.TH "SoMaterialBinding" 3 "Tue Jun 23 2026 23:48:38" "Version 4.0.10" "Coin" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
SoMaterialBinding \- The \fBSoMaterialBinding\fP class is a node for setting up how materials are mapped to shapes\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fR#include <Inventor/nodes/SoMaterialBinding\&.h>\fP
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Inherits \fBSoNode\fP\&.
.SS "Public Types"

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.RI "enum \fBBinding\fP { \fBOVERALL\fP = SoMaterialBindingElement::OVERALL, \fBPER_PART\fP = SoMaterialBindingElement::PER_PART, \fBPER_PART_INDEXED\fP = SoMaterialBindingElement::PER_PART_INDEXED, \fBPER_FACE\fP = SoMaterialBindingElement::PER_FACE, \fBPER_FACE_INDEXED\fP = SoMaterialBindingElement::PER_FACE_INDEXED, \fBPER_VERTEX\fP = SoMaterialBindingElement::PER_VERTEX, \fBPER_VERTEX_INDEXED\fP = SoMaterialBindingElement::PER_VERTEX_INDEXED, \fBDEFAULT\fP = OVERALL, \fBNONE\fP = OVERALL }"
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Public Types inherited from \fBSoNode\fP
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.RI "enum \fBNodeType\fP { \fBINVENTOR\fP = 0x0000, \fBVRML1\fP = 0x0001, \fBVRML2\fP = 0x0002, \fBINVENTOR_1\fP = 0x0004, \fBINVENTOR_2_0\fP = 0x0008, \fBINVENTOR_2_1\fP = 0x0010, \fBINVENTOR_2_5\fP = 0x0020, \fBINVENTOR_2_6\fP = 0x0040, \fBCOIN_1_0\fP = 0x0080, \fBCOIN_2_0\fP = 0x0100, \fBEXTENSION\fP = 0x0200, \fBCOIN_2_2\fP = 0x0400, \fBCOIN_2_3\fP = 0x0800, \fBCOIN_2_4\fP = 0x1000, \fBINVENTOR_5_0\fP = 0x2000, \fBCOIN_2_5\fP = 0x4000, \fBCOIN_3_0\fP = 0x8000, \fBINVENTOR_6_0\fP = 0x10000, \fBCOIN_4_0\fP = 0x20000 }"
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.SS "Public Member Functions"

