Package com.openinventor.inventor.nodes

Class SoAlgebraicCone

java.lang.Object
com.openinventor.inventor.Inventor
com.openinventor.inventor.misc.SoBase
com.openinventor.inventor.fields.SoFieldContainer
com.openinventor.inventor.nodes.SoNode
com.openinventor.inventor.nodes.SoShape
com.openinventor.inventor.nodes.SoAlgebraicShape
com.openinventor.inventor.nodes.SoAlgebraicCone
All Implemented Interfaces:
SafeDisposable
public class SoAlgebraicCone extends SoAlgebraicShape
Algebraic cone shape node. This node represents a simple cone whose central axis is aligned with the y-axis. By default, the cone is centered at (0,0,0) and has a size of -1 to +1 in all three directions. The cone has a radius of 1 at the bottom and a height of 2, with its apex at 1.

The cone is transformed by the current cumulative transformation and is drawn with the current lighting model and material.

This node can generally be used in place of the SoCone geometric shape node. Unlike the geometric shape nodes, which create triangle geometry to represent their shape, the algebraic shape nodes compute and render their shape on the GPU. Algebraic shapes can also be used with SoMultipleInstance to efficiently render a very large number of shapes.

Please see SoAlgebraicShape for important notes and limitations for algebraic shapes.

File format/default:

AlgebraicCone {

    radius 1
    height 2
    capping true
}

See Also:

  • Field Details

    • height

      public final SoSFFloat height
      Specifies the cone's height. Value must be greater than 0.0. Default is 2.

    • radius

      public final SoSFFloat radius
      Specifies the radius of the base circle. Value must be greater than 0.0. Default is 1.

    • capped

      public final SoSFBool capped
      Specifies if cone is capped or not. Default is true.

  • Constructor Details

    • SoAlgebraicCone

      public SoAlgebraicCone()
      Default constructor.