SoPathTracerLines

InventorModule

author	MeVis Medical Solutions AG
package	MeVisLab/Standard
dll	SoPathTracer
definition	SoPathTracer.def
keywords	streamlines, stream, flow, cylinder

Purpose

The SoPathTracerLines module provides rendering of thick lines (actually cylinders with round caps) to the SoPathTracer scene.

The lines are gathered from the inScene Open Inventor scene and are converted from all SoLineSet and SoIndexedLineSets that are encountered.

This rendering shows a close-up on brain fibers, renders using thick lines.

Windows

Default Panel

Input Fields

inScene

name: inScene, type: SoNode

The input scene that is scanned for lines.

Parameter Fields

Field Index

Enable Clipping: Bool

Enabled: Bool

Flip Clipping: Bool

Radius: Float

Update: Trigger

Update Mode: Enum

Visible Fields

Enabled

name: enabled, type: Bool, default: TRUE

Enables the rendering.

Enable Clipping

name: enableClipping, type: Bool, default: TRUE

If enabled, Open Inventor clipping planes affect the rendering.

Flip Clipping

name: flipClipping, type: Bool, default: FALSE

If enabled, the Open Inventor clipping planes are flipped before being applied to the surface.

Update

name: update, type: Trigger

Scans the input scene for lines.

Update Mode

name: updateMode, type: Enum, default: AutoUpdate

Update mode.

Values:

Title	Name	Description
Off	Off	If off, the lines are only update on Update.
Auto Clear	AutoClear	If the inScene changes, the rendering is cleared.
Auto Update	AutoUpdate	If the inScene changes, it is rescanned for lines.

Radius

name: radius, type: Float, default: 1

The radius of the lines in millimeters. Currently all lines have the same radius, we will support different radii in the future.