NAME¶

SoNormal — node that defines surface normals for shapes

INHERITS FROM¶

SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoNormal

SYNOPSIS¶

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoNormal.h>

Fields from class SoNormal:

SoMFVec3f vector

Methods from class SoNormal:

SoNormal()

static SoType getClassTypeId()

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)

SbBool set(const char *fieldDataString)

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

DESCRIPTION¶

This node defines a set of 3D surface normal vectors to be used by vertex-based shape nodes that follow it in the scene graph. This node does not produce a visible result during rendering; it simply replaces the current normals in the rendering state for subsequent nodes to use. This node contains one multiple-valued field that contains the normal vectors.

Surface normals are needed to compute lighting when the Phong lighting model is used. Most vertex-based shapes that use normals can compute default normals if none are specified, depending on the current normal binding.

FIELDS¶

SoMFVec3f vector

Surface normal vectors.

METHODS¶

SoNormal()

Creates a surface normal node with default settings.

static SoType getClassTypeId()

Returns type identifier for this class.

ACTION BEHAVIOR¶

SoGLRenderAction, SoCallbackAction, SoRayPickAction

Sets the current normals in the traversal state.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS¶

Normal {


vector	[  ]


}

SEE ALSO¶

SoCoordinate3, SoLightModel, SoNormalBinding, SoVertexShape