SoComplexity(3) Coin SoComplexity(3) NAME SoComplexity - The SoComplexity class is a node type which is used to set the trade-off between quality and performance. SYNOPSIS #include Inherits SoNode. 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 virtual SoType getTypeId (void) const SoComplexity (void) virtual void doAction (SoAction *action) virtual void callback (SoCallbackAction *action) virtual void getBoundingBox (SoGetBoundingBoxAction *action) virtual void GLRender (SoGLRenderAction *action) virtual void pick (SoPickAction *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 getMatrix (SoGetMatrixAction *action) virtual void handleEvent (SoHandleEventAction *action) virtual void rayPick (SoRayPickAction *action) virtual void search (SoSearchAction *action) virtual void write (SoWriteAction *action) virtual void audioRender (SoAudioRenderAction *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 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 SoSFEnum type SoSFFloat value SoSFFloat textureQuality Protected Member Functions virtual const SoFieldData * getFieldData (void) const virtual ~SoComplexity () 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 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 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 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 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 (void ) Constructor. SoComplexity::~SoComplexity () [protected], [virtual] Destructor. Member Function Documentation SoType SoComplexity::getClassTypeId (void ) [static] This static method returns the SoType object associated with objects of this class. 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. const SoFieldData ** SoComplexity::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. const SoFieldData * SoComplexity::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 SoFieldContainer. void SoComplexity::doAction (SoAction * action) [virtual] This function performs the typical operation of a node for any action. Reimplemented from SoNode. 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. 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. 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. void SoComplexity::pick (SoPickAction * action) [virtual] Action method for SoPickAction. Does common processing for SoPickAction action instances. Reimplemented from SoNode. 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. Member Data Documentation SoSFEnum SoComplexity::type Set rendering type. Default value is SoComplexity::OBJECT_SPACE. 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. 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. Author Generated automatically by Doxygen for Coin from the source code. Version 4.0.10 Tue Jun 23 2026 23:48:38 SoComplexity(3)