SoTabBoxDragger

InventorModule

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

Purpose

SoTabBoxDragger is a composite dragger shaped like a box. Inside it are six instances of SoTabPlaneDragger, which the dragger positions and orients to form a cube. The operations available in a SoTabPlaneDragger (translation, 1D scaling, and 2D scaling) are available on each face of the cube. Since they each move in their local space, the dragger can be easily translated or scaled in any direction.

Interaction

Clicking and dragging a corner tab performs 2D scaling in the plane of the tab by scaling about the opposite corner of that face of the dragger.

Note: Holding the SHIFT key while dragging a corner tab enforces uniform scaling.

Clicking and dragging an edge tab performs 1D scaling about the opposite edge of that face.

Clicking and dragging a face translates within the plane of the face. Although the face of the dragger is invisible (using the default dragger geometry), it is pickable.

Note: Holding the SHIFT key while dragging a face enforces axis-constrained dragging. The drag axis is determined by the initial drag direction.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

Is Active

name: isActive, type: Bool, persistent: no

Shows whether the dragger is active.

Translation

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

Sets and shows the position of the dragger.

Scale Factor

name: scaleFactor, type: Vector3, default: 1 1 1

Sets and shows the scale of the dragger.

Hidden Fields

enable

name: enable, type: Bool, default: TRUE