SoNormalBinding

InventorModule
genre InventorNodesAutomatic
author Silicon Graphics Inc
package MeVisLab/Standard
definition inventor.def

Purpose

This node specifies how the current normals are bound to shapes that follow in the scene graph. Each shape node may interpret bindings differently.

The bindings for faces and vertices are meaningful only for shapes that are made from faces and vertices. Similarly, the indexed bindings are only used by the shapes that allow indexing. For bindings that require multiple normals, be sure to have at least as many normals defined as are necessary; otherwise, errors will occur.

Windows

Default Panel

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Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

Value

name: value, type: Enum, default: PER_VERTEX_INDEXED

Specifies how to bind normals to shapes.

Values:

Title Name Description
Overall OVERALL Whole object has same normal.
Per Part PER_PART One normal for each part of object.
Per Part Indexed PER_PART_INDEXED One normal for each part, indexed.
Per Face PER_FACE One normal for each face of object.
Per Face Indexed PER_FACE_INDEXED One normal for each face, indexed.
Per Vertex PER_VERTEX One normal for each vertex of object.
Per Vertex Indexed PER_VERTEX_INDEXED One normal for each vertex, indexed.
Default DEFAULT Work with the setting still on the state.
None NONE No binding of normals.