NAME

SoTriangleStripSet — triangle strip set shape node

INHERITS FROM

SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoShape > SoVertexShape > SoNonIndexedShape > SoTriangleStripSet

SYNOPSIS

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoTriangleStripSet.h>

Fields from class SoTriangleStripSet:

SoMFInt32 numVertices

Fields from class SoNonIndexedShape:

SoSFInt32 startIndex

Fields from class SoVertexShape:

SoSFNode vertexProperty

Methods from class SoTriangleStripSet:

SoTriangleStripSet()

static SoType getClassTypeId()

Methods from class SoNode:

void setOverride(SbBool state)

SbBool isOverride() const

SoNode * copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const

virtual SbBool affectsState() const

static SoNode * getByName(const SbName &name)

static int getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)

Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

void setToDefaults()

SbBool hasDefaultValues() const

SbBool fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const

void copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)

SbBool set(const char *fieldDataString)

void get(SbString &fieldDataString)

virtual int getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const

virtual SoField * getField(const SbName &fieldName) const

SbBool getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const

SbBool isNotifyEnabled() const

SbBool enableNotify(SbBool flag)

Methods from class SoBase:

void ref()

void unref() const

void unrefNoDelete() const

void touch()

virtual SoType getTypeId() const

SbBool isOfType(SoType type) const

virtual void setName(const SbName &name)

virtual SbName getName() const

DESCRIPTION

This shape node constructs triangle strips out of vertices. The vertices may be specified in the vertexProperty field (from SoVertexShape), or by the current inherited coordinates. For optimal performance, the vertexProperty field is recommended.

SoTriangleStripSet is one of the fastest ways of drawing polygonal objects in Inventor. It uses the current coordinates, in order, starting with the first one. The values in the numVertices field indicate the number of vertices to use for each triangle strip in the set. The number of values in this field determines the number of strips.

For example, if numVertices has the values [3,5], coordinates 1, 2, and 3 would be used for the first triangle strip and coordinates 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 would be used for the second strip. This would result in 1 triangle in the first strip and 3 in the second.

The coordinates of the strips are transformed by the current cumulative transformation. The strips are drawn with the current light model and drawing style.

Treatment of the current material and normal binding is as follows: The PER_PART binding specifies a material or normal for each strip of the set. The PER_FACE binding specifies a material or normal for each triangle. The _INDEXED bindings are equivalent to their non-indexed counterparts. The default normal binding is PER_VERTEX. The default material binding is OVERALL.

If any normals (or materials) are specified, Inventor assumes you provide the correct number of them, as indicated by the binding. You will see unexpected results if you specify fewer normals (or materials) than the shape requires. If no normals are specified, they will be generated automatically.

FIELDS

SoMFInt32 numVertices

Number of vertices in each triangle strip. The number of strips is equal to the number of values in this field.

METHODS

SoTriangleStripSet()

Creates a triangle strip set node with default settings.

static SoType getClassTypeId()

Returns type identifier for this class.

ACTION BEHAVIOR

SoGLRenderAction

Draws a strip set based on the current coordinates, normals, materials, drawing style, and so on.

SoRayPickAction

Picks on the strip set based on the current coordinates and transformation. Details about the intersection are returned in an SoFaceDetail.

SoGetBoundingBoxAction

Computes the bounding box that encloses all vertices of the strip set with the current transformation applied to them. Sets the center to the average of the coordinates of all vertices.

SoCallbackAction

If any triangle callbacks are registered with the action, they will be invoked for each successive triangle forming the strips of the set.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

TriangleStripSet {


vertexProperty	NULL
startIndex	0
numVertices	-1


}

SEE ALSO

SoCoordinate3, SoDrawStyle, SoFaceDetail, SoFaceSet, SoIndexedTriangleStripSet, SoQuadMesh, SoVertexProperty