SoUnits¶

InventorModule¶

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

Purpose¶

This node defines a uniform 3D scale about the origin relative to the previously defined units.

The default units for all data are meters. Adding a units node with the value INCHES will have the same effect as adding an SoScale node with the scaleFactor of (.0254, .0254, .0254). Any subsequent SoUnits node will take the previous units into account.

When building a composite object out of a bunch of pieces, it would be a good practice to add an SoUnits node at the beginning of each of the pieces, under an SoSeparator node, to make sure all the pieces fit together with the same scale.

Windows¶

Default Panel¶

../../../Modules/Inventor/InventorBase/mhelp/Images/Screenshots/SoUnits._default.png

Output Fields¶

self¶

name: self, type: SoNode¶

Parameter Fields¶

Visible Fields¶

Units¶

name: units, type: Enum, default: METERS¶: Defines the current unit.

Values:

Title	Name
Meters	METERS
Centimeters	CENTIMETERS
Millimeters	MILLIMETERS
Micrometers	MICROMETERS
Microns	MICRONS
Nanometers	NANOMETERS
Angstroms	ANGSTROMS
Kilometers	KILOMETERS
Feet	FEET
Inches	INCHES
Points	POINTS
Yards	YARDS
Miles	MILES
Nautical Miles	NAUTICAL_MILES