SoDirectionalLight(3) Coin SoDirectionalLight(3) NAME SoDirectionalLight - The SoDirectionalLight class is a node type for specifying directional light sources. SYNOPSIS #include Inherits SoLight. Inherited by SoDirectionalLightManip, and SoShadowDirectionalLight. Public Member Functions virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const SoDirectionalLight (void) virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action) Public Member Functions inherited from SoLight virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action) 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 SbBool affectsState (void) const virtual void doAction (SoAction *action) virtual void GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action) virtual void getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action) virtual void handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action) virtual void pick (SoPickAction *action) virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action) virtual void search (SoSearchAction *action) virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action) virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action) virtual void getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action) virtual void grabEventsSetup (void) virtual void grabEventsCleanup (void) virtual void startNotify (void) virtual void notify (SoNotList *l) 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. 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) 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 SoLight 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 direction Public Attributes inherited from SoLight SoSFBool on SoSFFloat intensity SoSFColor color Protected Member Functions virtual const SoFieldData * getFieldData (void) const virtual ~SoDirectionalLight () Protected Member Functions inherited from SoLight SoLight (void) virtual ~SoLight () 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 SoLight 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 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 SoDirectionalLight class is a node type for specifying directional light sources. A directional light source provides a model of light sources which are at infinite distance from the geometry it illuminates, thereby having no set position and consisting of an infinite volume of parallel rays. This is of course a simplified model of far-away light sources, as 'infinite distance' is impossible. The sun shining on objects on earth is a good example of something which can be modeled rather well for the most common purposes with a directional light source. See also documentation of parent class for important information regarding light sources in general. FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS: DirectionalLight { on TRUE intensity 1 color 1 1 1 direction 0 0 -1 } A common thing to do with an SoDirectionalLight is to connect it to a camera, so it works in the style of a head light to that camera. This can easily be accomplished by linking an SoRotation::rotation field, influencing the light, to the SoCamera::orientation field. Here is a complete example iv-file demonstrating the technique: #Inventor V2.1 ascii DEF mycam PerspectiveCamera { } TransformSeparator { SoRotation { rotation = USE mycam.orientation } DirectionalLight { direction 0 0 -1 } } Cube { } (The SoTransformSeparator is included to keep the effect of the SoRotation node within a scope where it will only influence the light, and not the geometry following the light in the scene graph.) Constructor & Destructor Documentation SoDirectionalLight::SoDirectionalLight (void) Constructor. SoDirectionalLight::~SoDirectionalLight () [protected], [virtual] Destructor. Member Function Documentation SoType SoDirectionalLight::getClassTypeId (void) [static] This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class. SoType SoDirectionalLight::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 SoLight. Reimplemented in SoShadowDirectionalLight, and SoDirectionalLightManip. const SoFieldData ** SoDirectionalLight::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. const SoFieldData * SoDirectionalLight::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 SoLight. Reimplemented in SoShadowDirectionalLight, and SoDirectionalLightManip. void SoDirectionalLight::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 SoNode. Reimplemented in SoShadowDirectionalLight, and SoDirectionalLightManip. Member Data Documentation SoSFVec3f SoDirectionalLight::direction The direction of the light source. Defaults to pointing along the negative Z-axis. Author Generated automatically by Doxygen for Coin from the source code. Version 4.0.2 Tue Dec 26 2023 17:59:22 SoDirectionalLight(3)