• derived nodes inherit all messages from their base classes
  
• see reset method for default settings
  
• the array size is 6 with the following values
  
  • value0 is the X translation
    
  • value1 is the Y translation
    
  • value2 is the Z translation
    
  • value3 is the X orientation
    
  • value4 is the Y orientation
    
  • value5 is the Z orientation
    
• this node is useful for constraining and reporting transform position and orientation
  
• this node is useful for grabbing and moving when used in conjunction with a wandTrigger node
  

constructor valuator

1 create a simple coordinate network Message
2 dont include in documentation
3 create an unreliable Message for coordinate values

destructor ~valuator

method reset

1 if net master then

1.1 reset matrix to identity
1.2 reset node pointer
1.3 reset grab flag
1.4 set position to (0,0,0)
1.5 set orientation to (0,0,0)
1.6 set matrix to identity
1.7 set update interval to 0.0
1.8 set last update time to 0.0

method message

1 toggle the grab/drop state with respect to a node
2 grab a node and move with repect to that node
3 drop connection with a node or any node grabbed
4 set the translational component
5 set the orientation component
6 set the Message update interval for remote users

method app

1 if net master

method calculateTransform

1 if the node has been found

1.0.1

calculate the relative matrix between the node and this object
              using the following formula:
                                      -1
              delatMatrix = M      * M
                             self     node
            

1.0.2 Set this instance as "grabbed".

1.1

move this matrix with respect to the node
                                      -1
           M = deltaMatrix * M     * M
                              node    parent
        

1.2 get the node's transformation matrix
1.3 get our object's transformation matrix relative to the world
1.4 set the new transformation and return
1.5 calculate interpolated array values

method updateTransform

1 if update interval has passed then update Message

method getMatrix

method setMatrix

method setPosition

method setOrientation