Coin: SoVRMLBillboard Class Reference

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SoVRMLBillboard Class Reference
VRML97 Classes

The SoVRMLBillboard class is used for rotating geometry towards the viewpoint. More...

`#include <Inventor/VRMLnodes/SoVRMLBillboard.h>`

Inheritance diagram for SoVRMLBillboard:

## Public Member Functions
virtual SoType | getTypeId (void) const
| SoVRMLBillboard (void)
| SoVRMLBillboard (int numchildren)
virtual void | doAction (SoAction *action)
virtual void | callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
virtual void | GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void | getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void | pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void | search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | notify (SoNotList *list)
Public Member Functions inherited from SoVRMLParent
virtual SbBool | affectsState (void) const
virtual void | addChild (SoNode *child)
virtual void | insertChild (SoNode *child, int idx)
virtual SoNode * | getChild (int idx) const
virtual int | findChild (const SoNode *child) const
virtual int | getNumChildren (void) const
virtual void | removeChild (int idx)
virtual void | removeChild (SoNode *child)
virtual void | removeAllChildren (void)
virtual void | replaceChild (int idx, SoNode *child)
virtual void | replaceChild (SoNode *old, SoNode *child)
virtual SoChildList * | getChildren (void) const
virtual void | write (SoWriteAction *action)
virtual void | getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
Public Member Functions inherited from SoGroup
| SoGroup (void)
| SoGroup (int nchildren)
virtual void | handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void | audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
virtual void | addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
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 | rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void | grabEventsSetup (void)
virtual void | grabEventsCleanup (void)
virtual void | startNotify (void)
SbUniqueId | getNodeId (void) const
virtual void | writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
virtual SoNode * | addToCopyDict (void) const
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)
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.
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 SoVRMLParent
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
static void | initClass (void)
static void | updateChildList (const SoNode *const *nodes, const int numnodes, SoChildList &cl)
static void | updateChildList (SoNode *nodewithsfnode, SoChildList &cl)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoGroup
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 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
SoSFVec3f | axisOfRotation
SoSFVec3f | bboxCenter
SoSFVec3f | bboxSize
Public Attributes inherited from SoVRMLParent
SoMFNode | children

## Protected Member Functions
virtual const SoFieldData * | getFieldData (void) const
virtual | ~SoVRMLBillboard ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoVRMLParent
| SoVRMLParent (void)
| SoVRMLParent (int approxchildren)
virtual | ~SoVRMLParent ()
virtual SbBool | readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
virtual void | copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyConn)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoGroup
virtual | ~SoGroup ()
virtual SbBool | readChildren (SoInput *in)
virtual SoNotRec | createNotRec (void)
void | setOperation (const SoNotRec::OperationType opType=SoNotRec::UNSPECIFIED, const SoNode *cc=NULL, const SoNode *pc=NULL, const int ci=-1)
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
| SoNode (void)
virtual | ~SoNode ()
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
static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoVRMLParent
static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoGroup
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
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 }
Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum | BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01 , IS_GROUP = 0x02 }
Protected Attributes inherited from SoVRMLParent
SoMFNode | addChildren
SoMFNode | removeChildren
Protected Attributes inherited from SoGroup
SoChildList * | children
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

The SoVRMLBillboard class is used for rotating geometry towards the viewpoint.

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:

    Billboard {
      eventIn      MFNode   addChildren
      eventIn      MFNode   removeChildren
      exposedField SFVec3f  axisOfRotation 0 1 0     # (-inf, inf)
      exposedField MFNode   children       []
      field        SFVec3f  bboxCenter     0 0 0     # (-inf, inf)
      field        SFVec3f  bboxSize       -1 -1 -1  # (0, inf) or -1,-1,-1
    }

The Billboard node is a grouping node which modifies its coordinate system so that the Billboard node's local Z-axis turns to point at the viewer. The Billboard node has children which may be other children nodes. The axisOfRotation field specifies which axis to use to perform the rotation. This axis is defined in the local coordinate system. When the axisOfRotation field is not (0, 0, 0), the following steps describe how to rotate the billboard to face the viewer:

- a. Compute the vector from the Billboard node's origin to the viewer's position. This vector is called the billboard-to-viewer vector.

- b. Compute the plane defined by the axisOfRotation and the billboard-to-viewer vector.

- c. Rotate the local Z-axis of the billboard into the plane from b., pivoting around the axisOfRotation.

When the axisOfRotation field is set to (0, 0, 0), the special case of viewer-alignment is indicated. In this case, the object rotates to keep the billboard's local Y-axis parallel with the Y-axis of the viewer. This special case is distinguished by setting the axisOfRotation to (0, 0, 0). The following steps describe how to align the billboard's Y-axis to the Y-axis of the viewer:

- d. Compute the billboard-to-viewer vector.

- e. Rotate the Z-axis of the billboard to be collinear with the billboard-to-viewer vector and pointing towards the viewer's position.

- f. Rotate the Y-axis of the billboard to be parallel and oriented in the same direction as the Y-axis of the viewer.