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.RI "virtual \fBSoType\fP \fBgetTypeId\fP (void) const"
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.RI "\fBSoMaterialBinding\fP (void)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBdoAction\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBGLRender\fP (\fBSoGLRenderAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBcallback\fP (\fBSoCallbackAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBpick\fP (\fBSoPickAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBgetPrimitiveCount\fP (\fBSoGetPrimitiveCountAction\fP *action)"
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Public Member Functions inherited from \fBSoNode\fP
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.RI "void \fBsetOverride\fP (const SbBool state)"
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.RI "SbBool \fBisOverride\fP (void) const"
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.RI "void \fBsetNodeType\fP (const \fBNodeType\fP type)"
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.RI "\fBNodeType\fP \fBgetNodeType\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoNode\fP * \fBcopy\fP (SbBool copyconnections=FALSE) const"
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.RI "virtual SbBool \fBaffectsState\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual void \fBGLRenderBelowPath\fP (\fBSoGLRenderAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBGLRenderInPath\fP (\fBSoGLRenderAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBGLRenderOffPath\fP (\fBSoGLRenderAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBgetBoundingBox\fP (\fBSoGetBoundingBoxAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBgetMatrix\fP (\fBSoGetMatrixAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBhandleEvent\fP (\fBSoHandleEventAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBrayPick\fP (\fBSoRayPickAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBsearch\fP (\fBSoSearchAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBwrite\fP (\fBSoWriteAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBaudioRender\fP (\fBSoAudioRenderAction\fP *action)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBgrabEventsSetup\fP (void)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBgrabEventsCleanup\fP (void)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBstartNotify\fP (void)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBnotify\fP (\fBSoNotList\fP *l)"
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.RI "SbUniqueId \fBgetNodeId\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoChildList\fP * \fBgetChildren\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual void \fBwriteInstance\fP (\fBSoOutput\fP *out)"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoNode\fP * \fBaddToCopyDict\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual void \fBcopyContents\fP (const \fBSoFieldContainer\fP *from, SbBool copyconnections)"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoFieldContainer\fP * \fBcopyThroughConnection\fP (void) const"
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Public Member Functions inherited from \fBSoFieldContainer\fP
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.RI "void \fBsetToDefaults\fP (void)"
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.RI "SbBool \fBhasDefaultValues\fP (void) const"
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.RI "SbBool \fBfieldsAreEqual\fP (const \fBSoFieldContainer\fP *container) const"
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.RI "void \fBcopyFieldValues\fP (const \fBSoFieldContainer\fP *container, SbBool copyconnections=FALSE)"
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.RI "SbBool \fBset\fP (const char *const fielddata)"
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.RI "void \fBget\fP (\fBSbString\fP &fielddata)"
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.RI "virtual int \fBgetFields\fP (\fBSoFieldList\fP &l) const"
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.RI "virtual int \fBgetAllFields\fP (\fBSoFieldList\fP &l) const"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoField\fP * \fBgetField\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &name) const"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoField\fP * \fBgetEventIn\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &name) const"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoField\fP * \fBgetEventOut\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &name) const"
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.RI "SbBool \fBgetFieldName\fP (const \fBSoField\fP *const field, \fBSbName\fP &name) const"
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.RI "SbBool \fBenableNotify\fP (const SbBool flag)"
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.RI "SbBool \fBisNotifyEnabled\fP (void) const"
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.RI "SbBool \fBset\fP (const char *fielddata, \fBSoInput\fP *input)"
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.RI "void \fBget\fP (\fBSbString\fP &fielddata, \fBSoOutput\fP *out)"
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.RI "virtual SbBool \fBvalidateNewFieldValue\fP (\fBSoField\fP *field, void *newval)"
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.RI "virtual void \fBaddWriteReference\fP (\fBSoOutput\fP *out, SbBool isfromfield=FALSE)"
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.RI "SbBool \fBgetIsBuiltIn\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual void \fBgetFieldsMemorySize\fP (size_t &managed, size_t &unmanaged) const"
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.RI "void \fBsetUserData\fP (void *userdata) const"
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.RI "void * \fBgetUserData\fP (void) const"
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Public Member Functions inherited from \fBSoBase\fP
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.RI "void \fBref\fP (void) const"
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.RI "void \fBunref\fP (void) const"
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.RI "void \fBunrefNoDelete\fP (void) const"
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.RI "int32_t \fBgetRefCount\fP (void) const"
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.RI "void \fBtouch\fP (void)"
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.RI "SbBool \fBisOfType\fP (\fBSoType\fP type) const"
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.RI "Returns \fRTRUE\fP if the type of this object is either of the same type or inherited from \fItype\fP\&. "
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.RI "virtual \fBSbName\fP \fBgetName\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual void \fBsetName\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &newname)"
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.RI "void \fBaddAuditor\fP (void *const auditor, const \fBSoNotRec::Type\fP type)"
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.RI "void \fBremoveAuditor\fP (void *const auditor, const \fBSoNotRec::Type\fP type)"
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.RI "const \fBSoAuditorList\fP & \fBgetAuditors\fP (void) const"
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.RI "SbBool \fBshouldWrite\fP (void)"
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.RI "void \fBassertAlive\fP (void) const"
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.SS "Static Public Member Functions"

