SoPerspectiveCamera Class Reference
Node Classes

The SoPerspectiveCamera class defines a camera node with perspective rendering. More...

`#include <Inventor/nodes/SoPerspectiveCamera.h>`

Inheritance diagram for SoPerspectiveCamera:

## Public Member Functions

virtual SoType | getTypeId (void) const
| SoPerspectiveCamera (void)
virtual void | scaleHeight (float scalefactor)
virtual SbViewVolume | getViewVolume (float useaspectratio=0.0f) const
virtual void | viewBoundingBox (const SbBox3f &box, float aspect, float slack)
Public Member Functions inherited from SoCamera
SbViewVolume | getViewVolume (const SbViewportRegion &vp, SbViewportRegion &resultvp, const SbMatrix &mm=SbMatrix::identity()) const
void | pointAt (const SbVec3f &targetpoint)
void | pointAt (const SbVec3f &targetpoint, const SbVec3f &upvector)
void | viewAll (SoNode *const sceneroot, const SbViewportRegion &vpregion, const float slack=1.0f)
void | viewAll (SoPath *const path, const SbViewportRegion &vpregion, const float slack=1.0f)
SbViewportRegion | getViewportBounds (const SbViewportRegion &region) const
void | setStereoMode (StereoMode mode)
StereoMode | getStereoMode (void) const
void | setStereoAdjustment (float adjustment)
float | getStereoAdjustment (void) const
void | setBalanceAdjustment (float adjustment)
float | getBalanceAdjustment (void) const
virtual void | doAction (SoAction *action)
virtual void | callback (SoCallbackAction *action)
virtual void | GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *action)
virtual void | getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action)
virtual void | getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action)
virtual void | handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action)
virtual void | rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action)
virtual void | getPrimitiveCount (SoGetPrimitiveCountAction *action)
Public Member Functions inherited from SoNode
void | setOverride (const SbBool state)
SbBool | isOverride (void) const
void | setNodeType (const NodeType type)
NodeType | getNodeType (void) const
virtual SoNode * | copy (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const
virtual SbBool | affectsState (void) const
virtual void | GLRenderBelowPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderInPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | GLRenderOffPath (SoGLRenderAction *action)
virtual void | pick (SoPickAction *action)
virtual void | search (SoSearchAction *action)
virtual void | write (SoWriteAction *action)
virtual void | grabEventsSetup (void)
virtual void | grabEventsCleanup (void)
virtual void | startNotify (void)
virtual void | notify (SoNotList *l)
SbUniqueId | getNodeId (void) const
virtual SoChildList * | getChildren (void) const
virtual void | writeInstance (SoOutput *out)
virtual SoNode * | addToCopyDict (void) const
virtual void | copyContents (const SoFieldContainer *from, SbBool copyconnections)
virtual SoFieldContainer * | copyThroughConnection (void) const
Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
void | setToDefaults (void)
SbBool | hasDefaultValues (void) const
SbBool | fieldsAreEqual (const SoFieldContainer *container) const
void | copyFieldValues (const SoFieldContainer *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)
SbBool | set (const char *const fielddata)
void | get (SbString &fielddata)
virtual int | getFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual int | getAllFields (SoFieldList &l) const
virtual SoField * | getField (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * | getEventIn (const SbName &name) const
virtual SoField * | getEventOut (const SbName &name) const
SbBool | getFieldName (const SoField *const field, SbName &name) const
SbBool | enableNotify (const SbBool flag)
SbBool | isNotifyEnabled (void) const
SbBool | set (const char *fielddata, SoInput *input)
void | get (SbString &fielddata, SoOutput *out)
virtual SbBool | validateNewFieldValue (SoField *field, void *newval)
virtual void | addWriteReference (SoOutput *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)
SbBool | getIsBuiltIn (void) const
virtual void | getFieldsMemorySize (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const
void | setUserData (void *userdata) const
void * | getUserData (void) const
Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
void | ref (void) const
void | unref (void) const
void | unrefNoDelete (void) const
int32_t | getRefCount (void) const
void | touch (void)
SbBool | isOfType (SoType type) const
| Returns `TRUE` if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from type.
virtual SbName | getName (void) const
virtual void | setName (const SbName &newname)
void | addAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
void | removeAuditor (void *const auditor, const SoNotRec::Type type)
const SoAuditorList & | getAuditors (void) const
SbBool | shouldWrite (void)
void | assertAlive (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 SoCamera
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 uint32_t | getCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype)
static SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
static SoNode * | getByName (const SbName &name)
static int | getByName (const SbName &name, SoNodeList &l)
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 SbUniqueId | getNextNodeId (void)
static int | getActionMethodIndex (const SoType type)
static void | getBoundingBoxS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | GLRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | callbackS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | getMatrixS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | handleEventS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
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 void | audioRenderS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
static void | getPrimitiveCountS (SoAction *action, SoNode *node)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoFieldContainer
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 SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
| This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
static void | cleanupClass (void)
static void | initCopyDict (void)
static void | addCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SoFieldContainer *copy)
static SoFieldContainer * | checkCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig)
static SoFieldContainer * | findCopy (const SoFieldContainer *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)
static void | copyDone (void)
Static Public Member Functions inherited from SoBase
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 SoType | getClassTypeId (void)
| This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class.
static void | addName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void | removeName (SoBase *const base, const char *const name)
static void | incrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void | decrementCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static SoBase * | getNamedBase (const SbName &name, SoType type)
static int | getNamedBases (const SbName &name, SoBaseList &baselist, SoType type)
static SbBool | read (SoInput *input, SoBase *&base, SoType expectedtype)
static void | setInstancePrefix (const SbString &c)
static void | setTraceRefs (SbBool trace)
static SbBool | getTraceRefs (void)
static SbBool | connectRoute (SoInput *input, const SbName &fromnodename, const SbName &fromfieldname, const SbName &tonodename, const SbName &tofieldname)
static SbBool | readRoute (SoInput *input)

