SoToU3DAction Class Reference

Export a scene graph to a U3D file. More...

#include <HardCopy/SoToU3DAction.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoToU3DAction:

Public Member Functions
virtual SoType	getTypeId () const
	Returns the type identifier for this specific instance.
	SoToU3DAction ()
virtual	~SoToU3DAction ()
virtual SoNONUNICODE bool	openFile (const char *filename)
	Set the U3D output file.
virtual bool	openFile (const SbString &filename)
	Set the U3D output file.
virtual bool	closeFile ()
	Finalize export to the U3D output file.
virtual void	apply (SoNode *node)
	Initiates an action on the graph specified by a node.
virtual void	apply (SoPath *path)
	Initiates an action on the graph specified by a path.
virtual void	apply (const SoPathList &pathList, SbBool obeysRules=false)
	Initiates an action on the graph specified by list of paths.
void	forcePolygonalText3 (bool force)
	Forces SoText2 nodes to be exported using SoText3 (default is true).
bool	isPolygonalText3Forced () const
	Returns true if polygonal text3 is forced (see forcePolygonalText3).
void	setExportDraggers (bool force)
	Allow the export of draggers (default is true).
bool	areDraggersExported () const
	Returns true if draggers are exported.
virtual void	forwardTraversal (SoNode *node)
	Traverse a node that is not part of the current scenegraph.
virtual void	forwardTraversal (SoPath *path)
	Traverse a node that is not part of the current scenegraph.
Public Member Functions inherited from SoCallbackAction
	SoCallbackAction ()
	The constructor.
void	addPreCallback (SoType type, SoCallbackActionCB *cb, void *data)
	Adds a callback function to call when a node of the given type is encountered during traversal.
void	addPostCallback (SoType type, SoCallbackActionCB *cb, void *data)
	Adds a callback function to call when a node of the given type is encountered during traversal.
void	addPreTailCallback (SoCallbackActionCB *cb, void *data)
	Sets up a callback function to call when the action is applied to a path.
void	addPostTailCallback (SoCallbackActionCB *cb, void *data)
	Sets up a callback function to call when the action is applied to a path.
void	addTriangleCallback (SoType type, SoTriangleCB *cb, void *data)
	Routine to add callbacks for generated primitives (triangles) for all shapes of the given type.
void	addLineSegmentCallback (SoType type, SoLineSegmentCB *cb, void *data)
	Routine to add callbacks for generated primitives (line segments) for all shapes of the given type.
void	addPointCallback (SoType type, SoPointCB *cb, void *data)
	Routine to add callbacks for generated primitives (points) for all shapes of the given type.
float	getComplexity () const
	Returns complexity information from the state.
SoComplexity::Type	getComplexityType () const
	Returns complexity information from the state.
int32_t	getNumCoordinates () const
	Returns the current coordinates from the state.
const SbVec3f &	getCoordinate3 (int index) const
	Returns the current coordinates from the state.
const SbVec4f &	getCoordinate4 (int index) const
	Returns the current coordinates from the state.
SoDecimationTypeElement::Type	getDecimationType () const
	Returns the current decimation type from the state.
float	getDecimationPercentage () const
	Returns the current decimation percentage from the state.
SoDrawStyle::Style	getDrawStyle () const
	Returns the current drawing style information from the state.
u_short	getLinePattern () const
	Returns the current drawing style information from the state.
int	getLinePatternScaleFactor () const
	Returns the current drawing style information from the state.
float	getLineWidth () const
	Returns the current drawing style information from the state.
float	getPointSize () const
	Returns the current drawing style information from the state.
const SbString &	getFontName () const
	Returns the current font information from the state.
float	getFontSize () const
	Returns the current font information from the state.
SoFont::RenderStyle	getFontRenderStyle () const
	Returns the current font information from the state.
SoLightModel::Model	getLightModel () const
	Returns the current lighting model information from the state.
const SbVec3f &	getLightAttenuation () const
	Returns the current lighting model information from the state.
