SoLOD Class Reference

Distance-based level-of-detail switching group node. More...

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoLOD.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoLOD:

Fields
SoMFFloat	range
	World-space distances to use as switching criteria.
SoSFVec3f	center
	Object-space center of the model.
	SoLOD ()
	Creates a distance-based level-of-detail node with default settings.
	SoLOD (int nChildren)
	Creates a distance-based level-of-detail node with default settings.
virtual void	doAction (SoAction *action)
	Implement actions:
virtual void	callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
virtual void	GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
	These virtual functions implement all of the actions for nodes, Most of the default implementations do nothing.
virtual void	rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void	getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
	These methods make render traversal faster by implementing different rendering paths corresponding to different action path codes.
virtual void	GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
static void	initClass ()
virtual	~SoLOD ()
virtual int	whichToTraverse (SoAction *)

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from SoNode
enum	Stage { FIRST_INSTANCE , PROTO_INSTANCE , OTHER_INSTANCE }
Public Member Functions inherited from SoGroup
	SoGroup ()
	Creates an empty group node.
	SoGroup (int nChildren)
	Constructor that takes approximate number of children.
void	addChild (SoNode *child)
	Adds a child as last one in group.
void	insertChild (SoNode *child, int newChildIndex)
	Adds a child so that it becomes the one with the given index.
SoNode *	getChild (int index) const
	Returns pointer to child node with the given index.
int	findChild (const SoNode *child) const
	Finds index of given child within group. Returns -1 if not found.
int	getNumChildren () const
	Returns number of children.
void	removeChild (int index)
	Removes child with given index from group.
void	removeChild (SoNode *child)
	Removes first instance of given child from group.
void	removeAllChildren ()
	Removes all children from group.
void	replaceChild (int index, SoNode *newChild)
	Replaces child with given index with new child.
void	replaceChild (SoNode *oldChild, SoNode *newChild)
	Replaces first instance of given child with new child.
virtual void	doAction (SoAction *action)
	Implement actions.
virtual void	callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
virtual void	GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
	These virtual functions implement all of the actions for nodes, Most of the default implementations do nothing.
virtual void	getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void	getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void	handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void	pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void	search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void	write (SoWriteAction *action)
virtual SoChildList *	getChildren () const
	Returns pointer to children.
Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
void	setOverride (bool state)
	Turns override flag on or off.
bool	isOverride () const
	Returns the state of the override flag.
SoNode *	copy (bool copyConnections=FALSE) const
	Creates and returns an exact copy of the node.
virtual bool	affectsState () const
	Returns TRUE if a node has an effect on the state during traversal.
virtual void	doAction (SoAction *action)
	This method performs the "typical" operation of a node for any action.
virtual void	GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
	These virtual functions implement all of the actions for nodes, Most of the default implementations do nothing.
virtual void	callback (SoCallbackAction *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	GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
	These methods make render traversal faster by implementing different rendering paths corresponding to different action path codes.
virtual void	GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void	grabEventsSetup ()
	These virtual functions are called when a node gains or loses status as "grabber" of events (see HandleEventAction::setGrabber()).
virtual void	grabEventsCleanup ()
virtual void	startNotify ()
	Initiates notification from an instance.
virtual void	notify (SoNotList *list)
	Propagates modification notification through an instance.
SbNodeIdType	getNodeId () const
	Returns the unique id for a node.
virtual SoChildList *	getChildren () const
	Returns pointer to children, or NULL if none.
virtual void	writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
	Writes instance to SoOutput. (Used for either stage of writing.)
virtual SoNode *	addToCopyDict () const
	Recursively adds this node and all nodes under it to the copy dictionary.
virtual void	copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *fromFC, bool copyConnections)
	Copies the contents of the given node into this instance.
virtual SoFieldContainer *	copyThroughConnection () const
	Copies an instance that is encountered through a field connection.
Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
void	setToDefaults ()
	Sets all fields in this object to their default values.
bool	hasDefaultValues () const
	Returns TRUE if all of the object's fields have their default values.
bool	fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
	Returns TRUE if this object's fields are exactly equal to fc's fields.
void	copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *fc, bool copyConnections=FALSE)
	Copies the contents of fc's fields into this object's fields.
bool	set (const char *fieldDataString)
	Sets one or more fields in this object to the values specified in the given string, which should be a string in the Inventor file format.
void	get (SbString &fieldDataString)
	Returns the values of the fields of this object in the Inventor ASCII file format in the given string.
virtual int	getFields (SoFieldList &list) const
	Appends pointers to all of this object's fields to resultList, and returns the number of fields appended.
virtual SoField *	getField (const SbName &fieldName) const
	Returns a pointer to the field with the given name.
bool	getFieldName (const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
	Returns the name of the given field in the fieldName argument.
bool	enableNotify (bool flag)
	Notification at this Field Container is enabled (if flag == TRUE) or disabled (if flag == FALSE).
bool	isNotifyEnabled () const
	Notification is the process of telling interested objects that this object has changed.
bool	set (const char *fieldDataString, SoInput *dictIn)
	Sets one or more fields in this object to the values specified in the given string, which should be a string in the Inventor file format.
void	get (SbString &fieldDataString, SoOutput *dictOut)
	Returns the values of the fields of this object in the Inventor ASCII file format in the given string.
virtual void	notify (SoNotList *)
	Propagates modification notification through an instance.
virtual void	addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, bool isFromField=FALSE)
	Adds a reference to the instance when writing.
virtual void	writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
	Writes instance to SoOutput. (Used only for last stage of writing)
bool	getIsBuiltIn () const
