The SoComplexity class is a node type which is used to set the trade-off between quality and performance. More...

#include <Inventor/nodes/SoComplexity.h>

Inheritance diagram for SoComplexity:

Public Types
enum	Type { OBJECT_SPACE = SoComplexityTypeElement::OBJECT_SPACE , SCREEN_SPACE = SoComplexityTypeElement::SCREEN_SPACE , BOUNDING_BOX = SoComplexityTypeElement::BOUNDING_BOX }

Public Types inherited from SoNode
enum	NodeType { INVENTOR = 0x0000 , VRML1 = 0x0001 , VRML2 = 0x0002 , INVENTOR_1 = 0x0004 , INVENTOR_2_0 = 0x0008 , INVENTOR_2_1 = 0x0010 , INVENTOR_2_5 = 0x0020 , INVENTOR_2_6 = 0x0040 , COIN_1_0 = 0x0080 , COIN_2_0 = 0x0100 , EXTENSION = 0x0200 , COIN_2_2 = 0x0400 , COIN_2_3 = 0x0800 , COIN_2_4 = 0x1000 , INVENTOR_5_0 = 0x2000 , COIN_2_5 = 0x4000 , COIN_3_0 = 0x8000 , INVENTOR_6_0 = 0x10000 , COIN_4_0 = 0x20000 }

Public Member Functions
	SoComplexity (void)

virtual void	callback (SoCallbackAction *action)

virtual void	doAction (SoAction *action)

virtual void	getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)

virtual void	getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)

virtual SoType	getTypeId (void) const

virtual void	GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)

virtual void	pick (SoPickAction *action)

Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
virtual SoNode *	addToCopyDict (void) const

virtual SbBool	affectsState (void) const

virtual void	audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)

virtual SoNode *	copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const

virtual void	copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)

virtual SoFieldContainer *	copyThroughConnection (void) const

virtual SoChildList *	getChildren (void) const

virtual void	getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)

SbUniqueId	getNodeId (void) const

NodeType	getNodeType (void) const

virtual void	GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)

virtual void	GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)

virtual void	GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)

virtual void	grabEventsCleanup (void)

virtual void	grabEventsSetup (void)

virtual void	handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)

SbBool	isOverride (void) const

virtual void	notify (SoNotList *l)

virtual void	rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)

virtual void	search (SoSearchAction *action)

void	setNodeType (const NodeType type)

void	setOverride (const SbBool state)

virtual void	startNotify (void)

virtual void	write (SoWriteAction *action)

virtual void	writeInstance (SoOutput *out)

Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
virtual void	addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)

void	copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)

SbBool	enableNotify (const SbBool flag)

SbBool	fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const

void	get (SbString &fielddata)

void	get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)

virtual int	getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const

virtual SoField *	getEventIn (const SbName &name) const

virtual SoField *	getEventOut (const SbName &name) const

virtual SoField *	getField (const SbName &name) const

SbBool	getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const

virtual int	getFields (SoFieldList &l) const

virtual void	getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const

SbBool	getIsBuiltIn (void) const

void *	getUserData (void) const

SbBool	hasDefaultValues (void) const

SbBool	isNotifyEnabled (void) const

SbBool	set (const char *const fielddata)

SbBool	set (const char fielddata, SoInput input)

void	setToDefaults (void)

void	setUserData (void *userdata) const

virtual SbBool	validateNewFieldValue (SoField field, void newval)

Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void	addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)

void	assertAlive (void) const

const SoAuditorList &	getAuditors (void) const

virtual SbName	getName (void) const

int32_t	getRefCount (void) const

SbBool	isOfType (SoType type) const
	Returns `TRUE` if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type.

void	ref (void) const

void	removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)

virtual void	setName (const SbName &newname)

SbBool	shouldWrite (void)

void	touch (void)

void	unref (void) const

void	unrefNoDelete (void) const

Static Public Member Functions
static SoType	getClassTypeId (void)

static void	initClass (void)
	Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.

Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static void	audioRenderS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static void	callbackS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static int	getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)

static void	getBoundingBoxS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static SoNode *	getByName (const SbName &name)

static int	getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)

static SoType	getClassTypeId (void)

static uint32_t	getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)

static void	getMatrixS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static SbUniqueId	getNextNodeId (void)

static void	getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static void	GLRenderS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static void	handleEventS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static void	initClass (void)
	Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.

static void	initClasses (void)

static void	pickS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static void	rayPickS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static void	searchS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

static void	writeS (SoAction action, SoNode node)

Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
static void	addCopy (const SoFieldContainer orig, const SoFieldContainer copy)

static SoFieldContainer *	checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)

static void	cleanupClass (void)

static void	copyDone (void)

static SoFieldContainer *	findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)

static SoType	getClassTypeId (void)
	This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

static void	initClass (void)
	Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.

static void	initCopyDict (void)

Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static void	addName (SoBase const base, const char const name)

static SbBool	connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)

static void	decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)

static SoType	getClassTypeId (void)
	This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

static SoBase *	getNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)

static int	getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)

static SbBool	getTraceRefs (void)

static void	incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)

static void	initClass (void)
	Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system.

static SbBool	read (SoInput input, SoBase &base, SoType expectedtype)

static SbBool	readRoute (SoInput *input)

static void	removeName (SoBase const base, const char const name)

static void	setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)

static void	setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)

Public Attributes
SoSFFloat	textureQuality

SoSFEnum	type

SoSFFloat	value

Protected Member Functions
virtual	~SoComplexity ()

virtual const SoFieldData *	getFieldData (void) const

Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
	SoNode (void)

virtual	~SoNode ()

virtual SbBool	readInstance (SoInput *in, unsigned short flags)

Protected Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
	SoFieldContainer (void)

virtual	~SoFieldContainer ()

Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
	SoBase (void)

virtual	~SoBase ()

virtual SoNotRec	createNotRec (void)

virtual void	destroy (void)

virtual const char *	getFileFormatName (void) const

SbBool	hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const

void	writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const

SbBool	writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const

Static Protected Member Functions
static const SoFieldData **	getFieldDataPtr (void)

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData **	getFieldDataPtr (void)

static int	getNextActionMethodIndex (void)

static void	incNextActionMethodIndex (void)

static void	setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)

static void	setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)

Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t	getCurrentWriteCounter (void)

static void	staticDataLock (void)

static void	staticDataUnlock (void)

Additional Inherited Members
Protected Types inherited from SoBase
enum	BaseFlags { IS_ENGINE = 0x01 , IS_GROUP = 0x02 }

Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
SbUniqueId	uniqueId

Protected Attributes inherited from SoFieldContainer
SbBool	isBuiltIn

Static Protected Attributes inherited from SoNode
static int	nextActionMethodIndex = 0

static SbUniqueId	nextUniqueId = 1

Detailed Description

The SoComplexity class is a node type which is used to set the trade-off between quality and performance.

By inserting SoComplexity nodes in the scene graph, you can control the accuracy by which complex shapes are rendered and the quality of the texture mapping used for geometry in the scene.

Shape nodes like SoCone, SoSphere, SoCylinder and others, will render with fewer polygons and thereby improve performance, if the complexity value of the traversal state is set to a lower value.

By using the SoComplexity::type field, you may also choose to render the scene graph (or parts of it) just as wireframe bounding boxes. This will improve rendering performance a lot, and can sometimes be used in particular situations where responsiveness is more important than appearance.

Texture mapping can be done in an expensive but attractive looking manner, or in a quick way which doesn't look as appealing by modifying the value of the SoComplexity::textureQuality field. By setting the SoComplexity::textureQuality field to a value of 0.0, you can also turn texture mapping completely off.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS:

Complexity {
    type OBJECT_SPACE
    value 0.5
    textureQuality 0.5
}

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ Type

enum SoComplexity::Type

The available values for the SoComplexity::type field.

Enumerator
OBJECT_SPACE	Use the SoComplexity::value in calculations based on the geometry's size in world space 3D.
SCREEN_SPACE	Use the SoComplexity::value in calculations based on the geometry's size when projected onto the rendering area. This is often a good way to make sure that objects are rendered with as low complexity as possible while still retaining their appearance for the user.
BOUNDING_BOX	Render further geometry in the scene graph as bounding boxes only for super fast rendering.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ SoComplexity()

SoComplexity::SoComplexity ( void )

Constructor.

