SoVRMLCylinder(3)

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🎀 SoVRMLCylinder(3) 🎀

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, because we're reading the manual page for SoVRMLCylinder and she is serving geometry 💖 This is part 1 of 2, so don't you dare close the tab — more is coming.

🌸 NAME 🌸

SoVRMLCylinder — the class that is literally here to represent a cylinder object. that's it. that's the job. and she does it gorgeously. 🛢️✨

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

first things first, you gotta pull her in:

#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLCylinder.h>

and the family tree moment — she Inherits SoVRMLGeometry. so everything SoVRMLGeometry has, she has too, no cap. 👑

💅 Public Member Functions

these are the ones that are hers, the main character moves:

virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const
SoVRMLCylinder (void)
virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)

🫶 Public Member Functions inherited from `SoVRMLGeometry`

she got these handed down, and she wears them well:

virtual void search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyConn)

🫶 Public Member Functions inherited from `SoShape`

more heirlooms, iconic as ever:

virtual SbBool affectsState (void) const
virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
const SoBoundingBoxCache * getBoundingBoxCache (void) const

🫶 Public Member Functions inherited from `SoNode`

the whole entire SoNode starter pack, and honestly? it's a lot, but we love her:

void setOverride (const SbBool state)
SbBool isOverride (void) const
void setNodeType (const NodeType type)
NodeType getNodeType (void) const
virtual SoNode * copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
virtual void doAction (SoAction *action)
virtual void GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action)
virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
virtual void grabEventsSetup (void)
virtual void grabEventsCleanup (void)
virtual void startNotify (void)
uint32_t getNodeId (void) const
virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
virtual SoNode * addToCopyDict (void) const
virtual SoFieldContainer * copyThroughConnection (void) const

🫶 Public Member Functions inherited from `SoFieldContainer`

bestie these are the field-management girlies and they are thriving:

void setToDefaults (void)
SbBool hasDefaultValues (void) const
SbBool fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const
void copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)
SbBool set (const char *const fielddata)
void get (SbString &fielddata)
virtual int getFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual int getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual SoField * getField (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * getEventIn (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * getEventOut (const SbName &name) const
SbBool getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const
SbBool enableNotify (const SbBool flag)
SbBool isNotifyEnabled (void) const
SbBool set (const char *fielddata, SoInput *input)
void get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)
virtual SbBool validateNewFieldValue (SoField *field, void *newval)
virtual void addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
SbBool getIsBuiltIn (void) const
virtual void getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const
void setUserData (void *userdata) const
void * getUserData (void) const

🫶 Public Member Functions inherited from `SoBase`

the literal foundation, the blueprint, the origin story:

void ref (void) const
void unref (void) const
void unrefNoDelete (void) const
int32_t getRefCount (void) const
void touch (void)
SbBool isOfType (SoType type) const
virtual SbName getName (void) const
virtual void setName (const SbName &newname)
void addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
void removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
const SoAuditorList & getAuditors (void) const
SbBool shouldWrite (void)
void assertAlive (void) const

🌈 Static Public Member Functions

the static ones — no instance required, they just are:

static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void initClass (void)

🦋 Static Public Member Functions inherited from `SoVRMLGeometry`

static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void initClass (void)

🦋 Static Public Member Functions inherited from `SoShape`

static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void initClass (void)
static void getScreenSize (SoState *const state, const SbBox3f &boundingbox, SbVec2s &rectsize)
static float getDecimatedComplexity (SoState *state, float complexity)

🦋 Static Public Member Functions inherited from `SoNode`

look at this list, she's giving utility, she's giving range:

static uint32_t getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static SoNode * getByName (const SbName &name)
static int getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)
static void initClass (void)
static void initClasses (void)
static uint32_t getNextNodeId (void)
static int getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)
static void getBoundingBoxS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void GLRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void callbackS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void getMatrixS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void handleEventS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void pickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void rayPickS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void searchS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void writeS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void audioRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)