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.RI "static \fBSoType\fP \fBgetClassTypeId\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBinitClass\fP (void)"
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.RI "Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system\&.    "
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Static Public Member Functions inherited from \fBSoNode\fP
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.RI "static uint32_t \fBgetCompatibilityTypes\fP (const \fBSoType\fP &nodetype)"
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.RI "static \fBSoType\fP \fBgetClassTypeId\fP (void)"
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.RI "static \fBSoNode\fP * \fBgetByName\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &name)"
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.RI "static int \fBgetByName\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &name, \fBSoNodeList\fP &l)"
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.RI "static void \fBinitClass\fP (void)"
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.RI "Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system\&.    "
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.RI "static void \fBinitClasses\fP (void)"
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.RI "static SbUniqueId \fBgetNextNodeId\fP (void)"
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.RI "static int \fBgetActionMethodIndex\fP (const \fBSoType\fP type)"
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.RI "static void \fBgetBoundingBoxS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBGLRenderS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBcallbackS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBgetMatrixS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBhandleEventS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBpickS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBrayPickS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBsearchS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBwriteS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBaudioRenderS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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.RI "static void \fBgetPrimitiveCountS\fP (\fBSoAction\fP *action, \fBSoNode\fP *node)"
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Static Public Member Functions inherited from \fBSoFieldContainer\fP
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.RI "static void \fBinitClass\fP (void)"
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.RI "Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system\&.    "
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.RI "static \fBSoType\fP \fBgetClassTypeId\fP (void)"
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.RI "This static method returns the \fBSoType\fP object associated with objects of this class\&.    "
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.RI "static void \fBcleanupClass\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBinitCopyDict\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBaddCopy\fP (const \fBSoFieldContainer\fP *orig, const \fBSoFieldContainer\fP *copy)"
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.RI "static \fBSoFieldContainer\fP * \fBcheckCopy\fP (const \fBSoFieldContainer\fP *orig)"
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.RI "static \fBSoFieldContainer\fP * \fBfindCopy\fP (const \fBSoFieldContainer\fP *orig, const SbBool copyconnections)"
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.RI "static void \fBcopyDone\fP (void)"
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Static Public Member Functions inherited from \fBSoBase\fP
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.RI "static void \fBinitClass\fP (void)"
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.RI "Sets up initialization for data common to all instances of this class, like submitting necessary information to the Coin type system\&. "
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.RI "static \fBSoType\fP \fBgetClassTypeId\fP (void)"
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.RI "This static method returns the \fBSoType\fP object associated with objects of this class\&. "
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.RI "static void \fBaddName\fP (\fBSoBase\fP *const base, const char *const name)"
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.RI "static void \fBremoveName\fP (\fBSoBase\fP *const base, const char *const name)"
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.RI "static void \fBincrementCurrentWriteCounter\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBdecrementCurrentWriteCounter\fP (void)"
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.RI "static \fBSoBase\fP * \fBgetNamedBase\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &name, \fBSoType\fP type)"
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.RI "static int \fBgetNamedBases\fP (const \fBSbName\fP &name, \fBSoBaseList\fP &baselist, \fBSoType\fP type)"
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.RI "static SbBool \fBread\fP (\fBSoInput\fP *input, \fBSoBase\fP *&base, \fBSoType\fP expectedtype)"
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.RI "static void \fBsetInstancePrefix\fP (const \fBSbString\fP &c)"
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.RI "static void \fBsetTraceRefs\fP (SbBool trace)"
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.RI "static SbBool \fBgetTraceRefs\fP (void)"
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.RI "static SbBool \fBconnectRoute\fP (\fBSoInput\fP *input, const \fBSbName\fP &fromnodename, const \fBSbName\fP &fromfieldname, const \fBSbName\fP &tonodename, const \fBSbName\fP &tofieldname)"
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.RI "static SbBool \fBreadRoute\fP (\fBSoInput\fP *input)"
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.SS "Public Attributes"

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.RI "\fBSoSFEnum\fP \fBvalue\fP"
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.SS "Protected Member Functions"

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.RI "virtual const \fBSoFieldData\fP * \fBgetFieldData\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual \fB~SoMaterialBinding\fP ()"
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Protected Member Functions inherited from \fBSoNode\fP
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.RI "\fBSoNode\fP (void)"
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.RI "virtual \fB~SoNode\fP ()"
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.RI "virtual SbBool \fBreadInstance\fP (\fBSoInput\fP *in, unsigned short flags)"
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.RI "\fBSoFieldContainer\fP (void)"
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.RI "virtual \fB~SoFieldContainer\fP ()"
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Protected Member Functions inherited from \fBSoBase\fP
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.RI "\fBSoBase\fP (void)"
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.RI "virtual \fB~SoBase\fP ()"
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.RI "virtual void \fBdestroy\fP (void)"
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.RI "SbBool \fBhasMultipleWriteRefs\fP (void) const"
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.RI "SbBool \fBwriteHeader\fP (\fBSoOutput\fP *out, SbBool isgroup, SbBool isengine) const"
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.RI "void \fBwriteFooter\fP (\fBSoOutput\fP *out) const"
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.RI "virtual const char * \fBgetFileFormatName\fP (void) const"
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.RI "virtual \fBSoNotRec\fP \fBcreateNotRec\fP (void)"
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.SS "Static Protected Member Functions"

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.RI "static const \fBSoFieldData\fP ** \fBgetFieldDataPtr\fP (void)"
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Static Protected Member Functions inherited from \fBSoNode\fP
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.RI "static const \fBSoFieldData\fP ** \fBgetFieldDataPtr\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBsetNextActionMethodIndex\fP (int index)"
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.RI "static int \fBgetNextActionMethodIndex\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBincNextActionMethodIndex\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBsetCompatibilityTypes\fP (const \fBSoType\fP &nodetype, const uint32_t bitmask)"
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Static Protected Member Functions inherited from \fBSoBase\fP
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.RI "static uint32_t \fBgetCurrentWriteCounter\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBstaticDataLock\fP (void)"
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.RI "static void \fBstaticDataUnlock\fP (void)"
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.SS "Additional Inherited Members"