◆ ~SoComplexity()

SoComplexity::~SoComplexity ( )

protectedvirtual

Destructor.

Member Function Documentation

◆ callback()

void SoComplexity::callback ( SoCallbackAction * action )

virtual

Action method for SoCallbackAction.

Simply updates the state according to how the node behaves for the render action, so the application programmer can use the SoCallbackAction for extracting information about the scene graph.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

◆ doAction()

void SoComplexity::doAction ( SoAction * action )

virtual

This function performs the typical operation of a node for any action.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

◆ getBoundingBox()

void SoComplexity::getBoundingBox ( SoGetBoundingBoxAction * action )

virtual

Action method for the SoGetBoundingBoxAction.

Calculates bounding box and center coordinates for node and modifies the values of the action to encompass the bounding box for this node and to shift the center point for the scene more towards the one for this node.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculate their bounding box also override this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

◆ getClassTypeId()

SoType SoComplexity::getClassTypeId ( void )

static

This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.

◆ getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoComplexity::getFieldData ( void ) const

protectedvirtual

Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance. If no fields are present, returns NULL.

Reimplemented from SoFieldContainer.

◆ getFieldDataPtr()

const SoFieldData ** SoComplexity::getFieldDataPtr ( void )

staticprotected

This API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer.

Returns the SoFieldData class which holds information about fields in this node.

◆ getPrimitiveCount()

void SoComplexity::getPrimitiveCount ( SoGetPrimitiveCountAction * action )

virtual

Action method for the SoGetPrimitiveCountAction.

Calculates the number of triangle, line segment and point primitives for the node and adds these to the counters of the action.

Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculate their primitive count also override this method to change the relevant state variables.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

◆ getTypeId()

SoType SoComplexity::getTypeId ( void ) const

virtual

Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting SoBase. This is used for runtime type checking and "downward" casting.

Implements SoBase.

◆ GLRender()

void SoComplexity::GLRender ( SoGLRenderAction * action )

virtual

Action method for the SoGLRenderAction.

This is called during rendering traversals. Nodes influencing the rendering state in any way or want to throw geometry primitives at OpenGL override this method.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

◆ pick()

void SoComplexity::pick ( SoPickAction * action )

virtual

Action method for SoPickAction.

Does common processing for SoPickAction action instances.

Reimplemented from SoNode.

Member Data Documentation

◆ textureQuality

SoSFFloat SoComplexity::textureQuality

Sets the quality value for texture mapping. Valid range is from 0.0 (texture mapping off, rendering will be much faster for most platforms) to 1.0 (best quality, rendering might be slow).

The same value for this field on different platforms can yield varying results, depending on the quality of the underlying rendering hardware.

Note that this field influences the behavior of the SoTexture2 node, not the shape nodes. There is an important consequence of this that the application programmer need to know about: you need to insert your SoComplexity node(s) before the SoTexture2 node(s) in the scene graph for them to have any influence on the textured shapes.

◆ type

SoSFEnum SoComplexity::type

Set rendering type. Default value is SoComplexity::OBJECT_SPACE.

◆ value

SoSFFloat SoComplexity::value

Complexity value, valid settings range from 0.0 (worst appearance, best performance) to 1.0 (optimal appearance, lowest rendering speed). Default value for the field is 0.5.

Note that without any SoComplexity nodes in the scene graph, geometry will render as if there was a SoComplexity node present with SoComplexity::value set to 1.0.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

SoComplexity.h
SoComplexity.cpp

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Public Attributes

Protected Member Functions

Static Protected Member Functions

Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ Type

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ SoComplexity()

◆ ~SoComplexity()

Member Function Documentation

◆ callback()

◆ doAction()

◆ getBoundingBox()

◆ getClassTypeId()

◆ getFieldData()

◆ getFieldDataPtr()

◆ getPrimitiveCount()

◆ getTypeId()

◆ GLRender()

◆ pick()

Member Data Documentation

◆ textureQuality

◆ type

◆ value