🦋 Static Public Member Functions inherited from `SoFieldContainer`

static void initClass (void)
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void cleanupClass (void)
static void initCopyDict (void)
static void addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
static SoFieldContainer * checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
static SoFieldContainer * findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)
static void copyDone (void)

🦋 Static Public Member Functions inherited from `SoBase`

static void initClass (void)
static SoType getClassTypeId (void)
static void addName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void removeName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static SoBase * getNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)
static int getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)
static SbBool read (SoInput *input, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedtype)
static void setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
static void setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)
static SbBool getTraceRefs (void)
static SbBool connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)
static SbBool readRoute (SoInput *input)

🍓 Public Attributes

okay these are the actual levers you pull to make your cylinder look how you want it to look. the vibes are in here:

SoSFFloat radius — the radius, babe. how wide she is.
SoSFFloat height — how tall she is. vertical queen.
SoSFBool side — whether the curvy side wall shows up at all.
SoSFBool top — the top cap. yes or no.
SoSFBool bottom — the bottom cap. also yes or no.

🔒 Protected Member Functions

these are for the class itself and her subclasses — you don't touch these directly, they're behind the velvet rope:

virtual const SoFieldData * getFieldData (void) const
virtual ~SoVRMLCylinder ()
virtual void generatePrimitives (SoAction *action)
virtual void computeBBox (SoAction *action, SbBox3f &box, SbVec3f &center)

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from `SoVRMLGeometry`

SoVRMLGeometry (void)
virtual ~SoVRMLGeometry ()
void setupShapeHints (SoState *state, const SbBool ccw, const SbBool solid)
virtual SbBool shouldGLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual SoChildList * getChildren (void) const
virtual void notify (SoNotList *list)

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from `SoShape`

this is the big one, the whole toolkit, absolutely stacked:

SoShape (void)
virtual ~SoShape ()
float getComplexityValue (SoAction *action)
void beginSolidShape (SoGLRenderAction *action)
void endSolidShape (SoGLRenderAction *action)
void GLRenderBoundingBox (SoGLRenderAction *action)
SbBool shouldPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
SbBool shouldRayPick (SoRayPickAction *const action)
void computeObjectSpaceRay (SoRayPickAction *const action)
void computeObjectSpaceRay (SoRayPickAction *const action, const SbMatrix &matrix)
virtual SoDetail * createTriangleDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v2, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v3, SoPickedPoint *pp)
virtual SoDetail * createLineSegmentDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v2, SoPickedPoint *pp)
virtual SoDetail * createPointDetail (SoRayPickAction *action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *v, SoPickedPoint *pp)
void invokeTriangleCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v2, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v3)
void invokeLineSegmentCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v1, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v2)
void invokePointCallbacks (SoAction *const action, const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v)
void beginShape (SoAction *const action, const TriangleShape shapetype, SoDetail *const detail=NULL)
void shapeVertex (const SoPrimitiveVertex *const v)
void endShape (void)
void generateVertex (SoPrimitiveVertex *const pv, const SbVec3f &point, const SbBool useTexFunc, const SoTextureCoordinateElement *const tce, const float s, const float t, const SbVec3f &normal)
void generateVertex (SoPrimitiveVertex *const pv, const SbVec3f &point, const SbBool useTexFunc, const SoTextureCoordinateElement *const tce, const float s, const float t, const float r, const SbVec3f &normal)
SbBool startVertexArray (SoGLRenderAction *action, const SoCoordinateElement *coords, const SbVec3f *pervertexnormals, const SbBool texpervertex, const SbBool colorpervertex)
void finishVertexArray (SoGLRenderAction *action, const SbBool vbo, const SbBool normpervertex, const SbBool texpervertex, const SbBool colorpervertex)

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from `SoNode`

SoNode (void)
virtual ~SoNode ()
virtual SbBool readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from `SoFieldContainer`

