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<gizmo> XML Node

XML Node Summary

<gizmo
  name=""
  render="TRUE"
  auto_spin="FALSE"
  >
  <position
    x="0.0"
    y="0.0"
    z="0.0"
    >
  </position>
  <orientation
    pitch="0.0"
    yaw="0.0"
    roll="0.0"
    >
  </orientation>
  <spin_values
    x="0.0"
    y="0.0"
    z="0.0"
    >
  </spin_values>
  <add_child
    name=""
    >
  </add_child>
</gizmo>

<gizmo>

Description
The gizmo is an immaterial object which is used as a pivot point or a reference during animations. It is very useful when developping complex scenes because it makes it possible to accurately visualize, for example, the position of a particular point in the 3d environment. The gizmo is a traditional concept in most of 3d modeling softwares: it is often called helper or dummy object.

gizmo element has 3 attributes and 4 sub-element(s)

Attributes

name [STRING]: name of the gizmo
render [BOOLEAN]: enables or disables rendering. - Default value = TRUE - Values = TRUE|FALSE
auto_spin [BOOLEAN]: enables or disables the rotation around the local axis. The values of the rotation angles are specified with the spin_values element. - Default value = FALSE - Values = TRUE|FALSE

Code sample :

<position>

Description
Specifies the gizmo's position.

position element has 3 attributes and 0 sub-element(s)

Attributes

x [REAL]: X position - Default value = 0.0
y [REAL]: Y position - Default value = 0.0
z [REAL]: Z position - Default value = 0.0

<orientation>

Description
Specifies the gizmo's orientation.

orientation element has 3 attributes and 0 sub-element(s)

Attributes

pitch [REAL]: rotation angle in degrees around the X axis - Default value = 0.0
yaw [REAL]: rotation angle in degrees around the Y axis - Default value = 0.0
roll [REAL]: rotation angle in degrees around the Z axis - Default value = 0.0

<spin_values>

Description
Specifies the auto-spin rotation angles around the X, Y and Z axis.

spin_values element has 3 attributes and 0 sub-element(s)

Attributes

x [REAL]: rotation angle in degrees around the X axis - Default value = 0.0
y [REAL]: rotation angle in degrees around the Y axis - Default value = 0.0
z [REAL]: rotation angle in degrees around the Z axis - Default value = 0.0