void	getMaterial (SbColor &ambient, SbColor &diffuse, SbColor &specular, SbColor &emission, float &shininess, float &transparency, int mtlIndex=0) const
	Returns the current material information from the state.
SoMaterialBinding::Binding	getMaterialBinding () const
	Returns the current material information from the state.
SoGLRenderAction::TransparencyType	getTransparencyType () const
	Returns the current Transparency Type information from the state.
int32_t	getNumNormals () const
	Returns the current normal information from the state.
const SbVec3f &	getNormal (int index) const
	Returns the current normal information from the state.
SoNormalBinding::Binding	getNormalBinding () const
	Returns the current normal information from the state.
int32_t	getNumProfileCoordinates () const
	Returns the current profiles and their coordinates from the state.
const SbVec2f &	getProfileCoordinate2 (int index) const
	Returns the current profiles and their coordinates from the state.
const SbVec3f &	getProfileCoordinate3 (int index) const
	Returns the current profiles and their coordinates from the state.
const SoNodeList &	getProfile () const
	Returns the current profiles and their coordinates from the state.
SoShapeHints::VertexOrdering	getVertexOrdering () const
	Returns the current shape hints from the state.
SoShapeHints::ShapeType	getShapeType () const
	Returns the current shape hints from the state.
SoShapeHints::FaceType	getFaceType () const
	Returns the current shape hints from the state.
float	getCreaseAngle () const
	Returns the current shape hints from the state.
int32_t	getNumTextureCoordinates () const
	Returns texture information from the state.
const SbVec2f &	getTextureCoordinate2 (int index) const
	Returns texture information from the state.
const SbVec4f &	getTextureCoordinate4 (int index) const
	Returns texture information from the state.
SoTextureCoordinateBinding::Binding	getTextureCoordinateBinding () const
	Returns texture information from the state.
const SbColor &	getTextureBlendColor () const
const unsigned char *	getTextureImage (SbVec2i32 &size, int &numComps) const
	Returns texture information from the state.
const SbName &	getTextureFileName () const
	Returns texture information from the state.
const SbMatrix &	getTextureMatrix () const
	Returns the current texture mapping information from the state.
const SoTexture2Transform *	getTextureTransformNode () const
	Returns the current texture mapping information from the state.
SoTexture::Model	getTextureModel () const
	Returns the current texture mapping information from the state.
SoTexture::Wrap	getTextureWrapS () const
	Returns the current texture mapping information from the state.
SoTexture::Wrap	getTextureWrapT () const
	Returns the current texture mapping information from the state.
const SbMatrix &	getModelMatrix () const
	Returns the current modeling transformation from the state.
SoUnits::Units	getUnits () const
	Returns the current units from the state.
float	getFocalDistance () const
	Returns the current camera and viewing information from the state.
const SbMatrix &	getProjectionMatrix () const
	Returns the current camera and viewing information from the state.
const SbMatrix &	getViewingMatrix () const
	Returns the current camera and viewing information from the state.
const SbViewVolume &	getViewVolume () const
	Returns the current camera and viewing information from the state.
SoPickStyle::Style	getPickStyle () const
	Returns the current picking style.
int32_t	getSwitch () const
	Returns the current switch value.
void	setCallbackAll (SbBool flag)
	Sets whether the callback uses normal traversal (switches, etc.) or whether it traverses every single node.
SbBool	isCallbackAll () const
	Returns whether the callback uses normal traversal (switches, etc.) or whether it traverses every single node.
SoDEPRECATED const unsigned char *	getTextureImage (SbVec2s &size, int &numComps) const
	Returns texture information from the state.
Public Member Functions inherited from SoAction
virtual	~SoAction ()
	Destructor.
virtual void	clearApplyResult ()
	When applied, an action may reference nodes or create objects (e.g.
virtual void	invalidateState ()
	Invalidates the current traversal state in the action, forcing it to be recreated when the action is next applied.
void	stopActionInBranch ()
	This function stops the action in the current Scene Graph branch.