SoFieldContainer (void)
virtual ~SoFieldContainer ()

🧚 Protected Member Functions inherited from `SoBase`

SoBase (void)
virtual ~SoBase ()
virtual void destroy (void)
SbBool hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const
SbBool writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const
void writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
virtual const char * getFileFormatName (void) const

🫧 Static Protected Member Functions

the deepest layer, the secret menu:

static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

🐚 Static Protected Member Functions inherited from `SoVRMLGeometry`

static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

🐚 Static Protected Member Functions inherited from `SoShape`

static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

and that's the whole inheritance tree, bestie — every single one, not a crumb skipped 💖 part 2 is coming, so stay perched, don't go anywhere 🌸

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode

These are the inherited static protected member functions from SoNode, bestie. They're the backstage pass, no cap:

static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)
static void setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)
static int getNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void incNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase

And these cuties come from SoBase:

static uint32_t getCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void staticDataLock (void)
static void staticDataUnlock (void)

Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from SoShape

The TriangleShape enum is giving shape energy:

enum TriangleShape { TRIANGLE_STRIP, TRIANGLE_FAN, TRIANGLES, POLYGON, QUADS, QUAD_STRIP, POINTS, LINES, LINE_STRIP }

Public Types inherited from SoNode

NodeType enum, the whole iconic list:

enum NodeType { INVENTOR = 0x0000, VRML1 = 0x0001, VRML2 = 0x0002,
    INVENTOR_1 = 0x0004, INVENTOR_2_0 = 0x0008, INVENTOR_2_1 = 0x0010,
    INVENTOR_2_5 = 0x0020, INVENTOR_2_6 = 0x0040, COIN_1_0 = 0x0080,
    COIN_2_0 = 0x0100, EXTENSION = 0x0200, COIN_2_2 = 0x0400, COIN_2_3 =
    0x0800, COIN_2_4 = 0x1000, INVENTOR_5_0 = 0x2000, COIN_2_5 = 0x4000,
    COIN_3_0 = 0x8000, INVENTOR_6_0 = 0x10000 }

Protected Types inherited from SoBase

BaseFlags enum:

enum BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01, IS_GROUP = 0x02 }

Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode

uint32_t uniqueId

Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer

SbBool isBuiltIn

Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode

static uint32_t nextUniqueId = 1
static int nextActionMethodIndex = 0

Detailed Description

SoVRMLCylinder is the class that reps a cylinder object, periodt. 💅

The detailed class documentation is taken verbatim from the VRML97 standard (ISO/IEC 14772-1:1997). It is copyright The Web3D Consortium, and is used by permission of the Consortium:

Cylinder {
  field    SFBool    bottom  TRUE
  field    SFFloat   height  2         # (0,)
  field    SFFloat   radius  1         # (0,)
  field    SFBool    side    TRUE
  field    SFBool    top     TRUE
}

The Cylinder node specifies a capped cylinder centred at (0,0,0) in the local coordinate system and with a central axis oriented along the local Y-axis. By default, the cylinder is sized at "-1" to "+1" in all three dimensions. The radius field specifies the radius of the cylinder and the height field specifies the height of the cylinder along the central axis. Both radius and height shall be greater than zero. Figure 6.4 illustrates the Cylinder node.

The cylinder has three parts: the side, the top (Y = +height/2) and the bottom (Y = -height/2). Each part has an associated SFBool field that indicates whether the part exists (TRUE) or does not exist (FALSE). Parts which do not exist are not rendered and not eligible for intersection tests (e.g., collision detection or sensor activation).

