| SoTriangleStripSet Class |
Triangle strip set shape node.
Inheritance HierarchyOIV.InventorSoNetBase
OIV.InventorSoDisposable
OIV.Inventor.MiscSoBase
OIV.Inventor.FieldsSoFieldContainer
OIV.Inventor.NodesSoNode
OIV.Inventor.NodesSoShape
OIV.Inventor.NodesSoVertexShape
OIV.Inventor.NodesSoNonIndexedShape
OIV.Inventor.NodesSoTriangleStripSet
OIV.VolumeViz.NodesSoVolumeTriangleStripSet
Namespace: OIV.Inventor.Nodes
Assembly: OIV.Inventor (in OIV.Inventor.dll) Version: 2023.1.3.0 (2023.1.3)
SyntaxThe SoTriangleStripSet type exposes the following members.
Constructors| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | SoTriangleStripSet | Creates a triangle strip set node with default settings. |
Methods| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| AffectsState | Overrides default method on OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoNode. |
| BeginShape(SoAction, SoShapeTriangleShapes) | Calls BeginShape(action, shapeType, (OIV.Inventor.Details.SoFaceDetail ^)nullptr). (Inherited from SoShape.) |
| BeginShape(SoAction, SoShapeTriangleShapes, SoFaceDetail) | These methods can be used by subclasses to generate triangles more easily when those triangles are part of a larger structure, such as a triangle strip, triangle fan, or triangulated polygon, according to the TriangleShape enumerated type. |
| Callback | Implements primitive generation for all shapes. |
| ComputeBBox(SoAction, SbBox3f, SbVec3f) | This handles AABB bounding box computation for all shapes derived from this class. |
| ComputeBBox(SoAction, SbXfBox3d, SbVec3d) | This handles OOBB bounding box computation for all shapes derived from this class. |
| Copy | Calls Copy(false). (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| Copy(Boolean) | Creates and returns an exact copy of the node. |
| CopyFieldValues(SoFieldContainer) | Calls CopyFieldValues(fc, false). (Inherited from SoFieldContainer.) |
| CopyFieldValues(SoFieldContainer, Boolean) | Copies the contents of fc's fields into this object's fields. |
| Dispose |
Releases all resources used by SoDisposable.
(Inherited from SoDisposable.) |
| Distribute | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| DoAction | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| EnableNotify | Notification at this Field Container is enabled (if flag == true) or disabled (if flag == false). |
| EndShape | end shape previously started with OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoShape.BeginShape(OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoAction, OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoShape.TriangleShapes, OIV.Inventor.Details.SoFaceDetail). |
| Equals | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| FieldsAreEqual | Returns true if this object's fields are exactly equal to fc's fields. |
| Get | Returns the values of the fields of this object in the Open Inventor ASCII file format in the given string. |
| GetAllFields | Returns a list of fields, including the eventIn's and eventOut's. |
| GetAlternateRep | This method is called by actions to allow the node to provide an "alternate representation" when appropriate (typically depending on the action type). |
| GetBoundingBox | Implements bounding box method using virtual OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoShape.ComputeBBox(OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoAction, OIV.Inventor.SbBox3f@, OIV.Inventor.SbVec3f@) method. |
| GetEventIn | Returns a the eventIn with the given name. |
| GetEventOut | Returns the eventOut with the given name. |
| GetField | Returns a the field of this object whose name is fieldName. |
| GetFieldName | Returns the name of the given field in the fieldName argument. |
| GetFields | Appends references to all of this object's fields to resultList, and returns the number of fields appended. |
| GetHashCode |
Overrides GetHashCode().
