SoNormalGenerator Class Reference
Miscellaneous Classes

The SoNormalGenerator class is used to generate normals. More...

`#include <include/Inventor/misc/SoNormalGenerator.h>`

## Public Member Functions

| SoNormalGenerator (const SbBool ccw, const int approxVertices=64)
| ~SoNormalGenerator ()
void | reset (const SbBool ccw)
void | beginPolygon ()
void | polygonVertex (const SbVec3f &v)
void | endPolygon ()
void | triangle (const SbVec3f &v0, const SbVec3f &v1, const SbVec3f &v2)
void | quad (const SbVec3f &v0, const SbVec3f &v1, const SbVec3f &v2, const SbVec3f &v3)
void | generate (const float creaseAngle, const int32_t *striplens=NULL, const int numstrips=0)
void | generatePerStrip (const int32_t *striplens, const int numstrips)
void | generatePerFace (void)
void | generateOverall (void)
int | getNumNormals () const
void | setNumNormals (const int num)
const SbVec3f * | getNormals () const
const SbVec3f & | getNormal (const int32_t i) const
void | setNormal (const int32_t index, const SbVec3f &normal)

## Detailed Description

The SoNormalGenerator class is used to generate normals.

FIXME: document properly

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

## SoNormalGenerator()

SoNormalGenerator::SoNormalGenerator | ( | const SbBool | isccw,
|  | const int | approxVertices = 64 )

Constructor with isccw indicating if polygons are specified in counterclockwise order. The approxVertices can be used to optimize normal generation.

## ~SoNormalGenerator()

SoNormalGenerator::~SoNormalGenerator | ( |  | ) |

Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

## reset()

void SoNormalGenerator::reset | ( | const SbBool | ccwarg | ) |

Resets the normal generator, making it possible to reuse it without allocating a new one.

This function is an extension for Coin, and it is not available in the original SGI Open Inventor v2.1 API.

Since
  Coin 2.0

## beginPolygon()

void SoNormalGenerator::beginPolygon | ( | void |  | ) |

Signals the start of a new polygon.

See also
  SoNormalGenerator::polygonVertex()
  SoNormalGenerator::endPolygon()

## polygonVertex()

void SoNormalGenerator::polygonVertex | ( | const SbVec3f & | v | ) |

Adds a vertex to the current polygon.

See also
  SoNormalGenerator::beginPolygon()
  SoNormalGenerator::endPolygon()

## endPolygon()

void SoNormalGenerator::endPolygon | ( | void |  | ) |

Signals the end of a polygon.

See also
  SoNormalGenerator::beginPolygon()
  SoNormalGenerator::polygonVertex()

## triangle()

void SoNormalGenerator::triangle | ( | const SbVec3f & | v0,
|  | const SbVec3f & | v1,
|  | const SbVec3f & | v2 )

Convenience method for adding a triangle.

## quad()

void SoNormalGenerator::quad | ( | const SbVec3f & | v0,
|  | const SbVec3f & | v1,
|  | const SbVec3f & | v2,
|  | const SbVec3f & | v3 )

Convenience method for adding a quad

## generate()

void SoNormalGenerator::generate | ( | const float | creaseAngle,
|  | const int32_t * | striplens = NULL,
|  | const int | numstrips = 0 )

Triggers the normal generation. Normals are generated using creaseAngle to find which edges should be flat-shaded and which should be smooth-shaded.

If normals are generated for triangle strips, the striplens and numstrips must be supplied. See src/nodes/SoTriangleStripSet.cpp (generateDefaultNormals()) for an example on how you send triangle strip information to this generator. It's not trivial, since you have to know how OpenGL/Coin generate triangles from triangle strips.

## generatePerStrip()

void SoNormalGenerator::generatePerStrip | ( | const int32_t * | striplens,
|  | const int | numstrips )

Generates one normal per strip by averaging face normals.

## generatePerFace()

void SoNormalGenerator::generatePerFace | ( | void |  | ) |

Generates the normals per face. Use this when PER_FACE normal binding is needed. This method is not part of the OIV API.

## generateOverall()

void SoNormalGenerator::generateOverall | ( | void |  | ) |

Generates one overall normal by averaging all face normals. Use when normal binding is OVERALL. This method is not part of the OIV API.

## getNumNormals()

int SoNormalGenerator::getNumNormals | ( | void |  | ) | const

Returns the number of normals generated.

## setNumNormals()

void SoNormalGenerator::setNumNormals | ( | const int | num | ) |

Sets the number of generated normals. This method is not supported in Coin, and is provided for API compatibility only.

## getNormals()

const SbVec3f * SoNormalGenerator::getNormals | ( | void |  | ) | const

Returns a pointer to the generated normals.

## getNormal()

const SbVec3f & SoNormalGenerator::getNormal | ( | const int32_t | i | ) | const

Returns the normal at index i.

See also
  SoNormalGenerator::getNumNormals()

## setNormal()

void SoNormalGenerator::setNormal | ( | const int32_t | index,
|  | const SbVec3f & | normal )

Sets the normal at index index to normal. This method is not supported in Coin, and is provided for API compatibility only.

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

- SoNormalGenerator.h
- SoNormalGenerator.cpp