vtTextMesh Class Reference

Inherits Text.

Public Member Functions
	vtTextMesh (osgText::Font *font, float fSize=1, bool bCenter=false)
void	SetText (const char *text)
	Set the text string that this TextMesh should display.
void	SetText (const wchar_t *text)
	Set the (wide) text string that this TextMesh should display.
void	SetText (const std::wstring &text)
	Set the (wide) text string that this TextMesh should display.
void	SetPosition (const FPoint3 &pos)
	Set the position (XYZ translation) of the text in its own frame.
void	SetRotation (const FQuat &rot)
	Set the rotation (Quaternion) of the text in its own frame.
void	SetAlignment (int align)
	Set the text alignment: 0 for XY plane, 1 for XZ, 2 for YZ.
void	SetColor (const RGBAf &rgba)
	Set the color.

Detailed Description

A Text Mesh is a special kind of Mesh which contains text instead of general geometry primitives. vtTextMesh is used similarly with vtMesh: you create them and add them to vtGeode objects to add them to the scene.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtTextMesh::vtTextMesh	(	osgText::Font *	font,
		float	fSize = 1,
		bool	bCenter = false
	)

Construct a TextMesh object.

Parameters

font	The font that will be used to draw the text.
fSize	Size (height) in world units of the text rectangle.
bCenter	If true, the origin of the text rectangle is at it's bottom center. Otherwise, bottom left.