Grouping node that modifies its coordinate system so that its local Z-axis always points at the viewer. More...
#include <Inventor/nodes/SoBillboard.h>
Public Member Functions | |
virtual SoType | getTypeId () const |
Returns the type identifier for this specific instance. | |
SoBillboard () | |
Constructor. | |
SoBillboard (int nChildren) | |
Constructor that takes approximate number of children. | |
Public Member Functions inherited from SoSeparator | |
SoSeparator () | |
Creates a separator node with default settings. | |
SoSeparator (int nChildren) | |
Constructor that takes approximate number of children. | |
Public Member Functions inherited from SoGroup | |
SoGroup () | |
Creates an empty group node. | |
SoGroup (int nChildren) | |
Constructor that takes approximate number of children. | |
virtual void | addChild (SoNode *child) |
Adds a child as last one in group. | |
virtual void | insertChild (SoNode *child, int newChildIndex) |
Adds a child so that it becomes the one with the given index. | |
virtual SoNode * | getChild (int index) const |
Returns pointer the child node with the given index. | |
virtual int | findChild (const SoNode *child) const |
Finds index of given child within group. | |
virtual int | getNumChildren () const |
Returns number of children. | |
virtual void | removeChild (int index) |
Removes child with given index from group. | |
virtual void | removeChild (SoNode *child) |
Removes first instance of given child from group. | |
virtual void | removeAllChildren () |
Removes all children from group. | |
virtual void | replaceChild (int index, SoNode *newChild) |
Replaces child with given index with new child. | |
virtual void | replaceChild (SoNode *oldChild, SoNode *newChild) |
Replaces first instance of given child with new child. | |
Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode | |
virtual void | setOverride (const SbBool state) |
Turns the override flag on or off. | |
virtual SbBool | isOverride () const |
Returns the state of the override flag. | |
virtual SoNode * | copy (SbBool copyConnections=FALSE) const |
Creates and returns an exact copy of the node. | |
virtual void | touch () |
Marks an instance as modified, simulating a change to it. | |
Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer | |
void | setToDefaults () |
Sets all fields in this object to their default values. | |
SbBool | hasDefaultValues () const |
Returns TRUE if all of the object's fields have their default values. | |
SbBool | fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *fc) const |
Returns TRUE if this object's fields are exactly equal to fc's fields. | |
void | copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections=FALSE) |
Copies the contents of fc's fields into this object's fields. | |
SoNONUNICODE SbBool | set (const char *fieldDataString) |
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. | |
SbBool | set (const SbString &fieldDataString) |
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. | |
void | get (SbString &fieldDataString) |
Returns the values of the fields of this object in the Open Inventor ASCII file format in the given string. | |
virtual int | getFields (SoFieldList &list) const |
Appends references to all of this object's fields to resultList, and returns the number of fields appended. | |
virtual int | getAllFields (SoFieldList &list) const |
Returns a list of fields, including the eventIn's and eventOut's. | |
virtual SoField * | getField (const SbName &fieldName) const |
Returns a the field of this object whose name is fieldName. | |
virtual SoField * | getEventIn (const SbName &fieldName) const |
Returns a the eventIn with the given name. | |
virtual SoField * | getEventOut (const SbName &fieldName) const |
Returns the eventOut with the given name. | |
SbBool | getFieldName (const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const |
Returns the name of the given field in the fieldName argument. | |
SbBool | enableNotify (SbBool flag) |
Notification at this Field Container is enabled (if flag == TRUE) or disabled (if flag == FALSE). | |
SbBool | isNotifyEnabled () const |
Notification is the process of telling interested objects that this object has changed. | |
virtual void | setUserData (void *data) |
Sets application data. | |
void * | getUserData (void) const |
Gets user application data. | |
Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase | |
virtual SbName | getName () const |
Returns the name of an instance. | |
virtual void | setName (const SbName &name) |
Sets the name of an instance. | |
void | setSynchronizable (const bool b) |
Sets this to be a ScaleViz synchronizable object. | |
bool | isSynchronizable () const |
Gets the ScaleViz synchronizable state of this object. | |
Public Member Functions inherited from SoRefCounter | |
void | ref () const |
Adds a reference to an instance. | |
void | unref () const |
Removes a reference from an instance. | |
void | unrefNoDelete () const |
unrefNoDelete() should be called when it is desired to decrement the reference count, but not delete the instance if this brings the reference count to zero. | |
int | getRefCount () const |
Returns current reference count. | |
void | lock () const |
lock this instance. | |
void | unlock () const |
unlock this instance. | |
Public Member Functions inherited from SoTypedObject | |
SbBool | isOfType (const SoType &type) const |
Returns TRUE if this object is of the type specified in type or is derived from that type. | |
template<typename TypedObjectClass > | |
SbBool | isOfType () const |
Returns TRUE if this object is of the type of class TypedObjectClass or is derived from that class. | |
