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SoIndexedNurbsCurve Class Reference

Indexed NURBS curve shape node. More...

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoIndexedNurbsCurve.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoIndexedNurbsCurve:
SoShape SoNode SoFieldContainer SoBase

List of all members.

Public Member Functions

 SoIndexedNurbsCurve ()
 Creates an indexed NURBS curve node with default settings.
virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
 Implements rendering by rendering each primitive generated by subclass.
virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
 Implements picking along a ray by intersecting the ray with each primitive generated by subclass.
virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
 Redefine this to tell open caches that they contain lines.
void sendPrimitive (SoAction *, SoPrimitiveVertex *)

Static Public Member Functions

static void initClass ()
 Initializes base node class.

Public Attributes

Fields
SoSFInt32 numControlPoints
 Number of control points for the curve.
SoMFInt32 coordIndex
 Coordinate indices for the control points.
SoMFFloat knotVector
 The knot vector for the curve.

Protected Member Functions

virtual void generatePrimitives (SoAction *action)
 Generates triangles representing curve.
virtual void computeBBox (SoAction *action, SbBox3f &box, SbVec3f &center)
 Computes bounding box of curve.
 ~SoIndexedNurbsCurve ()

Detailed Description

This class represents a NURBS curve based on the knot vector and the control points that you specify. The knotVector field specifies a floating-point array of values; the values are the coordinates of the knot points in the curve, and you must enter them in non-decreasing order. The numControlPoints field specifies the number of control points the curve will have and will use the current coordinates that are indexed from the coordIndex field.

You can get a curve of minimum order (2) by specifying two more knots than control points and having at least two control points. This curve would be a set of line segments connecting the control points together.

You can get a curve of maximum order (8) by specifying 8 more knots than control points and having at least 8 control points. In this curve, each control point would have influence on a larger portion of the curve than with curves of lesser order.

The control points of the curve are transformed by the current transformation matrix. The curve is drawn with the current lighting model and drawing style (drawing style FILLED is treated as LINES). The coordinates, normals, and texture coordinates of a NURBS curve are generated, so you cannot bind explicit normals or texture coordinates to a NURBS curve.

The approximation of the curve by line segments is affected by the current complexity value.

File Format/Default
IndexedNurbsCurve {
  numControlPoints 0
  coordIndex 0
  knotVector 0
}
Action Behavior
SoGLRenderAction
Draws the curve based on the current coordinates, material, and so on.
SoRayPickAction
Picks the curve based on the current coordinates and transformation.
SoGetBoundingBoxAction
Computes the bounding box that encloses all control points of the curve with the current transformation applied to them. Sets the center to the average of the control points.
SoCallbackAction
If any line segment callbacks are registered with the action, they will be invoked for each successive segment approximating the curve.
See Also
SoNurbsCurve, SoIndexedNurbsSurface

Definition at line 137 of file SoIndexedNurbsCurve.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

SoIndexedNurbsCurve::SoIndexedNurbsCurve ( )
SoIndexedNurbsCurve::~SoIndexedNurbsCurve ( ) [protected]

Member Function Documentation

virtual void SoIndexedNurbsCurve::computeBBox ( SoAction action,
SbBox3f box,
SbVec3f center 
) [protected, virtual]

Implements SoShape.

virtual void SoIndexedNurbsCurve::generatePrimitives ( SoAction action) [protected, virtual]

Implements SoShape.

virtual void SoIndexedNurbsCurve::getBoundingBox ( SoGetBoundingBoxAction action) [virtual]

Reimplemented from SoShape.

virtual void SoIndexedNurbsCurve::GLRender ( SoGLRenderAction action) [virtual]

May be overridden in subclass.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

static void SoIndexedNurbsCurve::initClass ( ) [static]

Reimplemented from SoShape.

virtual void SoIndexedNurbsCurve::rayPick ( SoRayPickAction action) [virtual]

May be overridden in subclass.

Reimplemented from SoShape.

void SoIndexedNurbsCurve::sendPrimitive ( SoAction ,
SoPrimitiveVertex  
)

Member Data Documentation

Values must be in non-decreasing order.

Definition at line 154 of file SoIndexedNurbsCurve.h.


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