SoTranslate2Dragger

InventorModule

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

Purpose

SoTranslate2Dragger is a simple dragger that translates in two dimensions when dragged with the mouse. It moves within the x-y plane of its local space, determined by its location in the scene graph. Transformation nodes placed before it will affect both the dragger and the direction of motion.

Pressing the key allows you to constrain motion to either the x axis or the y axis. The direction is determined by your initial mouse gesture after pressing the key. Releasing the key removes the constraint.

This node has a translation field which always reflects its position in local space. If you set the field, the dragger will move accordingly. You can also connect fields of other nodes or engines from this one to make them follow the dragger’s motion.(Pressing the key and then dragging disables one of the two directions.)

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

Is Active

name: isActive, type: Bool, persistent: no

TRUE when mouse is down and dragging, else FALSE.

Translation

name: translation, type: Vector3, default: 0 0 0

The position of the dragger.

Hidden Fields

enable

name: enable, type: Bool, default: TRUE