Static Public Member Functions | |
static SoType | getClassTypeId () |
Returns the type identifier for this class. | |
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoSeparator | |
static SoType | getClassTypeId () |
Returns the type identifier for this class. | |
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoGroup | |
static SoType | getClassTypeId () |
Returns the type identifier for this class. | |
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode | |
static SoType | getClassTypeId () |
Returns the type identifier for this class. | |
static SoNode * | getByName (const SbName &name) |
A node's name can be set using SoBase::setName(). | |
static int | getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list) |
A node's name can be set using SoBase::setName(). | |
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer | |
static SoType | getClassTypeId () |
Returns the type of this class. | |
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase | |
static SoType | getClassTypeId () |
Returns type identifier for this class. | |
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoTypedObject | |
static SoType | getClassTypeId () |
Returns the type identifier for this class. | |
Public Attributes | |
SoSFVec3f | axisOfRotation |
Specifies which axis to use to perform the rotation. | |
SoSFBool | useSphereBBox |
Specifies if the bounding box returned by SoBillboard::getBoundingBox() method should be extended to completely contain the bounding sphere of the children. | |
Public Attributes inherited from SoSeparator | |
SoSFEnum | boundingBoxCaching |
Whether to cache during bounding box traversal. | |
SoSFEnum | renderCulling |
Whether to cull during rendering traversal. | |
SoSFEnum | pickCulling |
Whether to cull during picking traversal. | |
SoSFEnum | fastEditing |
Specifies the fast edit mode of the separator node. | |
SoSFInt32 | renderUnitId |
Used during the ScaleViz depth compositing process, this field specifies which render unit (OIRU) will render the sub scene graph below this separator. | |
SoDEPRECATED SoSFEnum | renderCaching |
Whether to cache during rendering traversal. | |
Public Attributes inherited from SoGroup | |
SoSFBool | boundingBoxIgnoring |
Whether to ignore this node during bounding box traversal. | |
Additional Inherited Members | |
Public Types inherited from SoSeparator | |
enum | CacheEnabled { OFF , ON , AUTO } |
Possible values for caching. More... | |
enum | FastEditing { DISABLE = 0x01 , KEEP_ZBUFFER = 0x02 , CLEAR_ZBUFFER = 0x03 } |
Fast editing policy enumeration values. More... | |
Grouping node that modifies its coordinate system so that its local Z-axis always points at the viewer.
The SoBillboard node is a grouping node which modifies its coordinate system so that the billboard node's local Z-axis turns to point at the viewer. The children of an SoBillboard node may include other grouping nodes as well as shape nodes.
Performance:
Export limitations:
The axisOfRotation field specifies which axis to use to perform the rotation. This axis is defined in the local coordinates of the SoBillboard node. The default (0,1,0) is useful for objects such as images of trees and lamps positioned on a ground plane. But when an object is oriented at an angle, for example, on the incline of a mountain, then the axisOfRotation may also need to be oriented at a similar angle.
A special case of billboarding is screen-alignment – the object rotates to always stay aligned with the viewer even when the viewer elevates, pitches and rolls. This special case is distinguished by setting the axisOfRotation to (0, 0, 0).
To rotate the SoBillboard to face the viewer, determine the line between the SoBillboard's origin and the viewer's position; call this the billboard-to-viewer line. The axisOfRotation and the billboard-to-viewer line define a plane. The local z-axis of the SoBillboard is then rotated into that plane, pivoting around the axisOfRotation.
If the axisOfRotation and the billboard-to-viewer line are coincident (the same line), then the plane cannot be established, and the rotation results of the SoBillboard are undefined. For example, if the axisOfRotation is set to (0,1,0) (Y-axis) and the viewer flies over the SoBillboard and peers directly down the Y-axis the results are undefined .
Multiple instances of SoBillboards (DEF/USE) operate as expected - each instance rotates in its unique coordinate system to face the viewer.
axisOfRotation | 0 1 0 |
useSphereBBox | TRUE |
NOTE: node available since Open Inventor 10.0
Definition at line 115 of file SoBillboard.h.
SoBillboard::SoBillboard | ( | ) |
Constructor.
SoBillboard::SoBillboard | ( | int | nChildren | ) |
Constructor that takes approximate number of children.
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static |
Returns the type identifier for this class.
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virtual |
Returns the type identifier for this specific instance.
Reimplemented from SoSeparator.
SoSFVec3f SoBillboard::axisOfRotation |
Specifies which axis to use to perform the rotation.
Definition at line 123 of file SoBillboard.h.
SoSFBool SoBillboard::useSphereBBox |
Specifies if the bounding box returned by SoBillboard::getBoundingBox() method should be extended to completely contain the bounding sphere of the children.
This hint avoids bounding box cache breaks due to rotation of the billboard geometry (which changes the default axis aligned bounding box) and provides a significant performance increase when many SoBillboard nodes are used.
Default is TRUE
Definition at line 135 of file SoBillboard.h.