dragger is moving and the axis is a permissable direction of motion. When pressing <shift>, motion is constrained, and this is displayed only if the primary motion is in the X direction.

      Resource: transformBoxTranslatorYAxisFeedback
      Parts: translator1.yAxisFeedback<BR> translator2.yAxisFeedback<BR> translator3.yAxisFeedback<BR> translator4.yAxisFeedback<BR> translator5.yAxisFeedback<BR> translator6.yAxisFeedback
      Appearance: Short thin purple line
      Description: Only shown if dragger is moving and the axis is a permissable direction of motion. When pressing <shift>, motion is constrained, and this is displayed only if the primary motion is in the Y direction.

    CATALOG PARTS

    All Parts

      Part NamePart TypeDefault TypeNULL Default
      callbackList NodeKitListPart yes
      surroundScale SurroundScale yes
      antiSquish AntiSquish no
      scaler ScaleUniformDragger yes
      rotator1 RotateCylindricalDragger yes
      rotator2 RotateCylindricalDragger yes
      rotator3 RotateCylindricalDragger yes
      translator1 Translate2Dragger yes
      translator2 Translate2Dragger yes
      translator3 Translate2Dragger yes
      translator4 Translate2Dragger yes
      translator5 Translate2Dragger yes
      translator6 Translate2Dragger yes

    Extra Information for List Parts from Above Table

      Part NameContainer TypePossible Types
      callbackList Separator Callback, EventCallback

    See Also:
    SoInteractionKit, SoDragger, SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoHandleBoxDragger, SoJackDragger, SoPointLightDragger, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, SoRotateDiscDragger, SoRotateSphericalDragger, SoScale1Dragger, SoScale2Dragger, SoScale2UniformDragger, SoScaleUniformDragger, SoSpotLightDragger, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformerDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, SoTranslate2Dragger

    • Field Detail

      • rotation

        public final SoSFRotation rotation
        Orientation of the dragger.

      • translation

        public final SoSFVec3f translation
        Position of the dragger.

      • scaleFactor

        public final SoSFVec3f scaleFactor
        Scale of the dragger. Note: The dragger will always scale uniformly in all 3 dimensions, using the highest value in the scaleFactor field. E.g. (10, 1, 1) is equivalent to (10, 10, 10). This behavior is consistent with scaling the dragger in user interactions because the scaling component of the dragger is an SoScaleUniformDragger.

    • Constructor Detail

      • SoTransformBoxDragger

        public SoTransformBoxDragger()
        Constructor.