(Inherited from SoNetBase.) |
| GetMatrix | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| GetName | Returns the name of an instance. |
| GetNormalCache | Returns the current normal cache, or NULL if there is none. |
| GetPrimitiveCount | Implement OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoGetPrimitiveCountAction actions. |
| GetRenderEngineMode | Returns the supported Render engine mode. |
| GetRenderUnitID | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| GetShapeType | Gets the current shape Full Scene Antialiasing type. |
| GetStringName | (Inherited from SoBase.) |
| GetTangentCache | Returns the current tangent cache, or NULL if there is none. |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GLRender | Implement OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoGLRenderAction actions. |
| GLRenderBelowPath | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| GLRenderInPath | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| GLRenderOffPath | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| GrabEventsCleanup | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| GrabEventsSetup | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| HandleEvent | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| HasDefaultValues | Returns true if all of the object's fields have their default values. |
| IsBoundingBoxIgnoring | Used by BoundingBoxAction to know if bounding box computation should be ignored or not. |
| IsNotifyEnabled | Notification is the process of telling interested objects that this object has changed. |
| IsOverride | Returns the state of the override flag. |
| IsSynchronizable | Gets the ScaleViz synchronizable state of this object. |
| Pick | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| RayPick | Implements picking along a ray by intersecting the ray with each primitive generated by subclass. |
| Search | (Inherited from SoNode.) |
| Set | Sets one or more fields in this object to the values specified in the given string, which should be a string in the Open Inventor file format. |
| SetName | (Inherited from SoBase.) |
| SetOverride | Turns the override flag on or off. |
| SetShapeType | set the antialiasing type for this shape. |
| SetSynchronizable | Sets this to be a ScaleViz synchronizable object. |
| SetToDefaults | Sets all fields in this object to their default values. |
| ShapeVertex | add a primitive vertex to the shape prevously started with OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoShape.BeginShape(OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoAction, OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoShape.TriangleShapes, OIV.Inventor.Details.SoFaceDetail). |
| ToString |
Converts this SoBase structure to a human readable string.
(Inherited from SoBase.) |
| Touch | Marks an instance as modified, simulating a change to it. |
| Write | (Inherited from SoVertexShape.) |
Properties| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | boundingBoxIgnoring | Whether to ignore this node during bounding box traversal. |
| IsDisposable | ISafeDisposable interface implementation.
(Inherited from SoDisposable.) |
| numVertices | Number of vertices in each triangle strip. |
| startIndex | Index of first coordinate of shape. |
| UserData |
Gets or sets the user data to be contained by the field container.
(Inherited from SoFieldContainer.) |
| vertexProperty | vertex property node. |
RemarksThis shape node constructs triangle strips out of vertices. The vertices may be specified in the vertexProperty field (from OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoVertexShape), or by the current inherited coordinates. For optimal performance, the vertexProperty field is recommended.
OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoTriangleStripSet is one of the fastest ways of drawing polygonal objects in Open Inventor. It uses the current coordinates, in order, starting with the first one. The values in the OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoTriangleStripSet.numVertices field indicate the number of vertices to use for each triangle strip in the set. The number of values in this field determines the number of strips.
For example, if OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoTriangleStripSet.numVertices has the values [3,5], coordinates 1, 2, and 3 would be used for the first triangle strip and coordinates 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 would be used for the second strip. This would result in 1 triangle in the first strip and 3 in the second.
The coordinates of the strips are transformed by the current cumulative transformation. The strips are drawn with the current light model and drawing style.
Treatment of the current material and normal binding is as follows: The PER_PART binding specifies a material or normal for each strip of the set. The PER_FACE binding specifies a material or normal for each triangle. The _INDEXED bindings are equivalent to their non-indexed counterparts. The default normal binding is PER_VERTEX. The default material binding is OVERALL.
If any normals (or materials) are specified, Open Inventor assumes you provide the correct number of them, as indicated by the binding. You will see unexpected results if you specify fewer normals (or materials) than the shape requires. If no normals are specified, they will be generated automatically.
To render triangles that are not in strips, see the OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoTriangleSet node.
Limitations:
Currently does not use OpenGL VBOs (vertex buffer objects) for rendering. For very large geometry, performance may be better using OIV.Inventor.Nodes.SoIndexedTriangleStripSet.
FILE FORMAT/DEFAULT
TriangleStripSet {
| vertexProperty | NULL |
| startIndex | 0 |
| numVertices | -1 |
ACTION BEHAVIOR
OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoGLRenderAction Draws a strip set based on the current coordinates, normals, materials, drawing style, and so on.
OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoRayPickAction Picks on the strip set based on the current coordinates and transformation. Details about the intersection are returned in an OIV.Inventor.Details.SoFaceDetail.
OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoGetBoundingBoxAction Computes the bounding box that encloses all vertices of the strip set with the current transformation applied to them. Sets the center to the average of the coordinates of all vertices.
OIV.Inventor.Actions.SoCallbackAction If any triangle callbacks are registered with the action, they will be invoked for each successive triangle forming the strips of the set.
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