trans_update.C File Reference

Detailed Description

Move an element from the server by changing only its transformation.

One box stands still. Every 1.5 s the other is moved by SetTransMatrix(), which streams only the new matrix. The client moves the object it already has and rebuilds no geometry.

 
#include <ROOT/REveManager.hxx>
#include <ROOT/REveScene.hxx>
#include <ROOT/REveBox.hxx>
#include <ROOT/REveTrans.hxx>
 
#include <TTimer.h>
#include <TMath.h>
 
using namespace ROOT::Experimental;
 
class REveTransMover : public TTimer {
   // clang-format off
   REveElement *fEl{nullptr};
   int          fStep{0};
   // clang-format on
 
public:
   REveTransMover(REveElement *el, Long_t ms) : TTimer(ms, kTRUE), fEl(el) {}
 
   Bool_t Notify() override
   {
      REveManager::ChangeGuard ch;
 
      REveTrans t;
      t.SetPos(30.0 * TMath::Sin(0.4 * fStep), 0.0, 0.0);
      fEl->SetTransMatrix(t.Array()); // a transformation-only change
 
      ++fStep;
      Reset();
      return kTRUE;
   }
};
 
static REveBox *make_box(const char *name, Color_t col, Float_t a, Float_t z)
{
   auto b = new REveBox(name);
   b->SetMainColor(col);
   b->SetMainTransparency(0);
 
   // clang-format off
   b->SetVertex(0, -a, -a, z - a);   b->SetVertex(1, -a,  a, z - a);
   b->SetVertex(2,  a,  a, z - a);   b->SetVertex(3,  a, -a, z - a);
   b->SetVertex(4, -a, -a, z + a);   b->SetVertex(5, -a,  a, z + a);
   b->SetVertex(6,  a,  a, z + a);   b->SetVertex(7,  a, -a, z + a);
   // clang-format on
 
   return b;
}
 
void trans_update()
{
   auto eveMng = REveManager::Create();
   eveMng->AllowMultipleRemoteConnections(false, false);
 
   auto still = make_box("Still", kCyan, 10, -20);
   eveMng->GetEventScene()->AddElement(still);
 
   auto mover = make_box("Mover", kMagenta, 10, 20);
   // Give the box a transformation from the start, so the first stream already
   // carries its matrix.
   mover->InitMainTrans();
   eveMng->GetEventScene()->AddElement(mover);
 
   eveMng->Show();
 
   (new REveTransMover(mover, 1500))->TurnOn();
}

Author

Matevz Tadel

Definition in file trans_update.C.