VectorLine

MacroModule

genre	Vector
author	MeVis Medical Solutions AG
package	MeVisLab/Standard
definition	VectorLine.def
keywords	inventor

Purpose

The module VectorLine draws a line defined by two vectors into an Open Inventor scene.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

soSeparator0self

name: soSeparator0self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Field Index

Color (color): Color	Show: Bool
Color (outlineColor): Color	Show Outline: Bool
End: Vector3	Start: Vector3
Overwrite Appearance: Bool	Width (width): Float
Pattern (pattern): Integer	Width (outlineWidth): Double
Pattern (outlinePattern): Integer
Preset (preset): Enum
Preset (outlinePreset): Enum

Visible Fields

Show

name: show, type: Bool, default: TRUE

If checked, the module draws the specified line.

Start

name: start, type: Vector3, default: 0 0 0, deprecated name: vectorA

Sets the start position of the line.

End

name: end, type: Vector3, default: 0 0 0, deprecated name: vectorB

Sets the end position of the line.

Overwrite Appearance

name: overwriteAppearance, type: Bool, default: TRUE

If checked, the line style and color is overwritten by the module’s settings.

Otherwise, the appearance parameters are taken from the current scene.

Color (color)

name: color, type: Color, default: 0 0 0

Sets the line’s color.

Width (width)

name: width, type: Float, default: 1

Sets the line’s width in pixels.

Pattern (pattern)

name: pattern, type: Integer, default: 65535

Sets a stippling pattern as a 16-bit integer.

Preset (preset)

name: preset, type: Enum, default: 65535

Defines a stippling pattern.

Values:

Title	Name
​Solid	​65535
​Dashed	​255
​Doted	​43690
​Dash Dot Dash	​3087

Show Outline

name: showOutline, type: Bool, default: TRUE

If checked, an outline is drawn around the actual line.

Color (outlineColor)

name: outlineColor, type: Color, default: 0 0 0

Sets the outline’s color.

Width (outlineWidth)

name: outlineWidth, type: Double, default: 3

Sets the outline’s width in pixels.

Pattern (outlinePattern)

name: outlinePattern, type: Integer, default: 65535

Sets a stippling pattern as a 16-bit integer.

Preset (outlinePreset)

name: outlinePreset, type: Enum, default: 65535

Defines a stippling pattern.

Values:

Title	Name
​Solid	​65535
​Dashed	​255
​Doted	​43690
​Dash Dot Dash	​3087