SbBool	getContinueActionInBranchFlag () const
	This function indicates if the action must stop in the current branch.
void	resetContinueActionInBranchFlag ()
	This function resets the continue action flag.
void	useAlternateRep (const SbBool enable)
	Tell the action to use alternate representations during traversal when available.
SbBool	isUsingAlternateRep () const
	Returns TRUE if current action is using alternate representations.
void	setSceneManager (SoSceneManager *mgr)
	Set the scene manager associated with this action (if any ).
SoSceneManager *	getSceneManager () const
	Return the SoSceneManager associated with this action.
DistribMode	getDistribMode () const
	Returns the distribution mode of this action across a cluster (ScaleViz-Cluster only).
AppliedCode	getWhatAppliedTo () const
	Returns code indicating what action is being applied to.
SoNode *	getNodeAppliedTo () const
	Returns the node the action is being applied to.
SoPath *	getPathAppliedTo () const
	Returns the path the action is being applied to.
const SoPathList *	getPathListAppliedTo () const
	Returns the path list the action is being applied to.
const SoPathList *	getOriginalPathListAppliedTo () const
	Returns the original path list the action is being applied to.
SbBool	isLastPathListAppliedTo () const
	Returns TRUE if the current list is the last one from the original.
PathCode	getPathCode (int &numIndices, const int *&indices)
	Returns path code based on where current node (the node at the end of the current path) lies with respect to the path(s) the action is being applied to.
PathCode	getPathCodeMI (int &numIndices, const int *&indices, const int *&instanceIndices)
	Extender API: available to programmers who wish to extend the toolkit
void	traverse (SoNode *node)
	Does traversal of a graph rooted by a node.
SbBool	hasTerminated () const
	Returns TRUE if the traversal has reached a termination condition.
const SoPath *	getCurPath ()
	Returns the path accumulated during traversal, i.e., the chain of nodes from the root of the traversed graph to the current node being traversed.
SoState *	getState () const
	Gets the state from the action.
virtual void	setUpState ()
	Creates state if it is NULL or it is no longer valid because new elements have been enabled since it was created.
void	setPipeId (int id)
	Sets pipe identifier in the range [1..N] associated to this render action while running a ScaleViz Multipipe configuration.
int	getPipeId () const
	Gets pipe identifier in the range [1..N] associated to this render action while running a ScaleViz Multipipe configuration.
bool	isBeingApplied ()
	Returns TRUE if this action is currently being applied.
virtual bool	preDelayedTraversal ()
	Method called by SoMultiPassManager before delayed pass traversals.
virtual void	postDelayedTraversal ()
	Method called by SoMultiPassManager after delayed pass traversals.
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 SoCallbackAction
static SoType	getClassTypeId ()
	Returns the type identifier for this class.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoAction
static SoType	getClassTypeId ()
	Returns the type identifier for this class.
static void	nullAction (SoAction *, SoNode *)
	Null action method that can be stored in lookup table when desired.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoTypedObject
static SoType	getClassTypeId ()
	Returns the type identifier for this class.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from SoCallbackAction
enum	Response {   CONTINUE ,   ABORT ,   PRUNE }
	Possible responses from a pre or post callback. More...
typedef Response	SoCallbackActionCB(void *userData, SoCallbackAction *action, const SoNode *node)
	The SoCallbackActionCB typedef is defined within the class, since it needs to refer to the Response enumerated type.
Public Types inherited from SoAction
enum	DistribMode {   LOCAL_ONLY ,   CLUSTER_ONLY ,   ALL }
	This is used to define the way an action is distributed across a cluster. More...
enum	AppliedCode {   NODE ,   PATH ,   PATH_LIST }
	This enum is used to determine what the action is being applied to. More...
enum	PathCode {   NO_PATH ,   IN_PATH ,   BELOW_PATH ,   OFF_PATH }
	This enum may be used during traversal of nodes to indicate where the node is with respect to the path being traversed. More...

