SoUnits

InventorModule

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

Purpose

The node SoUnits defines a uniform 3D scale about the origin relative to the previously defined units.

The default units for all data are meters. Adding a units node with the value INCHES will have the same effect as adding an SoScale node with a scaleFactor of (0.0254, 0.0254, 0.0254). Any subsequent SoUnits node will take the previous units into account.

When building a composite object from multiple pieces, it is good practice to add an SoUnits node at the beginning of each piece, under a SoSeparator node, to ensure that all the pieces fit together with the same scale.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

Units

name: units, type: Enum, default: METERS

Defines the current unit.

Values:

Title	Name
​Meters	​METERS
​Centimeters	​CENTIMETERS
​Millimeters	​MILLIMETERS
​Micrometers	​MICROMETERS
​Microns	​MICRONS
​Nanometers	​NANOMETERS
​Angstroms	​ANGSTROMS
​Kilometers	​KILOMETERS
​Feet	​FEET
​Inches	​INCHES
​Points	​POINTS
​Yards	​YARDS
​Miles	​MILES
​Nautical Miles	​NAUTICAL_MILES