Protected Types inherited from \fBSoBase\fP
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.RI "enum \fBBaseFlags\fP { \fBIS_ENGINE\fP = 0x01, \fBIS_GROUP\fP = 0x02 }"
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Protected Attributes inherited from \fBSoNode\fP
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.RI "SbUniqueId \fBuniqueId\fP"
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Protected Attributes inherited from \fBSoFieldContainer\fP
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.RI "SbBool \fBisBuiltIn\fP"
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Static Protected Attributes inherited from \fBSoNode\fP
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.RI "static SbUniqueId \fBnextUniqueId\fP = 1"
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.RI "static int \fBnextActionMethodIndex\fP = 0"
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.SH "Detailed Description"
.PP 
The \fBSoMaterialBinding\fP class is a node for setting up how materials are mapped to shapes\&. 

The material binding specified in nodes of this type decides how the material values of \fBSoMaterial\fP nodes are mapped on the built-in geometry shape nodes\&.

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The exact meaning of a binding depends on what particular shape type a material or a set of materials are applied to\&.

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Here is a very simple usage example:

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#Inventor V2\&.1 ascii

Separator {
   Coordinate3 {
      point [ 0 0 0, 1 0 0, 1 1 0 ]
   }

   Material {
      diffuseColor [ 1 0 0, 1 1 0, 0 0 1 ]
   }

   MaterialBinding {
      value PER_VERTEX_INDEXED
   }

   IndexedFaceSet {
      coordIndex [ 0, 1, 2, -1 ]
      materialIndex [ 0, 1, 0 ]
   }
}
.fi
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With \fBSoMaterialBinding::value\fP set to \fRPER_VERTEX_INDEXED\fP above, the material indices will be taken from the \fBSoIndexedFaceSet::materialIndex\fP field when rendering\&.

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If \fBSoMaterialBinding::value\fP was set to \fRPER_VERTEX_INDEXED\fP as above, and the \fBSoIndexedFaceSet::materialIndex\fP was undefined or empty, indices would implicitly be taken from the \fBSoIndexedFaceSet::coordIndex\fP field\&.

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If \fBSoMaterialBinding::value\fP is set to \fRPER_VERTEX\fP, colors will be fetched in a monotonically increasing manner from the \fBSoMaterial::diffuseColor\fP field, starting at index 0\&.

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\fBFILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS:\fP 
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MaterialBinding {
    value OVERALL
}

.fi
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\fBSee also\fP
.RS 4
\fBSoMaterial\fP 
.RE
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.SH "Member Enumeration Documentation"
.PP 
.SS "enum \fBSoMaterialBinding::Binding\fP"
Enumeration of available types of material binding\&. 
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\fBEnumerator\fP
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\f(BIOVERALL \fP
Apply the same material to the complete shape\&. 
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\f(BIPER_PART \fP
Get a new material from the pool of material values for each \fIpart\fP of the shape, where the definition of a \fIpart\fP depends on the shape type\&.

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Materials are fetched from index 0 and onwards, incrementing the index into the material pool by 1 for each new part in the order defined by the particular shape type\&.

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Important portability note: it was previously allowed with the SGI Inventor library to supply too few colors versus the number of parts of the subsequent shapes in the scene graph\&. Coloring would then cycle through the available colors\&.

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Since SGI Open Inventor v2\&.1, this was disallowed, though -- enough colors for all parts must be supplied, or behavior will be unspecified (likely to cause a crash, in fact)\&. Note that the Inventor Mentor book contains a description of the \fIold\fP, \fIinvalid\fP behavior in Chapter 5, section "Binding Nodes" (middle of page 128 in the 10th printing)\&. 
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\f(BIPER_PART_INDEXED \fP
Get a new material from the pool of material values for each \fIpart\fP of the shape, where the definition of a \fIpart\fP depends on the shape type\&.

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Materials are fetched by the index value settings of the shape\&. 
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\f(BIPER_FACE \fP
Get a new material from the pool of material values for each polygon \fIface\fP of the shape\&.

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Materials are fetched from index 0 and onwards, incrementing the index into the material pool by 1 for each new face of the shape node\&.

.PP
Note that individual faces after tessellation of complex shapes (like \fBSoCylinder\fP nodes) are \fInot\fP considered to be separate entities, and so this binding will be treated in the same manner as \fBSoMaterialBinding::PER_PART\fP for those\&. 
.TP
\f(BIPER_FACE_INDEXED \fP
Get a new material from the pool of material values for each polygon \fIface\fP of the shape\&.