## Public Attributes

SoSFFloat | heightAngle
Public Attributes inherited from SoCamera
SoSFEnum | viewportMapping
SoSFVec3f | position
SoSFRotation | orientation
SoSFFloat | aspectRatio
SoSFFloat | nearDistance
SoSFFloat | farDistance
SoSFFloat | focalDistance

## Protected Member Functions

virtual const SoFieldData * | getFieldData (void) const
virtual | ~SoPerspectiveCamera ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SoCamera
| SoCamera (void)
virtual | ~SoCamera ()
virtual void | jitter (int numpasses, int curpass, const SbViewportRegion &vpreg, SbVec3f &jitteramount) 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 void | destroy (void)
SbBool | hasMultipleWriteRefs (void) const
SbBool | writeHeader (SoOutput *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const
void | writeFooter (SoOutput *out) const
virtual const char * | getFileFormatName (void) const
virtual SoNotRec | createNotRec (void)

## Static Protected Member Functions

static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoCamera
static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoNode
static const SoFieldData ** | getFieldDataPtr (void)
static void | setNextActionMethodIndex (int index)
static int | getNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void | incNextActionMethodIndex (void)
static void | setCompatibilityTypes (const SoType &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)
Static Protected Member Functions inherited from SoBase
static uint32_t | getCurrentWriteCounter (void)
static void | staticDataLock (void)
static void | staticDataUnlock (void)

## Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from SoCamera
enum | ViewportMapping { CROP_VIEWPORT_FILL_FRAME , CROP_VIEWPORT_LINE_FRAME , CROP_VIEWPORT_NO_FRAME , ADJUST_CAMERA , LEAVE_ALONE }
enum | StereoMode { MONOSCOPIC , LEFT_VIEW , RIGHT_VIEW }
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
}

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 SbUniqueId | nextUniqueId = 1
static int | nextActionMethodIndex = 0

## Detailed Description

The SoPerspectiveCamera class defines a camera node with perspective rendering.

For realistic looking 3D scene, the geometry should be rendered with perspective calculations. Use this camera type to accomplish this.

FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS:

PerspectiveCamera {
viewportMapping ADJUST_CAMERA
position 0 0 1
orientation 0 0 1 0
nearDistance 1
farDistance 10
aspectRatio 1
focalDistance 5
heightAngle 0.78539819
}
SoCamera::position
SoSFVec3f position
Definition SoCamera.h:81
SoCamera::orientation
SoSFRotation orientation
Definition SoCamera.h:82
SoCamera::farDistance
SoSFFloat farDistance
Definition SoCamera.h:85
SoCamera::aspectRatio
SoSFFloat aspectRatio
Definition SoCamera.h:83
SoCamera::focalDistance
SoSFFloat focalDistance
Definition SoCamera.h:86
SoCamera::nearDistance
SoSFFloat nearDistance
Definition SoCamera.h:84
SoCamera::viewportMapping
SoSFEnum viewportMapping
Definition SoCamera.h:80
SoPerspectiveCamera::heightAngle
SoSFFloat heightAngle
Definition SoPerspectiveCamera.h:48

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## SoPerspectiveCamera()

SoPerspectiveCamera::SoPerspectiveCamera | ( | void |  | ) |

Constructor.

## ~SoPerspectiveCamera()

SoPerspectiveCamera::~SoPerspectiveCamera | ( |  | ) |

protected virtual

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

## getClassTypeId()

SoType SoPerspectiveCamera::getClassTypeId | ( | void |  | ) |

static

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

## getTypeId()

SoType SoPerspectiveCamera::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.

Reimplemented from SoCamera.

Reimplemented in SoReversePerspectiveCamera.

## getFieldDataPtr()

const SoFieldData ** SoPerspectiveCamera::getFieldDataPtr | ( | void |  | ) |

static protected

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.

## getFieldData()

const SoFieldData * SoPerspectiveCamera::getFieldData | ( | void |  | ) | const

protected virtual

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

Reimplemented from SoCamera.

Reimplemented in SoReversePerspectiveCamera.

## scaleHeight()

void SoPerspectiveCamera::scaleHeight | ( | float | scalefactor | ) |

virtual

Scale the SoPerspectiveCamera::heightAngle field by multiplying with scalefactor.

Implements SoCamera.

## getViewVolume()

SbViewVolume SoPerspectiveCamera::getViewVolume | ( | float | useaspectratio = 0.0f | ) | const

virtual

Returns total view volume covered by the camera under the current settings.

This view volume is not adjusted to account for viewport mapping. If you want the same view volume as the one used during rendering, you should use getViewVolume(SbViewportRegion & vp, const SbMatrix & mm), or do something like this:

    SbViewVolume vv;
    float aspectratio = myviewport.getViewportAspectRatio();

    switch (camera->viewportMapping.getValue()) {
    case SoCamera::CROP_VIEWPORT_FILL_FRAME:
    case SoCamera::CROP_VIEWPORT_LINE_FRAME:
    case SoCamera::CROP_VIEWPORT_NO_FRAME:
      vv = camera->getViewVolume(0.0f);
      break;
    case SoCamera::ADJUST_CAMERA:
      vv = camera->getViewVolume(aspectratio);
      if (aspectratio < 1.0f) vv.scale(1.0f / aspectratio);
      break;
    case SoCamera::LEAVE_ALONE:
      vv = camera->getViewVolume(0.0f);
      break;
    default:
      assert(0 && "unknown viewport mapping");
      break;
    }

Also, for the CROPPED viewport mappings, the viewport might be changed if the viewport aspect ratio is not equal to the camera aspect ratio. See the SoCamera::getView() source-code (private method) to see how this is done.

Implements SoCamera.

## viewBoundingBox()

void SoPerspectiveCamera::viewBoundingBox | ( | const SbBox3f & | box,
|  | float | aspect,
|  | float | slack )

virtual

Convenience method for setting up the camera definition to cover the given bounding box with the given aspect ratio. Multiplies the exact dimensions with a slack factor to have some space between the rendered model and the borders of the rendering area.

If you define your own camera node class, be aware that this method should not set the orientation field of the camera, only the position, focal distance and near and far clipping planes.

Implements SoCamera.

## Member Data Documentation

## heightAngle

SoSFFloat SoPerspectiveCamera::heightAngle

The vertical angle of the viewport, also known as "field of view". Default value is 45 degrees (note: value is specified in radians).

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

- SoPerspectiveCamera.h
- SoPerspectiveCamera.cpp