If the axisOfRotation and the billboard-to-viewer line are coincident, the plane cannot be established and the resulting rotation of the billboard is undefined. For example, if the axisOfRotation is set to (0,1,0) (Y-axis) and the viewer flies over the billboard and peers directly down the Y-axis, the results are undefined. Multiple instances of Billboard nodes (DEF/USE) operate as expected: each instance rotates in its unique coordinate system to face the viewer. Subclause 4.6.5, Grouping and children nodes (http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/14772/V2.0/part1/concepts.html#4.6.5), provides a description of the children, addChildren, and removeChildren fields and eventIns. The bboxCenter and bboxSize fields specify a bounding box that encloses the Billboard node's children. This is a hint that may be used for optimization purposes. The results are undefined if the specified bounding box is smaller than the actual bounding box of the children at any time. A default bboxSize value, (-1, -1, -1), implies that the bounding box is not specified and if needed shall be calculated by the browser. A description of the bboxCenter and bboxSize fields is contained in 4.6.4, Bounding boxes (http://www.web3d.org/documents/specifications/14772/V2.0/part1/concepts.html#4.6.4),

The rest of this class documentation is not from the VRML97 standards documentation, but was written specifically for the Coin3D API documentation.
The following example VRML scene is a simple illustration of how SoVRMLBillboard::axisOfRotation constrains rotation around the given vector:

    #VRML V2.0 utf8

    Transform {
       translation -2 0 0
       children [
          Billboard {
            children [ Box { } ]
          }
       ]
    }

    Transform {
       translation 2 0 0
       children [
          Billboard {
            axisOfRotation 0 1 0
            children [ Box { } ]
          }
       ]
    }

    Transform {
       translation 0 -2 0
       children [ Box { size 10 0.1 10 } ]
    }

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## ◆ SoVRMLBillboard() [1/2]

SoVRMLBillboard::SoVRMLBillboard | ( | void |  | ) |

Constructor.

## ◆ SoVRMLBillboard() [2/2]

SoVRMLBillboard::SoVRMLBillboard | ( | int | numchildren | ) |

Constructor. numchildren is the expected number of children.

## ◆ ~SoVRMLBillboard()

SoVRMLBillboard::~SoVRMLBillboard | ( |  | ) |
| protectedvirtual

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

## ◆ getClassTypeId()

SoType SoVRMLBillboard::getClassTypeId | ( | void |  | ) |
| static

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

## ◆ getTypeId()

SoType SoVRMLBillboard::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 SoVRMLParent.

## ◆ getFieldDataPtr()

const SoFieldData ** SoVRMLBillboard::getFieldDataPtr | ( | void |  | ) |
| staticprotected

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.

## ◆ getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoVRMLBillboard::getFieldData | ( | void |  | ) | const
| protectedvirtual

Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns `NULL`.

Reimplemented from SoVRMLParent.

## ◆ initClass()

void SoVRMLBillboard::initClass | ( | void |  | ) |
| static

## ◆ doAction()

void SoVRMLBillboard::doAction | ( | SoAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

This function performs the typical operation of a node for any action.

Reimplemented from SoVRMLParent.

## ◆ callback()

void SoVRMLBillboard::callback | ( | SoCallbackAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Action method for SoCallbackAction.

Simply updates the state according to how the node behaves for the render action, so the application programmer can use the SoCallbackAction for extracting information about the scene graph.

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

## ◆ GLRender()

void SoVRMLBillboard::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 SoGroup.

## ◆ getBoundingBox()

void SoVRMLBillboard::getBoundingBox | ( | SoGetBoundingBoxAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Action method for the SoGetBoundingBoxAction.

Calculates bounding box and center coordinates for node and modifies the values of the action to encompass the bounding box for this node and to shift the center point for the scene more towards the one for this node.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculate their bounding box also override this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

## ◆ getMatrix()

void SoVRMLBillboard::getMatrix | ( | SoGetMatrixAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Action method for SoGetMatrixAction.

Updates action by accumulating with the transformation matrix of this node (if any).

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

## ◆ pick()

void SoVRMLBillboard::pick | ( | SoPickAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Action method for SoPickAction.

Does common processing for SoPickAction action instances.

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

## ◆ search()

void SoVRMLBillboard::search | ( | SoSearchAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Action method for SoSearchAction.

Compares the search criteria from the action to see if this node is a match. Searching is done by matching up all criteria set up in the SoSearchAction – if any of the requested criteria is a miss, the search is not deemed successful for the node.

See also
  SoSearchAction

Reimplemented from SoVRMLParent.

## ◆ GLRenderBelowPath()

void SoVRMLBillboard::GLRenderBelowPath | ( | SoGLRenderAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Implements the SoAction::BELOW_PATH traversal method for the rendering action.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

## ◆ GLRenderInPath()

void SoVRMLBillboard::GLRenderInPath | ( | SoGLRenderAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Implements the SoAction::IN_PATH traversal method for the rendering action.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

## ◆ GLRenderOffPath()

void SoVRMLBillboard::GLRenderOffPath | ( | SoGLRenderAction * | action | ) |
| virtual

Implements the SoAction::OFF_PATH traversal method for the rendering action.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

## ◆ notify()

void SoVRMLBillboard::notify | ( | SoNotList * | l | ) |
| virtual

Notifies all auditors for this instance when changes are made.

Reimplemented from SoVRMLParent.

## Member Data Documentation

## ◆ axisOfRotation

SoSFVec3f SoVRMLBillboard::axisOfRotation

The axis of rotation for the geometry.

## ◆ bboxCenter

SoSFVec3f SoVRMLBillboard::bboxCenter

The bounding box center hint. Default value is (0, 0, 0).

## ◆ bboxSize

SoSFVec3f SoVRMLBillboard::bboxSize

The bounding box size hint. Default value is (-1, -1, -1).

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

- SoVRMLBillboard.h
- Billboard.cpp