Class SoHandleBoxDragger
- All Implemented Interfaces:
SafeDisposable
SoHandleBoxDragger
is a dragger shaped like a wireframe box with small corner cubes mounted on each corner. Click and drag any of these cubes to scale the box uniformly. Six other center cubes are centered on the sides of the box; white lines connect them to the center of the dragger. Drag one of the center cubes along its line to stretch the box in that direction. Dragging a face of the box translates the dragger within that plane.
While you drag a face of the box, purple feedback arrows display the possible directions of motion. Press the <Shift> key to constrain the motion to one of the two major directions in the plane. The constraint direction is chosen based on the next user gesture. Press the <Control> key and the dragger will translate perpendicular to that plane. The translation
field is modified as the face is dragged.
By default, dragging any of the small cubes scales about the center of the object. Pressing the <Control> key changes this: A corner cube will scale about its opposite corner. A center cube will scale about the center of its opposite face. Dragging one of the small cubes will usually result in changes to both the scaleFactor
and translation
fields. This is because any scale about a point other than the origin has a translation element. The Control key behavior may be disabled by setting the environment variable OIV_DISABLE_DRAGGER_CTRL_KEY to true (see SoPreferences
).
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:
- Use an
SoHandleBoxManip
, which is subclassed fromSoTransform
. It creates one of these draggers and uses it as the interface to change its fields. (see theSoHandleBoxManip
reference page). - Use field-to-field connections to connect the fields of this dragger to those of any
SoTransformation
node.
You can change the parts in any instance of this dragger using setPart()
. The default part geometries are defined as resources for this SoHandleBoxDragger
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/handleBoxDragger.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 |
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SoDragger
for more information about using and customizing draggers, including code examples, using draggers in an immersive VR environment and using WYSIWYG draggers.
Unlike most multi-function draggers, SoHandleBoxDragger
is not a compound dragger made up of other draggers that perform its smaller tasks. This is not because it was inappropriate, but because it was written before implementation of the methods that synchronize multiple child draggers. The younger SoTransformBoxDragger
has similarities to the handle box dragger, but the transform box dragger is a compound dragger.
File format/default:
HandleBoxDragger {
boundingBoxCaching | AUTO |
renderCulling | AUTO |
pickCulling | AUTO |
isActive | false |
translation | 0 0 0 |
scaleFactor | 1 1 1 |
callbackList | NULL |
surroundScale | NULL |
translator1 | <handleBoxTranslator1 resource> |
translator1Active | <handleBoxTranslator1Active resource> |
translator2 | <handleBoxTranslator2 resource> |
translator2Active | <handleBoxTranslator2Active resource> |
translator3 | <handleBoxTranslator3 resource> |
translator3Active | <handleBoxTranslator3Active resource> |
translator4 | <handleBoxTranslator4 resource> |
translator4Active | <handleBoxTranslator4Active resource> |
translator5 | <handleBoxTranslator5 resource> |
translator5Active | <handleBoxTranslator5Active resource> |
translator6 | <handleBoxTranslator6 resource> |
translator6Active | <handleBoxTranslator6Active resource> |
extruder1 | <handleBoxExtruder1 resource> |
extruder1Active | <handleBoxExtruder1Active resource> |
extruder2 | <handleBoxExtruder2 resource> |
extruder2Active | <handleBoxExtruder2Active resource> |
extruder3 | <handleBoxExtruder3 resource> |
extruder3Active | <handleBoxExtruder3Active resource> |
extruder4 | <handleBoxExtruder4 resource> |
extruder4Active | <handleBoxExtruder4Active resource> |
extruder5 | <handleBoxExtruder5 resource> |
extruder5Active | <handleBoxExtruder5Active resource> |
extruder6 | <handleBoxExtruder6 resource> |
extruder6Active | <handleBoxExtruder6Active resource> |
uniform1 | <handleBoxUniform1 resource> |
uniform1Active | <handleBoxUniform1Active resource> |
uniform2 | <handleBoxUniform2 resource> |
uniform2Active | <handleBoxUniform2Active resource> |
uniform3 | <handleBoxUniform3 resource> |
uniform3Active | <handleBoxUniform3Active resource> |
uniform4 | <handleBoxUniform4 resource> |
uniform4Active | <handleBoxUniform4Active resource> |
uniform5 | <handleBoxUniform5 resource> |
uniform5Active | <handleBoxUniform5Active resource> |
uniform6 | <handleBoxUniform6 resource> |
uniform6Active | <handleBoxUniform6Active resource> |
uniform7 | <handleBoxUniform7 resource> |
uniform7Active | <handleBoxUniform7Active resource> |
uniform8 | <handleBoxUniform8 resource> |
uniform8Active | <handleBoxUniform8Active resource> |
arrow1 | <handleBoxArrow1 resource> |
arrow2 | <handleBoxArrow2 resource> |
arrow3 | <handleBoxArrow3 resource> |
arrow4 | <handleBoxArrow4 resource> |
arrow5 | <handleBoxArrow5 resource> |
arrow6 | <handleBoxArrow6 resource> |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator1 |
Part: | translator1 |
Appearance: | White Line-Style Square |
Description: | Top face of handleBox. Picking this initiates translation in x-z plane. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator2 |
Part: | translator2 |
Appearance: | White Line-Style Square |
Description: | Bottom face of handleBox. Picking this initiates translation in x-z plane. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator3 |
Part: | translator3 |
Appearance: | White Line-Style Square |
Description: | Left face of handleBox. Picking this initiates translation in y-z plane. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator4 |
Part: | translator4 |
Appearance: | White Line-Style Square |
Description: | Right face of handleBox. Picking this initiates translation in y-z plane. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator5 |
Part: | translator5 |
Appearance: | White Line-Style Square |
Description: | Front face of handleBox. Picking this initiates translation in x-y plane. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator6 |
Part: | translator6 |
Appearance: | White Line-Style Square |
