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NAME
SoSpotLightDragger — spotlight shaped dragger that allows you to change position, direction, and width of
the beam
INHERITS FROM
SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoBaseKit > SoInteractionKit > SoDragger > SoSpotLightDragger
SYNOPSIS
#include <Inventor/draggers/SoSpotLightDragger.h>
Fields from class SoSpotLightDragger:
SoSFRotation rotation
SoSFVec3f translation
SoSFFloat angle
Fields from class SoDragger:
SoSFBool isActive
Fields from class SoInteractionKit:
SoSFEnum renderCaching
SoSFEnum boundingBoxCaching
SoSFEnum renderCulling
SoSFEnum pickCulling
Parts from class SoBaseKit:
(SoNodeKitListPart) callbackList
Methods from class SoSpotLightDragger:
SoSpotLightDragger()
static const SoNodekitCatalog *
getClassNodekitCatalog() const
static SoType getClassTypeId()
Methods from class SoDragger:
void addStartCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
void removeStartCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
void addMotionCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
void removeMotionCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
void addFinishCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
void removeFinishCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
void addValueChangedCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
void removeValueChangedCallback(SoDraggerCB *f, void *userData = NULL)
SbBool enableValueChangedCallbacks()
void setMinGesture(int pixels)
int getMinGesture() const
static void setMinScale(float newMinScale)
static float getMinScale()
Methods from class SoInteractionKit:
virtual SbBool setPartAsPath(const SbName &partName, SoPath *surrogatePath )
Methods from class SoBaseKit:
virtual const SoNodekitCatalog *
getNodekitCatalog() const
virtual SoNode * getPart(const SbName &partName, SbBool makeIfNeeded)
SbString getPartString(const SoBase *part)
virtual SoNodeKitPath * createPathToPart(const SbName &partName, SbBool makeIfNeeded, const SoPath
*pathToExtend = NULL)
virtual SbBool setPart(const SbName &partName, SoNode *newPart)
SbBool set(char *partName, char *parameters)
SbBool set(char *nameValuePairs)
static SbBool isSearchingChildren()
static void setSearchingChildren(SbBool newVal)
Methods from class SoNode:
void setOverride(SbBool state)
SbBool isOverride() const
SoNode * copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const
virtual SbBool affectsState() const
static SoNode * getByName(const SbName &name)
static int getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)
Methods from class SoFieldContainer:
void setToDefaults()
SbBool hasDefaultValues() const
SbBool fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const
void copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)
void get(SbString &fieldDataString)
virtual int getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const
virtual SoField * getField(const SbName &fieldName) const
SbBool getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const
SbBool isNotifyEnabled() const
SbBool enableNotify(SbBool flag)
Methods from class SoBase:
void ref()
void unref() const
void unrefNoDelete() const
void touch()
virtual SoType getTypeId() const
SbBool isOfType(SoType type) const
virtual void setName(const SbName &name)
virtual SbName getName() const
Macros from class SoBaseKit:
SO_GET_PART(kit, partName, partClass)
SO_CHECK_PART(kit, partName, partClass)
DESCRIPTION
SoSpotLightDragger is a composite dragger. It is shaped like a beam of light emanating from a sun-like
ball. An arrow runs along the axis of the beam and extends past the end of the beam.
When you click and drag the beam, it opens and closes with an umbrella-like motion. The angle between the
center and edge of the beam is stored in the angle field of this dragger; setting the angle field causes
the beam to widen or narrow in response. The spotlight dragger does not use a standard dragger class to
execute this motion. More details are given later in this section.
Dragging the arrow rotates it arount the sun, and the beam moves with it. The arrow is an
SoRotateSphericalDragger that controls the rotation field. See the reference page for
SoDirectionalLightDragger, which works the same way, for details.
The sun-shape can be dragged to translate all three pieces together through 3-space. Its movement
controls the translation field and works exactly as described in the reference pages for
SoDirectionalLightDragger and SoPointLightDragger (which goes into more detail).
Remember: This is not a light source! It just looks like one. If you want to move a light with this
dragger, you can do the following:
[a] Use an SoSpotLightManip, which is subclassed from SoLight. It creates an SoSpotLightDragger and uses
it as the interface to change the location, direction, and cutOffAngle of its light source (see the
SoSpotLightManip man page). The manip also edits the material part of this dragger to match the color of
light the manip is producing.
[b] Connect the angle field of this dragger to the cutOffAngle field of an SoSpotLight with a field-to-
field connection.
See the SoPointLightDragger and SoDirectionalLightDragger man pages for other ways to control light
parameters with the rotation and translation fields.
This class creates its own projector and handles mouse events to do it's own dragging of the beam angle.
When the mouse picks a point on the beam, that point is dragged in a circle just like in an
SoRotateDiscDragger, but the plane of the disc is re-defined every time a drag is initiated. Imagine
placing the metal tip of a compass at the apex of the cone and the pencil tip at the picked point. If you
swing an arc through the central axis of the cone, you will be drawing the arc used to drag the beam open
and closed.
The beam is opened and closed not by rotating, but by scaling. The dragger scales the beam-cone so that
the height and radius change to move the picked point along the circle. Then the angle field is
calculated from the height and radius.
You can change the geometry of parts in any instance of this dragger using setPart(). The default part
geometries are defined as resources for this SoSpotLightDragger class. They are detailed below in the
DRAGGER RESOURCE section. You can make your program use different default resources for the parts by
copying the file /usr/share/data/draggerDefaults/spotLightDragger.iv into your own directory, editing the
file, and then setting the environment variable SO_DRAGGER_DIR to be a path to that directory.
FIELDS
SoSFRotation rotation
Orientation of the rotating part (an arrow by default).