Detailed Description

Export a scene graph to a U3D file.

This class can export an Open Inventor scenegraph to a U3D file. U3D files can be used to import a 3D scene into a PDF file. For a simple PDF export, see SoToPDFAction.

U3D is a much simpler format than the Open Inventor scene graph and limits what can be exported.

Limitations of U3D:

• Cameras
  • Multiple cameras are ignored, only the main scenegraph is exported (no legends, logos...).
  • PoViews (PoSceneView, PoView, PoBaseView) are not supported.
• Lights
  • Lights affect the whole scenegraph no matter where they are placed in the scenegraph.
  • Per-vertex lighting is precomputed with default lights.
  • Two-sided lighting is not supported. Incorrect normals will result in black triangles. However note that the end user can enable two sided rendering in the Acrobat Reader preferences dialog under the "3D & Multimedia" tab.
• Lines
  • Line width is not supported.
  • Per-vertex coloring and lighting are not supported on lines.
  • Precision issue on line vertices. Point locations may drasticaly diverge from orginal. Since this problem increases with the number of vertices per shape, try to split lines into smaller shapes.
• MeshVizXLM
  • Enhanced coloring (MoMaterial) is not supported.
  • Fading threshold (MoDrawStyle) is not supported.
  • Polygon offset is not supported, so rendering cells with both faces and edges may result in depth buffering problems in the Adobe viewer.
• Miscellaneous
  • FXViz representations are not supported.
  • Engines are ignored.
  • Dragger shapes are not exported.
• Points
  • Coloring is not supported on points.
• Rendering
  • Modeling clipping (SoClipPlane) is ignored.
  • Drawstyle is ignored.
  • Screen-aligned rendering (SoText2, SoBillboard, etc) is not supported.
• Text
  • Text2 and textured Text3 are converted into polygonal Text3.
• Textures
  • Only MODULATE and REPLACE texture models are supported.
  • Only REPEAT and CLAMP texture wraps are supported.
  • Multitexturing is not supported.
• Transparency
  • Transparency is exported, but Adobe Reader's transparency algorithm is limited. Solid objects, MeshVizXLM mesh skin for example, can be handled correctly by Open Inventor's SORTED_PIXEL algorithm, but are not (in general) handled correctly by Adobe Reader (as of version 10.1 anyway).
• VolumeViz
  • VolumeViz representations are not supported, except orthoslice, obliqueslice and volumeskin.
  • VolumeViz slices are exported with their current LOD (NB: LOD is minimal if the node has never been rendered).
  • LDM volumes with overlap of zero will not export correctly (gaps between tiles will be visible.
  • ROIs are ignored.
  • Lighting on VolumeViz slices is not supported.
  • VolumeViz slices are exported as simple RGBA textures (no colormap), which impacts visual quality (as if useRGBA field set)

Tips

• Node names
  • Node names are exported for SoSeparator and SoShape, as well as all derived classes. These names will appear in the "Model Tree" in Acrobat Reader. The end user can set visibility, render mode, etc for each object. You can also use these names in JavaScript functions that manipulate the model in the PDF file.
  • Separator nodes with no assigned name will appear in the tree as "Group-XXX" and Shape nodes with no assigned name will appear in the tree as "Model-XXX", where "XXX" is the address of the node (just to make the name unique).
  • Names in the U3D file must be unique. Nodes with duplicate names will have a numeric value automatically appended to their name.
• Lights: Lights in the scene graph will be exported. However note that the viewer's headlight will be exported as a directional light with a fixed position (it will not automatically rotate with the camera). If Acrobat Reader finds lights in the U3D file it will use those lights. So it may be better to export without lights and also to turn off the viewer's headlight before exporting to U3D. Note that one of the lighting options in Acrobat Reader is a headlight (that rotates with the camera).
• Camera: If the action finds a camera in the scene graph, that camera will define the default view for the model in the PDF file. Therefore if you apply the action to a Separator above the viewer's camera, the exported model will be displayed with the current on-screen view.
• Background color: You can export a background color using an SoGradientBackground node. The exported color will be the average of the color0 and color1 fields. However you can also change the background color using Adobe Acrobat Pro after inserting the U3D file in a PDF.
• Two sided rendering: If the back faces of your geometry are black when displayed in Acrobat Reader, you may want to advise your users to enable the two sided rendering option in Reader's Preferences dialog under the "3D & Multimedia" tab.
• Tools:
  • You can use the commercial tool Adobe Acrobat Pro to create and modify PDFs with embedded U3D content. Adobe calls this content "3D annotations".
  • You can also use open source tools like pdflatex, with the movie15 package, to create a PDF file with embedded 3D from a LaTeX source file.

Use case

SoHardCopy::init();
...
// setup the root scene graph to export
SoSeparator* root = new SoSeparator;
...
SoToU3DAction u3dAction;
bool result = u3dAction.openFile( "output.u3d" );
if ( !result )
{
   // Report error
}
u3dAction.apply( root );
result = u3dAction.closeFile();
if ( !result )
{
   // Report error
}

Warning

• On some platforms, some applications may encounter problems loading, displaying an error message like: "IFXOSFileIterator::ProcessDir: error opening /usr/local/u3d/lib/Plugins/ No such file or directory". In this case, declare the environment variable U3D_LIBDIR (UNIX only) and set it with the path to the Open Inventor libraries ($OIVHOME/lib).
• It is now possible to specify a directory name which will contain the U3D plug-ins by setting the environment variable U3D_PLUGINS_DIRNAME for instance: "U3DPlugins". Important: This is not a path to the directory. Moreover this directory must remain in the same folder as fei_ifx_core.so/dll.
• By default this action always uses the alternate representation of an SoNode derived class (if one exists).
• The U3D_LIBDIR path is limited to 103 characters, path plus filename. If this length is exceeded, an error message is outputed and U3D library is not loaded.

SEE ALSO

SoToPDFAction.

