SoPointLightDragger(3IV)

NAME
SoPointLightDragger — sun-shaped icon you can translate in 3D by dragging with the mouse

INHERITS FROM
SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoBaseKit > SoInteractionKit > SoDragger > SoPointLightDragger

SYNOPSIS
#include <Inventor/draggers/SoPointLightDragger.h>

Fields from class SoPointLightDragger:

SoSFVec3f
translation

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 SoPointLightDragger:

SoPointLightDragger()
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
SoPointLightDragger is a dragger that looks like a point light source, can be translated in three directions, and has a translation field that always reflects its position in local space. The point light dragger also has a special material part which can be used to make it take on the color of a light source.

Remember: This is not a light source! It just looks like one. If you want to move a light with this dragger, you can either:

[a] Use an SoPointLightManip, which is subclassed from SoLight. It creates one of these draggers and uses it as the interface to change the location of its light source (see the SoPointLightManip reference page). The manipulator also edits the material part of this dragger to match the color of light the manipulator is producing.

[b] Use a field-to-field connection to connect the location of a light source from this dragger's translation field.

This dragger contains an SoDragPointDragger, which you drag through 3-space using an integrated set of linear and planar draggers. (For detailed information on how to use SoDragPointDragger, see its reference page.) The point light dragger sets the planar translation parts of this dragPoint dragger with a new default that looks like a shining sun emanating rays of light (okay, so use your imagination).

By changing the material part you can change the color of the sun shape, because the default part contains no SoMaterial nodes. This fact enables the SoPointLightManip (not the dragger, the manipulator) to color its dragger to match the color of the light it is emanating. Recall that a point light manip is derived from SoLight and creates a point light dragger to provide an interface and geometrical presence on screen. The manipulator also has a color field; when the light color changes, it changes the material part of its dragger so that they match.

You can change the parts in any instance of this dragger using setPart().

The default part geometries are defined as resources for this SoPointLightDragger class. They are detailed in the Dragger Resources section of the online reference page for this class. You can make your program use different default resources for the parts by copying the file /usr/share/data/draggerDefaults/pointLightDragger.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
SoSFVec3f
translation
Position of the dragger.

METHODS

SoPointLightDragger()
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
Extra information for list parts from above table
Part Name | Container Type | Permissible Types
callbackList | Separator | Callback, EventCallback

DRAGGER RESOURCES
.in 0n+.5i
Resource:    pointLightOverallMaterial
.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, pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive, contains a yellow material for highlighting.

.in 0n+.5i
Resource:    pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator
.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:    pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive
.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:    pointLightTranslatorLineTranslator
.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:    pointLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive
.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
PointLightDragger {
renderCaching	AUTO
boundingBoxCaching	AUTO
renderCulling	AUTO
pickCulling	AUTO
isActive	FALSE
translation	0 0 0
callbackList	NULL
material	<pointLightOverallMaterial resource>
translator	DragPointDragger {
}
translator.yzTranslator.translator	<pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
translator.xzTranslator.translator	<pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
translator.xyTranslator.translator	<pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslator resource>
translator.yzTranslator.translatorActive	<pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
translator.xzTranslator.translatorActive	<pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
translator.xyTranslator.translatorActive	<pointLightTranslatorPlaneTranslatorActive resource>
translator.xTranslator.translator	<pointLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
translator.yTranslator.translator	<pointLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
translator.zTranslator.translator	<pointLightTranslatorLineTranslator resource>
translator.xTranslator.translatorActive	<pointLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
translator.yTranslator.translatorActive	<pointLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
translator.zTranslator.translatorActive	<pointLightTranslatorLineTranslatorActive resource>
}

SEE ALSO
SoInteractionKit, SoDragger, SoCenterballDragger, SoDirectionalLightDragger, SoDragPointDragger, SoHandleBoxDragger, SoJackDragger, SoRotateCylindricalDragger, SoRotateDiscDragger, SoRotateSphericalDragger, SoScale1Dragger, SoScale2Dragger, SoScale2UniformDragger, SoScaleUniformDragger, SoSpotLightDragger, SoTabBoxDragger, SoTabPlaneDragger, SoTrackballDragger, SoTransformBoxDragger, SoTransformerDragger, SoTranslate1Dragger, SoTranslate2Dragger