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TouchSensor • Attributes

Description

A Sphere located just beyond two parallel line of blocks. Touch the sphere to activate the Viewpoint motion past the blocks in order to examine the sphere.

VRIGNETTE Notes

This is a basic method for user-initiated animation. TouchSensor is connected to timers and interpolators through Route statements. No javascript needed.

Other Node(s)

Route, Time Sensor

Example

Touch the sphere to set the vrignette in motion.

Code

<x3d>

<scene>

<!-- World Info -->
<worldInfo title="X3D TouchSensor Example">
</worldInfo>

<!-- Navigation Info -->
<navigationInfo speed="5.0" headlight="true" type="WALK" transitionType="LINEAR">
</navigationInfo>

<!-- Avatar Viewpoint -->
<viewpoint DEF="avatar" position="0.0 0.0 15.0">
</viewpoint>

<!----- Light ----->
<pointLight location="-2.9 2.5 0.0" radius="10.0">
</pointLight>

<pointLight location="2.9 2.5 0.0" radius="10.0">
</pointLight>

<!-- Left Blocks -->
<transform translation="-3.0 0.0 0.0">
<shape DEF="YellowBlock">
<appearance>
<material diffuseColor="1.0 0.50 0.0">
</material>
</appearance>
<box size="1.0 1.0 1.0">
</shape>
</transform>

<transform translation="-3.0 0.0 3.0">
<shape DEF="BlueBlock">
<appearance>
<material diffuseColor="0.0 0.50 1.0">
</material>
</appearance>
<box size="1.0 1.0 1.0">
</shape>
</transform>

<transform translation="-3.0 0.0 6.0">
<shape USE="YellowBlock">
</shape>
</transform>

<transform translation="-3.0 0.0 -3.0">
<shape USE="BlueBlock">
</shape>
</transform>

<transform translation="-3.0 0.0 -6.0">
<shape USE="YellowBlock">
</shape>
</transform>

<!-- Right Blocks -->
<transform translation="3.0 0.0 3.0">
<shape USE="YellowBlock">
</shape>
</transform> 

<transform translation="3.0 0.0 0.0">
<shape USE="BlueBlock">
</shape>
</transform>

<transform translation="3.0 0.0 6.0">
<shape USE="BlueBlock">
</shape>
</transform>

<transform translation="3.0 0.0 -3.0">
<shape USE="YellowBlock">
</shape>
</transform>

<transform translation="3.0 0.0 -6.0">
<shape USE="BlueBlock">
</shape>
</transform>

<!-- Touch Sphere -->
<transform translation="0.0 0.0 -25.0">
<touchSensor DEF="ball">
</touchSensor>
<shape>
<appearance>
<material diffuseColor="0.0 0.5 0.5">
</material>
</appearance>
<sphere radius="2.0">
</sphere>
</shape>
</transform>

<!-- Sensors/Interpolators -->
<timeSensor DEF="timer" cycleInterval="5.0" loop="false">
</timeSensor>
<positionInterpolator DEF="mover" key="0.0 0.5 1.0" keyValue="0.0 0.0 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -12.0">
</positionInterpolator>

<!-- Routes -->
<route fromNode="ball" fromField="touchTime" toNode="timer" toField="startTime">
</route>
<route fromNode="timer" fromField="fraction_changed" toNode="mover" toField="set_fraction">
</route>
<route fromNode="mover" fromField="value_changed" toNode="avatar" toField="position">
</route>

<!-- Scene Background -->
<background skyColor="0.30 0.30 0.30" groundColor="0.20 0.20 0.20">
</background>

</scene>

<!-- End X3D Scene -->
</x3d>