	Returns whether or not instance is considered 'built-in' to the library.
virtual const SoFieldData *	getFieldData () const
	Returns an SoFieldData structure for the node.
virtual void	copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *fromFC, bool copyConnections)
	Copies the contents of the given node into this instance.
virtual SoFieldContainer *	copyThroughConnection () const
	During a copy operation, this copies an instance that is encountered through a field connection.
void	addManagedSensor (SoSensor *sensor)
	Adds a sensor which is managed by the field container.
Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void	ref () const
	Adds and removes a reference to an instance.
void	unref () const
void	unrefNoDelete () const
void	touch ()
	Marks an instance as modified, simulating a change to it.
virtual SoType	getTypeId () const =0
	Returns the type identifier for a specific instance.
bool	isOfType (SoType type) const
	Returns TRUE if this object is of the type specified in type or is derived from that type.
virtual SbName	getName () const
	Returns the name of an instance.
virtual void	setName (const SbName &name)
	Sets the name of an instance.
virtual void	startNotify ()
	Initiates notification from an instance.
virtual void	notify (SoNotList *list)
	Propagates modification notification through an instance.
void	addAuditor (void *auditor, SoNotRec::Type type)
	Adds/removes an auditor to/from list.
void	removeAuditor (void *auditor, SoNotRec::Type type)
const SoAuditorList &	getAuditors ()
	Returns auditor list– used by SoField and SoEngineOutput to trace forward connections.
int	getRefCount () const
	Returns current reference count.
virtual void	addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, bool isFromField=FALSE)
	Adds a reference to the instance when writing.
bool	shouldWrite ()
	Returns TRUE if the instance should be written, based on the write-reference info already accumulated.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoGroup
static void	initClass ()
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static SoType	getClassTypeId ()
	Returns type identifier for the SoNode class.
static SoNode *	getByName (const SbName &name)
	Returns the last node given the specified name.
static int	getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)
	Returns the number of nodes with the given name, and adds to list pointers to those nodes.
static void	initClass ()
	Initializes base node class.
static void	initClasses ()
	Initialize ALL Inventor node classes.
static SbNodeIdType	getNextNodeId ()
	Returns the next available unique id.
static int	getActionMethodIndex (SoType t)
	Returns the index of this node in the action/method table, given its type.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
static SoType	getClassTypeId ()
	Returns the type of this class.
static void	initClass ()
	Setup type information.
static void	initCopyDict ()
	During a copy operation, copies of nodes and engines are stored in a dictionary, keyed by the original node or engine pointer, so that copies can be re-used.
static void	addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
	Adds an instance to the dictionary.
static SoFieldContainer *	checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
	If a copy of the given instance is in the dictionary, this returns it.
static SoFieldContainer *	findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, bool copyConnections)
	If a copy of the given instance is not in the dictionary, this returns NULL.
static void	copyDone ()
	Cleans up the dictionary when done.
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static SoType	getClassTypeId ()
	Returns type identifier for this class.
static void	initClass ()
	Setup type information.
static void	incrementCurrentWriteCounter ()
	Increments the current write counter at the start of a write operation.
static void	decrementCurrentWriteCounter ()
	Decrements the current write counter after a write operation, in some rare cases.
static void	addName (SoBase *, const char *)
	Internal methods used to maintain the global name dictionary.
static void	removeName (SoBase *, const char *)
static SoBase *	getNamedBase (const SbName &, SoType)
	Helper routines used to get stuff out of nameDict.
static int	getNamedBases (const SbName &, SoBaseList &, SoType)
static bool	read (SoInput *in, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedType)
	Reads one instance of some subclass of SoBase.
static void	setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
	This defaults to "+" and is used when naming nodes that are DEF's and USE'd.
Static Public Attributes inherited from SoBase
static bool	traceRefs
	Turns on/off reference count tracing (for debugging)
Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum	BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 1 , IS_GROUP = 2 }
	This set of enums is used when reading and writing the base. More...
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoGroup
virtual bool	readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
	Reads stuff into instance of SoGroup. Returns FALSE on error.
virtual bool	readChildren (SoInput *in)
	Reads just the children into instance of SoGroup. Returns FALSE on error.
virtual	~SoGroup ()
virtual void	copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *fromFC, bool copyConnections)
	Copies the contents of the given node into this instance.
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
	SoNode ()
	Constructor, destructor.
virtual	~SoNode ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
	SoFieldContainer ()
	~SoFieldContainer ()
virtual bool	readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)
	Reads stuff into instance. Returns FALSE on error.
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
	SoBase ()
	Constructor is protected - this is an abstract class.
virtual	~SoBase ()
	Virtual destructor so that subclasses are deleted properly.
virtual void	destroy ()
	Actually deletes an instance.
bool	hasMultipleWriteRefs () const
	Returns TRUE if the instance has multiple write references.
bool	writeHeader (SoOutput *out, bool isGroup, bool isEngine) const
	Writes a header (name, open brace) or footer (close brace) to file defined by SoOutput.
void	writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
virtual const char *	getFileFormatName () const
	Unknown nodes and engines write a different name for themselves than their typeId; this virtual method lets them do that (by default the typeId name is returned)
virtual bool	readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)=0
	Reads stuff into instance of subclass.
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData **	getFieldDataPtr ()
	This is used by the field-inheritence mechanism, hidden in the SoSubNode macros.
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t	getCurrentWriteCounter ()
	Returns current write counter.
Protected Attributes inherited from SoGroup
SoChildList *	children
Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
SbNodeIdType	uniqueId
	Unique id for this node.
Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
bool	isBuiltIn
	Is the subclass a built-in Inventor subclass or an extender subclass? This is used to determine whether to read/write field type information.
Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
static SbNodeIdType	nextUniqueId
	Next available unique id.
static int	nextActionMethodIndex
	Next index into the action method table.