Figure 6.4

When a texture is applied to a cylinder, it is applied differently to the sides, top, and bottom. On the sides, the texture wraps counterclockwise (from above) starting at the back of the cylinder. The texture has a vertical seam at the back, intersecting the X=0 plane. For the top and bottom caps, a circle is cut out of the unit texture squares centred at (0, +/- height/2, 0) with dimensions 2 × radius by 2 × radius. The top texture appears right side up when the top of the cylinder is tilted toward the +Z-axis, and the bottom texture appears right side up when the top of the cylinder is tilted toward the -Z-axis. SoVRMLTextureTransform affects the texture coordinates of the Cylinder node. The Cylinder node's geometry requires outside faces only. When viewed from the inside the results are undefined.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SoVRMLCylinder::SoVRMLCylinder (void )

Constructor.

SoVRMLCylinder::~SoVRMLCylinder () [protected], [virtual]

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

SoType SoVRMLCylinder::getTypeId (void ) const [virtual]

Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for run-time type checking and "downward" casting.

Usage example:

void foo(SoNode * node)
{
  if (node->getTypeId() == SoFile::getClassTypeId()) {
    SoFile * filenode = (SoFile *)node;  // safe downward cast, knows the type
  }
}

For application programmers wanting to extend the library with new nodes, engines, nodekits, draggers or others: this method needs to be overridden in all subclasses. This is typically done as part of setting up the full type system for extension classes, which is usually accomplished by using the pre-defined macros available through for instance Inventor/nodes/SoSubNode.h (SO_NODE_INIT_CLASS and SO_NODE_CONSTRUCTOR for node classes), Inventor/engines/SoSubEngine.h (for engine classes) and so on.

For more information on writing Coin extensions, see the class documentation of the toplevel superclasses for the various class groups.

Reimplemented from SoVRMLGeometry.

const SoFieldData * SoVRMLCylinder::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 SoVRMLGeometry.

void SoVRMLCylinder::GLRender (SoGLRenderAction * action) [virtual]

Action method for the SoGLRenderAction.

This is called during rendering traversals. Nodes influencing the rendering state in any way or who wants to throw geometry primitives at OpenGL overrides this method.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

void SoVRMLCylinder::rayPick (SoRayPickAction * action) [virtual]

Calculates picked point based on primitives generated by subclasses.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

void SoVRMLCylinder::getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction * action) [virtual]

Action method for the SoGetPrimitiveCountAction.

Calculates the number of triangle, line segment and point primitives for the node and adds these to the counters of the action.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculates their primitive count also overrides this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

void SoVRMLCylinder::generatePrimitives (SoAction * action) [protected], [virtual]

The method implements action behavior for shape nodes for SoCallbackAction. It is invoked from SoShape::callback(). (Subclasses should not override SoNode::callback().)

The subclass implementations uses the convenience methods SoShape::beginShape(), SoShape::shapeVertex(), and SoShape::endShape(), with SoDetail instances, to pass the primitives making up the shape back to the caller.

Implements SoShape.

void SoVRMLCylinder::computeBBox (SoAction * action, SbBox3f & box, SbVec3f & center) [protected], [virtual]

Implemented by SoShape subclasses to let the SoShape superclass know the exact size and weighted center point of the shape's bounding box.

The bounding box and center point should be calculated and returned in the local coordinate system.

The method implements action behavior for shape nodes for SoGetBoundingBoxAction. It is invoked from SoShape::getBoundingBox(). (Subclasses should not override SoNode::getBoundingBox().)

The box parameter sent in is guaranteed to be an empty box, while center is undefined upon function entry.

Implements SoShape.

Member Data Documentation

SoSFFloat SoVRMLCylinder::radius

The cylinder radius. Default value is 1.0.

SoSFFloat SoVRMLCylinder::height

The cylinder height. Default value is 2.0.

SoSFBool SoVRMLCylinder::side

Enable/disable the cylinder side wall. Default value is TRUE.

SoSFBool SoVRMLCylinder::top

Enable/disable the cylinder top. Default value is TRUE.

SoSFBool SoVRMLCylinder::bottom

Enable/disable the cylinder bottom. Default value is TRUE.

Author

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