SoUnits

InventorModule

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

Purpose

The node SoUnits defines a uniform 3D scale about the origin relative to the previously defined units.

The default units for all data are meters. Adding a units node with the value INCHES will have the same effect as adding an SoScale node with a scaleFactor of (0.0254, 0.0254, 0.0254). Any subsequent SoUnits node will take the previous units into account.

When building a composite object from multiple pieces, it is good practice to add an SoUnits node at the beginning of each piece, under a SoSeparator node, to ensure that all the pieces fit together with the same scale.

Windows

Default Panel

Output Fields

self

name: self, type: SoNode

Parameter Fields

Visible Fields

Units

name: units, type: Enum, default: METERS

Defines the current unit.

Values:

Title	Name
Meters	METERS
Centimeters	CENTIMETERS
Millimeters	MILLIMETERS
Micrometers	MICROMETERS
Microns	MICRONS
Nanometers	NANOMETERS
Angstroms	ANGSTROMS
Kilometers	KILOMETERS
Feet	FEET
Inches	INCHES
Points	POINTS
Yards	YARDS
Miles	MILES
Nautical Miles	NAUTICAL_MILES