Detailed Description

This group node is used to allow applications to switch between various representations of objects automatically. The children of this node typically represent the same object or objects at varying levels of detail, from highest detail to lowest. The distance from the world-space eye point to the transformed center of the LOD is computed, and one child is drawn, based on the values in the ranges field.

More precisely, if the distance from the world-space eyepoint to the transformed center is D and the ranges array contains LAST_RANGE+1 values (numbered 0...LAST_RANGE), then:

if D < ranges[0]                    : Child 0 is drawn
else if ranges[i-1] < D < ranges[i] : Child i is drawn
else if D > ranges[LAST_RANGE]      : Child LAST_RANGE+1 is drawn

Thus, N ranges and N+1 children should be specified. If you specify too few children, the last child will be used for the extra ranges. If you specify too few ranges, the extra children will never be used.

It is often useful to define the lowest detail child to be an SoInfo node. This causes the object to completely disappear if it is far enough away from the eyepoint. Defining the highest detail child to be an SoInfo node can also be useful if you want the object to disappear if it gets too close to the eyepoint.

File Format/Default

LOD {
  center 0 0 0
  range [  ]
}

Action Behavior

SoGLRenderAction, SoRayPickAction, SoCallbackAction
Only the child with the appropriate level of detail is traversed.

others
All implemented as for SoGroup.

See Also

SoSwitch, SoGroup

Definition at line 122 of file SoLOD.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SoLOD() [1/2]

SoLOD::SoLOD

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SoLOD() [2/2]

SoLOD::SoLOD

(

int

nChildren

)

~SoLOD()

virtual SoLOD::~SoLOD ( )

protectedvirtual

Member Function Documentation

callback()

virtual void SoLOD::callback ( SoCallbackAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

doAction()

virtual void SoLOD::doAction ( SoAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

getBoundingBox()

virtual void SoLOD::getBoundingBox ( SoGetBoundingBoxAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

GLRender()

virtual void SoLOD::GLRender ( SoGLRenderAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoGroup.

GLRenderBelowPath()

virtual void SoLOD::GLRenderBelowPath ( SoGLRenderAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoNode.

GLRenderInPath()

virtual void SoLOD::GLRenderInPath ( SoGLRenderAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoNode.

GLRenderOffPath()

virtual void SoLOD::GLRenderOffPath ( SoGLRenderAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoNode.

initClass()

static void SoLOD::initClass ( )

static

rayPick()

virtual void SoLOD::rayPick ( SoRayPickAction *  action )

virtual

Reimplemented from SoNode.

whichToTraverse()

virtual int SoLOD::whichToTraverse ( SoAction *  )

protectedvirtual

Member Data Documentation

center

SoSFVec3f SoLOD::center

Definition at line 134 of file SoLOD.h.

range

SoMFFloat SoLOD::range

Definition at line 131 of file SoLOD.h.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• C:/jh/mevislab/4.0.2_1/build/MeVis/ThirdParty/Sources/Inventor/include/Inventor/nodes/SoLOD.h