SoSFVec3f translation
Position of the dragger.
SoSFFloat angle
Angle between center and edge of beam.
METHODS
SoSpotLightDragger()
Constructor.
static const SoNodekitCatalog *
getClassNodekitCatalog() const
Returns an SoNodekitCatalog for this class
static SoType getClassTypeId()
Returns type identifier for this class.
CATALOG PARTS
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ All parts │
│ NULL by │
│ Part Name Part Type Default Type Default │
│ │
│ callbackList NodeKitListPart -- yes │
│ material Material -- yes │
│ translator DragPointDragger -- yes │
│ rotator RotateSphericalDragger -- yes │
│ beamPlacement Translation -- yes │
│ beamScale Scale -- yes │
│ beam Separator -- yes │
│ beamActive Separator -- yes │
│ │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Extra information for list parts from above table │
│ │
│ Part Name Container Type Permissible Types │
│ │
│ callbackList Separator Callback, EventCallback │
│ │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
DRAGGER RESOURCES
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightBeam
.in 0n+.5i
Part: beam
Appearance: wire-frame cone with no SoMaterial node
Description: picking this initiates dragging of the beam angle. The beam inherits colors from the
material part, just like the stationary version of the sun shape.
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightBeamActive
.in 0n+.5i
Part: beamActive
Appearance: yellow wire-frame cone
Description: displayed during dragging of the beam angle.
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightBeamPlacement
.in 0n+.5i
Part: beamPlacement
Appearance: translation of (0,0,-1)
Description: This translation node moves the beam parts relative to the rest of the dragger. In this
case, moving by (0,0,-1) slides the cone outward along rotator part toward its arrow-
head. The distance chosen places the apex of the cone on the surface of the sun shape.
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightRotatorRotator
.in 0n+.5i
Part: rotator.rotator
Appearance: white arrow that goes through the sun
Description: picking this begins rotation of the arrow about the sun-shape
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightRotatorRotatorActive
.in 0n+.5i
Part: rotator.rotatorActive
Appearance: yellow arrow that goes through the sun
Description: displayed while the arrow is being rotated
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightRotatorFeedback
.in 0n+.5i
Part: rotator.feedback
Appearance: empty Separator
Description: this disables display of the axes that a rotateSpherical dragger uses by default
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightRotatorFeedbackActive
.in 0n+.5i
Part: rotator.feedbackActive
Appearance: empty Separator
Description: this disables display of the axes that a rotateSpherical dragger uses by default
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightOverallMaterial
.in 0n+.5i
Part: material
Appearance: white. half strength emissive, half strength diffuse
Description: sets material for the sun shape when stationary. Resource for the moving sun,
spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive, contains a yellow material for highlighting.
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator
.in 0n+.5i
Parts: translator.yzTranslator.translator
translator.xzTranslator.translator
translator.xyTranslator.translator
Appearance: sun shape with no material
Description: picking these parts initiates dragging by the yz, xz, and xy planar draggers
respectively.
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive
.in 0n+.5i
Parts: translator.yzTranslator.translatorActive
translator.xzTranslator.translatorActive
translator.xyTranslator.translatorActive
Appearance: yellow sun shape
Description: shown during planar dragging in the yz, xz, and xy planes respectively.
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightTranslatorLineTranslator
.in 0n+.5i
Parts: translator.xTranslator.translator
translator.yTranslator.translator
translator.zTranslator.translator
Appearance: white cylinder
Description: picking these parts initiates dragging in the x, y, and z linear draggers respectively.
.in 0n+.5i
Resource: spotLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive
.in 0n+.5i
Parts: translator.xTranslator.translatorActive
translator.yTranslator.translatorActive
translator.zTranslator.translatorActive
Appearance: yellow cylinder
Description: shown during linear dragging in the x, y, and z directions respectively.
FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS
SpotLightDragger {
renderCaching AUTO
boundingBoxCaching AUTO
renderCulling AUTO
pickCulling AUTO
isActive FALSE
rotation 0 0 1 0
translation 0 0 0
angle 1
callbackList NULL
material <spotLightOverallMaterial resource>
translator DragPointDragger {
}
rotator RotateSphericalDragger {
}
beamPlacement <spotLightBeamPlacement resource>
beamScale Scale {
scaleFactor 0.841471 0.841471 0.540302 }
beam <spotLightBeam resource>
beamActive <spotLightBeamActive resource>
rotator.rotator <spotLightRotatorRotator resource>
rotator.rotatorActive <spotLightRotatorRotatorActive resource>
rotator.feedback <spotLightRotatorFeedback resource>
rotator.feedbackActive <spotLightRotatorFeedbackActive resource>
translator.yzTranslator.translator <spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
translator.xzTranslator.translator <spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
translator.xyTranslator.translator <spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
translator.yzTranslator.translatorActive <spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
translator.xzTranslator.translatorActive <spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
translator.xyTranslator.translatorActive <spotLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
translator.xTranslator.translator <spotLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
translator.yTranslator.translator <spotLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
translator.zTranslator.translator <spotLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
translator.xTranslator.translatorActive <spotLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
translator.yTranslator.translatorActive <spotLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
translator.zTranslator.translatorActive <spotLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
}
SEE ALSO
SoInteractionKit, SoDragger, SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragPointDragger,
SoHandleBoxDragger, SoJackDragger, SoPointLightDragger, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, SoRotateDiscDragger,
SoRotateSphericalDragger, SoScale1Dragger, SoScale2Dragger, SoScale2UniformDragger,
SoScaleUniformDragger, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger,
SoTransformerDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, SoTranslate2Dragger
SoSpotLightDragger(3IV)()