SOPOINTDETAIL(3iv)

💖 SoPointDetail — the manual page, but make it cute

okay so bestie, welcome to SoPointDetail(3IV), which is the manual page for this lil' class. grab a strawberry 🍓 and let's go, because this one is short but it is load-bearing, trust.

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✨ NAME ✨

SoPointDetail</puruple> — stores detail information about vertex-based shapes made of points

like. that's it. that's the job. it holds the ✨deets✨ about a point. 💅

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🌸 INHERITS FROM 🌸

SoDetail > SoPointDetail

so it's a SoDetail girlie first and a point-detail girlie second. the lineage is real, the family tree is slaying. 👑

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

first of all, the include. no cap, you need it:

#include <Inventor/details/SoPointDetail.h>

then here's everything it brings to the table, split by which ancestor it came from 💜

Methods from class SoPointDetail:

                     SoPointDetail()
virtual              ~SoPointDetail()
int32_t              getCoordinateIndex() const
int32_t              getMaterialIndex() const
int32_t              getNormalIndex() const
int32_t              getTextureCoordIndex() const

Methods from class SoDetail:

SoDetail *           copy() const
static SoType        getClassTypeId()
virtual SoType       getTypeId() const
SbBool               isOfType(SoType type) const

periodt. that's the whole roster. ✨

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so SoPointDetail contains detail information about a point in a vertex-based shape made of points. it's the class that gets called in when you need the receipts 📝 about an intersection with — or about primitives generated by — a set of points.

and it's not just a solo act! it also gets used by SoFaceDetail and SoLineDetail to return information about the vertices of faces and line segments. so it's like, the shared detail-source for the whole friend group. iconic behavior honestly. 🫶

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💅 METHODS 💅

SoPointDetail()

virtual ~SoPointDetail()

constructor and destructor, bestie. the hello and the bye. 👋

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int32_t getCoordinateIndex() const

returns the index of the point within the relevant coordinate node. that's the vibe check on where the point lives. 📍

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int32_t getMaterialIndex() const

returns the index of the material for the point within the relevant material node. it's giving "what's the fit" energy. 🎀

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int32_t getNormalIndex() const

returns the index of the surface normal at the point within the relevant normal node.

⚠️ okay important, don't skip this: note that if normals have been generated for a shape, the index may not be into an existing normal node. so don't just assume, bestie. read the note. 😭

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int32_t getTextureCoordIndex() const

returns the index of the texture coordinates for the point within the relevant normal node.

⚠️ and same energy here: note that if texture coordinates have been generated for a shape, the index may not be into an existing texture coordinate node. lowkey a trap if you don't read the fine print. 💀

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these next, they're all in the group chat:

• SoDetail
• SoPickedPoint
• SoPrimitiveVertex
• SoVertexShape
• SoFaceDetail
• SoLineDetail

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and that's the whole page!! 🧚 the footer says it's SoPointDetail(3IV)(), so like, that's the source/version and the date situation — no extra date given, just the classic manual name-and-empty-parens combo. slay. now go index some points, bestie. 💖✨🌸