Description: | Back face of handleBox. Picking this initiates translation in x-y plane. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator1Active |
Part: | translator1Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxTranslator1 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxTranslator1 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator2Active |
Part: | translator2Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxTranslator2 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxTranslator2 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator3Active |
Part: | translator3Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxTranslator3 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxTranslator3 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator4Active |
Part: | translator4Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxTranslator4 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxTranslator4 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator5Active |
Part: | translator5Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxTranslator5 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxTranslator5 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxTranslator6Active |
Part: | translator6Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxTranslator6 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxTranslator6 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder1 |
Part: | extruder1 |
Appearance: | Small white cube at (0,1.25,0) with line to origin |
Description: | Selecting this part initiates 1-D scaling along Y axis. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder2 |
Part: | extruder2 |
Appearance: | Small white cube at (0,-1.25,0) with line to origin |
Description: | Selecting this part initiates 1-D scaling along Y axis. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder3 |
Part: | extruder3 |
Appearance: | Small white cube at (-1.25,0,0) with line to origin |
Description: | Selecting this part initiates 1-D scaling along X axis. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder4 |
Part: | extruder4 |
Appearance: | Small white cube at (1.25,0,0) with line to origin |
Description: | Selecting this part initiates 1-D scaling along X axis. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder5 |
Part: | extruder5 |
Appearance: | Small white cube at (0,0,1.25) with line to origin |
Description: | Selecting this part initiates 1-D scaling along Z axis. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder6 |
Part: | extruder6 |
Appearance: | Small white cube at (0,0,-1.25) with line to origin |
Description: | Selecting this part initiates 1-D scaling along Z axis. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder1Active |
Part: | extruder1Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxExtruder1 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxExtruder1 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder2Active |
Part: | extruder2Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxExtruder1 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxExtruder1 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder3Active |
Part: | extruder3Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxExtruder3 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxExtruder3 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder4Active |
Part: | extruder4Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxExtruder4 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxExtruder4 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder5Active |
Part: | extruder5Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxExtruder5 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxExtruder5 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxExtruder6Active |
Part: | extruder6Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxExtruder6 |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxExtruder6 during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform1 |
Part: | uniform1 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (+x+y+z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform2 |
Part: | uniform2 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (+x+y-z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform3 |
Part: | uniform3 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (+x-y+z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform4 |
Part: | uniform4 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (+x-y-z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform5 |
Part: | uniform5 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (-x+y+z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform6 |
Part: | uniform6 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (-x+y-z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform7 |
Part: | uniform7 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (-x-y+z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform8 |
Part: | uniform8 |
Appearance: | Small white cube in (-x-y-z) corner of handleBox |
Description: | Picking this initiates uniform scaling. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform1Active |
Part: | uniform1Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform2Active |
Part: | uniform2Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform3Active |
Part: | uniform3Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform4Active |
Part: | uniform4Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform5Active |
Part: | uniform5Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform6Active |
Part: | uniform6Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform7Active |
Part: | uniform7Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxUniform8Active |
Part: | uniform8Active |
Appearance: | Yellow version of handleBoxUniform1Active |
Description: | Replaces handleBoxUniform1Active during dragging. |
Resource: | handleBoxArrow1 |
Part: | arrow1 |
Appearance: | Purple Arrow, pointing up |
Description: | Displayed when translating if Y direction is permitted. |
Resource: | handleBoxArrow2 |
Part: | arrow2 |
Appearance: | Purple Arrow, pointing down |
Description: | Displayed when translating if Y direction is permitted. |
Resource: | handleBoxArrow3 |
Part: | arrow3 |
Appearance: | Purple Arrow, pointing left |
