SoImageFileSampler

InventorModule

author	MeVis Medical Solutions AG
package	MeVisLab/Standard
dll	SoImageSamplers
definition	SoImageSamplers.def
see also	SoVertexShader, SoFragmentShader, SoMLSampler2D
keywords	2D, 3D, cubemap, dds, hdr, texture, array

Purpose

The SoImageFileSampler module allows for loading an image file as a texture sampler for a SoFragmentShader.

In addition, it enables loading cubemap textures from a “cross” image; see Create Cube Map From Cross.

It supports (at least) the following file formats:

.dds - Direct Draw Surface (2D, 3D, and cubemaps)
.hdr - High Dynamic Range float images
.png
.jpg, .jpe
.pnm, .ppm, .pgm
.jpe
.bmp
.tif
.tiff
.dcm, .dicom
.mlimage

Usage

See the example network.

Tips

Note that images are loaded on demand, so the image will only get loaded if the sampler is actually used in a shader.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Field Index

Border Color: Vector4	Needs Texture Coordinates: Bool	textureIsCompressed: Bool
Create Cube Map From Cross: Bool	Texture Is Cube Map: Bool	Use Texture Arrays: Bool
Create Seamless Cube Map: Bool	Texture Is Valid: Bool	use16BitFloat: Bool
Enable Border: Bool	Texture Is3D: Bool	Wrap R: Enum
Filename: String	Texture Num Levels: Integer	Wrap S: Enum
Mag Filter: Enum	Texture Size X: Integer	Wrap T: Enum
Min Filter: Enum	Texture Size Y: Integer
Name: String	Texture Size Z: Integer

Visible Fields

Name

name: name, type: String

Sets the name of the sampler in the shader.

Enable Border

name: enableBorder, type: Bool, default: FALSE

If checked, the border is part of the texture.

Border Color

name: borderColor, type: Vector4, default: 0 0 0 0

Sets the border color.

This is only used if Enable Border is unchecked.

Min Filter

name: minFilter, type: Enum, default: LINEAR

Values:

Title	Name
​Nearest	​NEAREST
​Linear	​LINEAR
​Nearest Mipmap Nearest	​NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST
​Nearest Mipmap Linear	​NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR
​Linear Mipmap Nearest	​LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST
​Linear Mipmap Linear	​LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR

Mag Filter

name: magFilter, type: Enum, default: LINEAR

Values:

Title	Name
​Nearest	​NEAREST
​Linear	​LINEAR
​Nearest Mipmap Nearest	​NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST
​Nearest Mipmap Linear	​NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR
​Linear Mipmap Nearest	​LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST
​Linear Mipmap Linear	​LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR

Wrap S

name: wrapS, type: Enum, default: REPEAT

Values:

Title	Name
​Repeat	​REPEAT
​Clamp	​CLAMP
​Clamp To Edge	​CLAMP_TO_EDGE
​Clamp To Border	​CLAMP_TO_BORDER
​Mirrored Repeat	​MIRRORED_REPEAT

Needs Texture Coordinates

name: needsTextureCoordinates, type: Bool, default: TRUE

Wrap T

name: wrapT, type: Enum, default: REPEAT

Values:

Title	Name
​Repeat	​REPEAT
​Clamp	​CLAMP
​Clamp To Edge	​CLAMP_TO_EDGE
​Clamp To Border	​CLAMP_TO_BORDER
​Mirrored Repeat	​MIRRORED_REPEAT

Wrap R

name: wrapR, type: Enum, default: REPEAT

Values:

Title	Name
​Repeat	​REPEAT
​Clamp	​CLAMP
​Clamp To Edge	​CLAMP_TO_EDGE
​Clamp To Border	​CLAMP_TO_BORDER
​Mirrored Repeat	​MIRRORED_REPEAT

Use Texture Arrays

name: useTextureArrays, type: Bool, default: FALSE

If checked, texture arrays instead of 3D textures are used.

Create Cube Map From Cross

name: createCubeMapFromCross, type: Bool, default: FALSE

If checked, the input 2D image is converted to a cubemap.

This assumes that the 2D image contains a cross image.

Create Seamless Cube Map

name: createSeamlessCubeMap, type: Bool, default: FALSE

If checked, a seamless cubemap sampler is created. Otherwise, interpolation stops at the face borders.

Texture Size X

name: textureSizeX, type: Integer, persistent: no

Shows the size of the texture in the x-direction.

Texture Size Y

name: textureSizeY, type: Integer, persistent: no

Shows the size of the texture in the y-direction.

Texture Size Z

name: textureSizeZ, type: Integer, persistent: no

Shows the size of the texture in the z-direction.

Texture Num Levels

name: textureNumLevels, type: Integer, persistent: no

Shows the number of MIP MAP levels in the loaded texture.

Texture Is Cube Map

name: textureIsCubeMap, type: Bool, persistent: no

Shows whether the loaded texture contains a cubemap.

Texture Is3D

name: textureIs3D, type: Bool, persistent: no

Shows whether the loaded texture is 3D.

Texture Is Valid

name: textureIsValid, type: Bool, persistent: no

Shows whether the loaded texture is valid.

Filename

name: filename, type: String

Sets the absolute filename of the image to load.

Hidden Fields

use16BitFloat

name: use16BitFloat, type: Bool, default: TRUE

textureIsCompressed

name: textureIsCompressed, type: Bool, persistent: no