VisibilitySensor
VisibilitySensor detects when user can see a specific object or region as they navigate the world. This region is bounded by a box. Hint: often used to attract user attention or improve performance. Hint: Sensors are affected by peer nodes and children of peers.
Inheritance
Code
XML encoding
<VisibilitySensor center='0 0 0' size='0 0 0' triggerName='Synchronize' description='' enabled='TRUE' logFeature='' />
Classic encoding
VisibilitySensor { center 0 0 0 size 0 0 0 triggerName "Synchronize" description "" enabled TRUE logFeature [""] }
Interface
Filter: X3D only | Avalon only | All
id | Name | DataType | PartType | Default | ValueType | Description |
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center | SFVec3f | inputOutput | 0 0 0 | Translation offset from origin of local coordinate system. | ||
size | SFVec3f | inputOutput | 0 0 0 | size of visibility box, measured from center in meters. | ||
enterTime | SFTime | outputOnly | Time event generated when user's camera enters visibility region for sensor. | |||
exitTime | SFTime | outputOnly | Time event generated when user's camera exits visibility region for sensor. | |||
description | SFString | inputOutput | Text description to comment the sensor task. Can be used in run-time systems to give usefull feedback to the user and developer | |||
enabled | SFBool | inputOutput | TRUE | Enables/disables the sensor node. | ||
isActive | SFBool | outputOnly | FALSE | isActive true/false events are sent when the sensor gets active | ||
metadata | SFNode | inputOutput | MetadataObject | container for payload metadata inside MetadataSet element |