man SoProfile () - abstract base class for all profile nodes

NAME

SoProfile - abstract base class for all profile nodes

INHERITS FROM

SoBase > SoFieldContainer > SoNode > SoProfile

SYNOPSIS

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoProfile.h> enum Profile { c } c } Start a new profile and remove any existing profiles from the current list

c } c } Start a new profile and add it to the current list

c } c } Add to end of the last profile in the current list

} Fields from class SoProfile: c } c } index

c } c } linkage Methods from class SoProfile: c } c } getClassTypeId() Methods from class SoNode: c } c } setOverride(SbBool state)

c } c } isOverride() const

c } c } copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const

c } c } affectsState() const

c } c } getByName(const SbName &name)

c } c } getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list) Methods from class SoFieldContainer: c } c } setToDefaults()

c } c } hasDefaultValues() const

c } c } fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer *fc) const

c } c } copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer *fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)

c } c } set(const char *fieldDataString)

c } c } get(SbString &fieldDataString)

c } c } getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const

c } c } getField(const SbName &fieldName) const

c } c } getFieldName(const SoField *field, SbName &fieldName) const

c } c } isNotifyEnabled() const

c } c } enableNotify(SbBool flag) Methods from class SoBase: c } c } ref()

c } c } unref() const

c } c } unrefNoDelete() const

c } c } touch()

c } c } getTypeId() const

c } c } isOfType(SoType type) const

c } c } setName(const SbName &name)

c } c } getName() const

DESCRIPTION

This node is the abstract base class for all profile nodes, which define 2D curves. A profile is not itself geometry, but is used to change or delimit the geometry of something else. For an SoText3 node, the profile determines the cross-section of the side of each text character. For an SoNurbsSurface node, the profile is used to specify trim curves for the surface. The current profile state can consist of one or more profiles, each of which can be made up of one or more instances of SoProfile subclass nodes. Each profile node specifies (in the index field) a set of indices that refer to the current set of profile coordinates, specified using either an SoProfileCoordinate2 or an SoProfileCoordinate3 node. No profile curve should intersect itself or another profile curve. Profiles are part of the state, just like all other properties. The state contains a current list of profiles. Depending on the linkage field, a profile can clear the list and begin a new profile, begin a new profile at the end of those already in the list, or append to the last profile in the current list. Note that when appending profile B to the end of profile A, B must begin at the same 2D point at which A ends.

FIELDS

c } c } index

Indices into profile coordinates. c } c } linkage

Specifies connectivity of profile curve with respect to profiles in current list in state.

METHODS

c } c } getClassTypeId()

Returns type identifier for this class.

ACTION BEHAVIOR

SoGLRenderAction, SoCallbackAction, SoGetBoundingBoxAction, SoRayPickAction

Adds profile to current traversal state.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

This is an abstract class. See the reference page of a derived class for the format and default values.

SEE ALSO

SoLinearProfile, SoNurbsProfile, SoNurbsSurface, SoProfileCoordinate2, SoProfileCoordinate3, SoText3