SoText3

InventorModule

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

Purpose

This node defines one or more strings of 3D text. In contrast with SoText2, 3D text can be rotated, scaled, lighted, and textured, just like all other 3D shapes. Each character in a 3D text string is created by extruding an outlined version of the character (in the current typeface) along the current profile, as defined by nodes derived from SoProfile. The default text profile, if none is specified, is a straight line segment one unit long.

The text origin is at (0,0,0) after applying the current transformation. The scale of the text is affected by the size field of the current SoFont as well as the current transformation.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

String

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

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

Spacing

name: spacing, type: Float, default: 1

Defines the distance (in the negative y direction) between the base points of successive strings, measured with respect 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

Indicates placement and alignment of strings. With LEFT justification, the left edge of the first line is at the (transformed) origin, and all left edges are aligned. RIGHT justification is similar. CENTER justification places the center of the first string at the (transformed) origin, with the centers of all remaining strings aligned under it.

Values:

Title	Name
Left	LEFT
Right	RIGHT
Center	CENTER

Parts

name: parts, type: String, default: FRONT

Which parts of text are visible. Note that, for speed, the default for this field is FRONT only.