SoNormalBinding

InventorModule

genre	InventorNodesAutomatic
author	Silicon Graphics Inc
package	MeVisLab/Standard
definition	inventor.def

Purpose

The node SoNormalBinding specifies how the current normals are bound to shapes that follow in the scene graph. Each shape node may interpret these bindings differently.

Bindings for faces and vertices are meaningful only for shapes composed of faces and vertices. Similarly, indexed bindings apply only to shapes that permit indexing. For bindings that require multiple normals, ensure that at least as many normals are defined as necessary; otherwise, errors may occur.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

Value

name: value, type: Enum, default: PER_VERTEX_INDEXED

Defines how to bind normals to shapes.

Values:

Title	Name	Description
Overall	OVERALL	The entire object has same normal.
Per Part	PER_PART	One normal for each part of object.
Per Part Indexed	PER_PART_INDEXED	One normal for each part, indexed.
Per Face	PER_FACE	One normal for each face of object.
Per Face Indexed	PER_FACE_INDEXED	One normal for each face, indexed.
Per Vertex	PER_VERTEX	One normal for each vertex of object.
Per Vertex Indexed	PER_VERTEX_INDEXED	One normal for each vertex, indexed.
Default	DEFAULT	Work with the setting still on the state.
None	NONE	No binding of normals.