Definition at line 212 of file SoToU3DAction.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SoToU3DAction()

SoToU3DAction::SoToU3DAction

(

)

~SoToU3DAction()

virtual SoToU3DAction::~SoToU3DAction ( )

virtual

Member Function Documentation

apply() [1/3]

virtual void SoToU3DAction::apply ( const SoPathList &  pathList, SbBool  obeysRules = false  )

virtual

Initiates an action on the graph specified by list of paths.

TRUE can be passed for the obeysRules flag if the given path list has the following four properties:

• All paths have the same head node,
• Paths are sorted in traversal order,
• If one path ends at node A, no other path continues through A,
• No two paths are the same.

These rules will be obeyed by path lists returned by picking and by searches for non-group nodes.

Reimplemented from SoAction.

apply() [2/3]

virtual void SoToU3DAction::apply ( SoNode *  node )

virtual

Initiates an action on the graph specified by a node.

Reimplemented from SoAction.

apply() [3/3]

virtual void SoToU3DAction::apply ( SoPath *  path )

virtual

Initiates an action on the graph specified by a path.

Reimplemented from SoAction.

areDraggersExported()

bool SoToU3DAction::areDraggersExported

(

)

const

Returns true if draggers are exported.

closeFile()

virtual bool SoToU3DAction::closeFile ( )

virtual

Finalize export to the U3D output file.

Returns false if an error has occured.

Reimplemented in SoToPDFAction.

forcePolygonalText3()

void SoToU3DAction::forcePolygonalText3

(

bool

force

)

Forces SoText2 nodes to be exported using SoText3 (default is true).

forwardTraversal() [1/2]

virtual void SoToU3DAction::forwardTraversal ( SoNode *  node )

virtual

Traverse a node that is not part of the current scenegraph.

Like an SoNodeKit, the contents of the specified sub-scenegraph won't be visible as an SoPath. Casting the path to a SoFullPath allows access to the whole path.

This method can be used to delegate an action to an internal/private scene graph. So a node can have an internal scene graph without actually being a "group" node. This is a convenient way to implement "composite" nodes that create their behavior using other Open Inventor nodes.

The node parameter can be of any type. Sensors may still be attached directly to nodes and fields in the internal scene graph.

This method must not be called from a node derived from SoGroup or SoBaseKit. This method should not be called on nodes that are part of the public/visible scene graph.

Note : The pre and post callbacks are not called if the traversed shape is a forward traversed shape.

Reimplemented from SoAction.

forwardTraversal() [2/2]

virtual void SoToU3DAction::forwardTraversal ( SoPath *  path )

virtual

Traverse a node that is not part of the current scenegraph.

Like an SoNodeKit, the contents of the specified sub-scenegraph won't be visible as an SoPath. Casting the path to a SoFullPath allows access to the whole path.

This method can be used to delegate an action to an internal/private scene graph. So a node can have an internal scene graph without actually being a "group" node. This is a convenient way to implement "composite" nodes that create their behavior using other Open Inventor nodes.

The node parameter can be of any type. Sensors may still be attached directly to nodes and fields in the internal scene graph.

This method must not be called from a node derived from SoGroup or SoBaseKit. This method should not be called on nodes that are part of the public/visible scene graph.

Note : The pre and post callbacks are not called if the traversed shape is a forward traversed shape.

Reimplemented from SoAction.

getClassTypeId()

static SoType SoToU3DAction::getClassTypeId ( )

static

Returns the type identifier for this class.

getTypeId()

virtual SoType SoToU3DAction::getTypeId ( ) const

virtual

Returns the type identifier for this specific instance.

Reimplemented from SoCallbackAction.

Reimplemented in SoToPDFAction.

isPolygonalText3Forced()

bool SoToU3DAction::isPolygonalText3Forced

(

)

const

Returns true if polygonal text3 is forced (see forcePolygonalText3).

openFile() [1/2]

virtual SoNONUNICODE bool SoToU3DAction::openFile ( const char *  filename )

virtual

Set the U3D output file.

Returns false if an error has occured.

Non Unicode: This function should not be used in a Unicode application. Use the SbString version instead.

Reimplemented in SoToPDFAction.

openFile() [2/2]

virtual bool SoToU3DAction::openFile ( const SbString &  filename )

virtual

Set the U3D output file.

Returns false if an error has occured.

Reimplemented in SoToPDFAction.

setExportDraggers()

void SoToU3DAction::setExportDraggers

(

bool

force

)

Allow the export of draggers (default is true).

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• HardCopy/SoToU3DAction.h