SoTransformation(3)

NAME
SoTransformation - The SoTransformation class is the abstract base class for transformation nodes.

SYNOPSIS

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoTransformation.h>

Inherits SoNode.

Inherited by SoAntiSquish, SoGeoLocation, SoMatrixTransform, SoResetTransform, SoRotation, SoRotationXYZ, SoScale, SoSurroundScale, SoTransform, SoTranslation, and SoUnits.

  Public Member Functions
virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const

  Static Public Member Functions
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void initClass (void)
Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.

  Protected Member Functions
virtual const SoFieldData * getFieldData (void) const
SoTransformation (void)
virtual ~SoTransformation ()

  Static Protected Member Functions
static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

  Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

The SoTransformation class is the abstract base class for transformation nodes. To position and orient geometry within the 3D world space, various node types for transformations are used. These nodes all inherit the SoTransformation base class.

Note that transformations will be accumulated through the scene graph, unless used under SoSeparator nodes, where the transformation matrix stack will be pushed and popped. Here is a short example demonstrating this principle:

#Inventor V2.1 ascii
Separator {
   BaseColor { rgb 1 0 0 }
   Cone { }
   Translation { translation 3 0 0 }
   Separator {
      Rotation { rotation 1 0 0  1.57 }
      BaseColor { rgb 0 1 0 }
      Cone { }
   } # SoSeparator restores transformation matrix here
   Translation { translation 3 0 0 }
   Rotation { rotation 1 0 0  1.57 }
   BaseColor { rgb 0 0 1 }
   Cone { }
   Translation { translation 3 0 0 }
   # Last SoRotation was not within SoSeparator, so this next
   # SoRotation will accumulate with the previous.
   Rotation { rotation 1 0 0  1.57 }
   BaseColor { rgb 1 1 0 }
   Cone { }
}.fi

Which results in the following scene:

 Rendering of Example Scenegraph

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

  SoTransformation::SoTransformation (void) [protected]
Constructor.

  SoTransformation::~SoTransformation () [protected], [virtual]
Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

  SoType SoTransformation::getClassTypeId (void) [static]
This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

  SoType SoTransformation::getTypeId (void) const [virtual]
Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for runtime type checking and 'downward' casting.

Implements SoBase.

Reimplemented in SoUnits, SoTranslation, SoTransform, SoSurroundScale, SoShuttle, SoScale, SoRotor, SoRotationXYZ, SoRotation, SoResetTransform, SoPendulum, SoMatrixTransform, SoGeoLocation, SoAntiSquish, SoTransformManip, SoTransformerManip, SoTransformBoxManip, SoTrackballManip, SoTabBoxManip, SoJackManip, SoHandleBoxManip, and SoCenterballManip.

  const SoFieldData ** SoTransformation::getFieldDataPtr (void) [static], [protected]
This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.
 Returns the SoFieldData class which holds information about fields in this node.

  const SoFieldData * SoTransformation::getFieldData (void) const [protected], [virtual]
Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns NULL.

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

Reimplemented in SoUnits, SoTranslation, SoTransform, SoSurroundScale, SoShuttle, SoScale, SoRotor, SoRotationXYZ, SoRotation, SoResetTransform, SoPendulum, SoMatrixTransform, SoGeoLocation, SoAntiSquish, SoTransformManip, SoTransformerManip, SoTransformBoxManip, SoTrackballManip, SoTabBoxManip, SoJackManip, SoHandleBoxManip, and SoCenterballManip.

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