SoText2

InventorModule

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

Purpose

The node SoText2 defines one or more strings of 2D text.

The text is always aligned horizontally with the screen and does not change size with distance in a perspective projection. The text origin is at (0, 0, 0) after applying the current transformation. Rotations and scales do not affect the orientation or size of 2D text, only the location.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

String

name: string, type: Other, default: ""

Sets the text string(s) to display. Each string will appear on its own line. The string(s) can be in ASCII or UTF-8 format.

Spacing

name: spacing, type: Float, default: 1

Sets the distance (in the negative y direction) between the base points of successive strings, measured relative to the current font height. A value of 1 indicates single spacing, a value of 2 indicates double spacing, and so on.

Justification

name: justification, type: Enum, default: LEFT

Defines the placement and alignment of strings.

Values:

Title	Name	Description
Left	LEFT	With LEFT justification, the left edge of the first line is at the (transformed) origin, and all left edges are aligned.
Right	RIGHT	RIGHT justification is similar to LEFT justification, except in the opposite direction.
Center	CENTER	CENTER justification places the center of the first string at the (transformed) origin, with the centers of all remaining strings aligned under it.