SoCone(3)

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💖 SoCone 💖

okay so bestie, you're reading the Coin manual, section 3, and the page you've pulled up is all about SoCone. Yes, like a whole class. It's giving geometry, it's giving 3D, it's giving cone. Buckle up, this one's a biggie and it comes in two parts, so hydrate 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

SoCone — the SoCone class is for rendering cone shapes.

Like, that's it. That's the whole vibe. It draws cones. 🍦

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoCone.h>

Inherits SoShape.

🎀 Public Types

  • enum Part { SIDES = 0x01, BOTTOM = 0x02, ALL = (SIDES|BOTTOM) }

🫶 Public Types inherited from SoShape

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

🫶 Public Types inherited from SoNode

  • 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, COIN_4_0 = 0x20000 }

💅 Public Member Functions

  • virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const
  • SoCone (void)
  • void addPart (SoCone::Part part)
  • void removePart (SoCone::Part part)
  • SbBool hasPart (SoCone::Part part) const
  • virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
  • virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
  • virtual void getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)

🌈 Public Member Functions inherited from SoShape

  • virtual SbBool affectsState (void) const
  • virtual void notify (SoNotList *nl)
  • virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
  • virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
  • const SoBoundingBoxCache * getBoundingBoxCache (void) const

🌈 Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode

  • 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 search (SoSearchAction *action)
  • virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action)
  • virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
  • virtual void grabEventsSetup (void)
  • virtual void grabEventsCleanup (void)
  • virtual void startNotify (void)
  • SbUniqueId getNodeId (void) const
  • virtual SoChildList * getChildren (void) const
  • virtual void writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
  • virtual SoNode * addToCopyDict (void) const
  • virtual void copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)
  • virtual SoFieldContainer * copyThroughConnection (void) const

🌈 Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer

  • 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

  • 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 — Returns TRUE if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type. (so like, is-this-a-subclass energy 🔍)
  • 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

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

💜 Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoShape

  • 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.
  • 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

  • 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) — Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
  • static void initClasses (void)
  • static SbUniqueId 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) — Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
  • static SoType getClassTypeId (void) — This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
  • 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) — Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.
  • static SoType getClassTypeId (void) — This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
  • 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

  • SoSFBitMask parts
  • SoSFFloat bottomRadius
  • SoSFFloat height

🧚 Protected Member Functions

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

and that's where this half of the page ends, bestie — the rest is literally right there in part 2 👀

Protected Member Functions inherited from SoShape 💅

okay so bestie, before we even get to the SoCone-specific stuff, here's all the protected member functions it inherited from SoShape. They're giving "family traits" energy, no cap:

  • SoShape (void)
  • virtual ~SoShape ()
  • float getComplexityValue (SoAction *action)
  • virtual SbBool shouldGLRender (SoGLRenderAction *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 SoMultiTextureCoordinateElement *const tce, const float s, const float t, const SbVec3f &normal)
  • void generateVertex (SoPrimitiveVertex *const pv, const SbVec3f &point, const SbBool useTexFunc, const SoMultiTextureCoordinateElement *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
  • virtual SoNotRec createNotRec (void)

Static Protected Member Functions ⭐

  • static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoShape 💜

  • static const SoFieldData ** getFieldDataPtr (void)

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode 🌈

  • 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 👑

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

Additional Inherited Members 🫶

Protected Types inherited from SoBase 🧚

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

Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode 🍓

  • SbUniqueId uniqueId

Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer 💖

  • SbBool isBuiltIn

Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode ✨

  • static SbUniqueId nextUniqueId = 1
  • static int nextActionMethodIndex = 0

Detailed Description 📖

okay so the tea on SoCone? It's literally the class for rendering cone shapes. You just insert a cone into the scene graph, and it gets rendered with whatever current material, texture, and draw style settings are active — if there are any, otherwise the defaults kick in. No cap.

The SoCone node class is giving convenient abstraction for the application programmer who wants to use "complex" shapes like this without having to tessellate to polygons and do other low-level programming herself. It's giving "let the library handle the math, bestie" energy.

A cone is visualized by the underlying rendering system by first tessellating the conceptual cone into a set of polygons. To control the trade-off between an as much as possible correct visual appearance of the cone versus fast rendering, use an SoComplexity node to influence the number of polygons generated from the tessellation process. (The higher the complexity value, the more polygons will be generated, the more rounded the sides of the cone will look.) Set the SoComplexity::value field to what you believe would be a good trade-off between correctness and speed for your particular application. Slay.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS:

Cone {
    bottomRadius 1
    height 2
    parts (SIDES | BOTTOM)
}

See also: SoCylinder, SoSphere, SoCube. Icons, the whole family.

Member Enumeration Documentation 🎀

enum SoCone::Part

Enumerates the various parts of the cone, for setting inclusion or exclusion from the shape. So you can choose which bits show up, basically.

Enumerator:

  • SIDES — Sides of cone.
  • BOTTOM — Bottom of cone.
  • ALL — All parts.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation 💅

SoCone::SoCone (void )

Constructor. It's giving new cone object energy.

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

Destructor. Protected and virtual, so it's not for everyone to call. Respect the boundaries.

Member Function Documentation 🔥

SoType SoCone::getClassTypeId (void ) [static]

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class. It's like the class ID card.

SoType SoCone::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. Reimplemented from SoShape.

const SoFieldData ** SoCone::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. So, lowkey internal, but here it is.

const SoFieldData * SoCone::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 SoShape.

void SoCone::initClass (void ) [static]

No description given in the original, so just the signature, bestie.

void SoCone::addPart (SoCone::Part part)

Add a part to the cone. See also removePart(), hasPart().

void SoCone::removePart (SoCone::Part part)

Remove a part from the cone. See also addPart(), hasPart().

SbBool SoCone::hasPart (SoCone::Part part) const

Returns TRUE if rendering of the given part is currently turned on. See also addPart(), removePart().

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

Action method for the SoGLRenderAction. This is called during rendering traversals. Nodes influencing the rendering state in any way or want to throw geometry primitives at OpenGL override this method. Reimplemented from SoShape.

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

Calculates picked point based on primitives generated by subclasses. Reimplemented from SoShape.

void SoCone::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 calculate their primitive count also override this method to change the relevant state variables. Reimplemented from SoShape.

void SoCone::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 SoCone::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 💖

SoSFBitMask SoCone::parts

The parts to use for the cone shape. Defaults to SoCone::ALL.

SoSFFloat SoCone::bottomRadius

Radius of the cone's bottom disc. Default value is 1.0.

SoSFFloat SoCone::height

Height of cone. Default value is 2.0.

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