.PP
Materials are fetched by the index value settings of the shape\&.

.PP
Note that individual faces after tessellation of complex shapes (like \fBSoCylinder\fP nodes) are \fInot\fP considered to be separate entities, and so this binding will be treated in the same manner as \fBSoMaterialBinding::PER_PART_INDEXED\fP for those\&. 
.TP
\f(BIPER_VERTEX \fP
Get a new material from the pool of material values for each polygon, line or point \fIvertex\fP of the shape\&.

.PP
Materials are fetched from index 0 and onwards, incrementing the index into the material pool by 1 for each new vertex of the shape node\&. 
.TP
\f(BIPER_VERTEX_INDEXED \fP
Get a new material from the pool of material values for each polygon, line or point \fIvertex\fP of the shape\&.

.PP
Materials are fetched by the index value settings of the shape\&. 
.TP
\f(BIDEFAULT \fP
Obsolete\&. Don't use this value\&. 
.TP
\f(BINONE \fP
Obsolete\&. Don't use this value\&. 
.SH "Constructor & Destructor Documentation"
.PP 
.SS "SoMaterialBinding::SoMaterialBinding (void )"
Constructor\&. 
.SS "SoMaterialBinding::~SoMaterialBinding ()\fR [protected]\fP, \fR [virtual]\fP"
Destructor\&. 
.SH "Member Function Documentation"
.PP 
.SS "\fBSoType\fP SoMaterialBinding::getClassTypeId (void )\fR [static]\fP"
This static method returns the \fBSoType\fP object associated with objects of this class\&. 
.SS "\fBSoType\fP SoMaterialBinding::getTypeId (void ) const\fR [virtual]\fP"
Returns the type identification of an object derived from a class inheriting \fBSoBase\fP\&. This is used for runtime type checking and "downward" casting\&. 
.PP
Implements \fBSoBase\fP\&.
.SS "const \fBSoFieldData\fP ** SoMaterialBinding::getFieldDataPtr (void )\fR [static]\fP, \fR [protected]\fP"
\fIThis API member is considered internal to the library, as it is not likely to be of interest to the application programmer\&.\fP
.br

.br
 Returns the \fBSoFieldData\fP class which holds information about fields in this node\&. 
.SS "const \fBSoFieldData\fP * SoMaterialBinding::getFieldData (void ) const\fR [protected]\fP, \fR [virtual]\fP"
Returns a pointer to the class-wide field data storage object for this instance\&. If no fields are present, returns \fRNULL\fP\&. 
.PP
Reimplemented from \fBSoFieldContainer\fP\&.
.SS "void SoMaterialBinding::doAction (\fBSoAction\fP * action)\fR [virtual]\fP"
This function performs the typical operation of a node for any action\&. 
.PP
Reimplemented from \fBSoNode\fP\&.
.SS "void SoMaterialBinding::GLRender (\fBSoGLRenderAction\fP * action)\fR [virtual]\fP"
Action method for the \fBSoGLRenderAction\fP\&.

.PP
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\&. 
.PP
Reimplemented from \fBSoNode\fP\&.
.SS "void SoMaterialBinding::callback (\fBSoCallbackAction\fP * action)\fR [virtual]\fP"
Action method for \fBSoCallbackAction\fP\&.

.PP
Simply updates the state according to how the node behaves for the render action, so the application programmer can use the \fBSoCallbackAction\fP for extracting information about the scene graph\&. 
.PP
Reimplemented from \fBSoNode\fP\&.
.SS "void SoMaterialBinding::pick (\fBSoPickAction\fP * action)\fR [virtual]\fP"
Action method for \fBSoPickAction\fP\&.

.PP
Does common processing for \fBSoPickAction\fP \fIaction\fP instances\&. 
.PP
Reimplemented from \fBSoNode\fP\&.
.SS "void SoMaterialBinding::getPrimitiveCount (\fBSoGetPrimitiveCountAction\fP * action)\fR [virtual]\fP"
Action method for the \fBSoGetPrimitiveCountAction\fP\&.

.PP
Calculates the number of triangle, line segment and point primitives for the node and adds these to the counters of the \fIaction\fP\&.

.PP
Nodes influencing how geometry nodes calculate their primitive count also override this method to change the relevant state variables\&. 
.PP
Reimplemented from \fBSoNode\fP\&.
.SH "Member Data Documentation"
.PP 
.SS "\fBSoSFEnum\fP SoMaterialBinding::value"
The material binding to use for subsequent shape nodes in the scene graph\&. The default binding is \fBSoMaterialBinding::OVERALL\fP\&. 

.SH "Author"
.PP 
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