Description: | Displayed when translating if X direction is permitted. |
Resource: | handleBoxArrow4 |
Part: | arrow4 |
Appearance: | Purple Arrow, pointing right |
Description: | Displayed when translating if X direction is permitted. |
Resource: | handleBoxArrow5 |
Part: | arrow5 |
Appearance: | Purple Arrow, pointing forward |
Description: | Displayed when translating if Z direction is permitted. |
Resource: | handleBoxArrow6 |
Part: | arrow6 |
Appearance: | Purple Arrow, pointing backward |
Description: | Displayed when translating if Z direction is permitted. |
All Parts
Part Name | Part Type | Default Type | NULL Default |
callbackList | NodeKitListPart | yes | |
surroundScale | SurroundScale | yes | |
translator1 | Separator | yes | |
translator1Active | Separator | yes | |
translator2 | Separator | yes | |
translator2Active | Separator | yes | |
translator3 | Separator | yes | |
translator3Active | Separator | yes | |
translator4 | Separator | yes | |
translator4Active | Separator | yes | |
translator5 | Separator | yes | |
translator5Active | Separator | yes | |
translator6 | Separator | yes | |
translator6Active | Separator | yes | |
extruder1 | Separator | yes | |
extruder1Active | Separator | yes | |
extruder2 | Separator | yes | |
extruder2Active | Separator | yes | |
extruder3 | Separator | yes | |
extruder3Active | Separator | yes | |
extruder4 | Separator | yes | |
extruder4Active | Separator | yes | |
extruder5 | Separator | yes | |
extruder5Active | Separator | yes | |
extruder6 | Separator | yes | |
extruder6Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform1 | Separator | yes | |
uniform1Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform2 | Separator | yes | |
uniform2Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform3 | Separator | yes | |
uniform3Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform4 | Separator | yes | |
uniform4Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform5 | Separator | yes | |
uniform5Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform6 | Separator | yes | |
uniform6Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform7 | Separator | yes | |
uniform7Active | Separator | yes | |
uniform8 | Separator | yes | |
uniform8Active | Separator | yes | |
arrow1 | Separator | yes | |
arrow2 | Separator | yes | |
arrow3 | Separator | yes | |
arrow4 | Separator | yes | |
arrow5 | Separator | yes | |
arrow6 | Separator | yes |
Extra Information for List Parts from Above Table
Part Name | Container Type | Possible Types |
callbackList | Separator | Callback, EventCallback |
- See Also:
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Nested Class Summary
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.draggers.SoDragger
SoDragger.TrackerDirectModes
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.nodekits.SoInteractionKit
SoInteractionKit.Cachings
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.nodes.SoNode
SoNode.RenderModes
Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.Inventor
Inventor.ConstructorCommand
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Field Summary
FieldsModifier and TypeFieldDescriptionfinal SoSFVec3f
Scale of the dragger.final SoSFVec3f
Position of the dragger.Fields inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.draggers.SoDragger
enableCallbacks, isActive
Fields inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.nodekits.SoInteractionKit
boundingBoxCaching, pickCulling, renderCaching, renderCulling
Fields inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.nodekits.SoBaseKit
boundingBoxIgnoring
Fields inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.Inventor
VERBOSE_LEVEL, ZeroHandle
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Constructor Summary
Constructors -
Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic SoNodekitCatalog
Returns theSoNodekitCatalog
for this class.Methods inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.draggers.SoDragger
addFinishCallback, addMotionCallback, addStartCallback, addValueChangedCallback, enableValueChangedCallbacks, getInitialTrackerDirectMode, getMinGesture, getMinGestureFloat, getMinScale, getMotionMatrix, getTrackerDirectMode, removeFinishCallback, removeMotionCallback, removeStartCallback, removeValueChangedCallback, setInitialTrackerDirectMode, setInitialTrackerDirectMode, setMinGesture, setMinGesture, setMinScale, setMotionMatrix, setTrackerDirectMode, setTrackerDirectMode
Methods inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.nodekits.SoInteractionKit
setPartAsPath
Methods inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.nodekits.SoBaseKit
getNodekitCatalog, getPart, getPart, getPartString, getViewportIsEnabled, getViewportOrigin, getViewportSize, isSearchingChildren, set, set, setPart, setSearchingChildren
Methods inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.nodes.SoNode
affectsState, callback, copy, copy, distribute, doAction, getAlternateRep, getBoundingBox, getByName, getMatrix, getPrimitiveCount, getRenderEngineMode, getRenderUnitID, GLRender, GLRenderBelowPath, GLRenderInPath, GLRenderOffPath, grabEventsCleanup, grabEventsSetup, handleEvent, isBoundingBoxIgnoring, isOverride, pick, rayPick, search, setOverride, touch, write
Methods inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.fields.SoFieldContainer
copyFieldValues, copyFieldValues, enableNotify, fieldsAreEqual, get, getAllFields, getEventIn, getEventOut, getField, getFieldName, hasDefaultValues, isNotifyEnabled, setToDefaults
Methods inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.misc.SoBase
dispose, getName, isDisposable, isSynchronizable, setName, setSynchronizable
Methods inherited from class com.openinventor.inventor.Inventor
getNativeResourceHandle
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Field Details
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translation
Position of the dragger. -
scaleFactor
Scale of the dragger.
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Constructor Details
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SoHandleBoxDragger
public SoHandleBoxDragger()Constructor.
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Method Details
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getClassNodekitCatalog
Returns theSoNodekitCatalog
for this class.
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