Tangent
Overview
Tangent.
The Tangent node belongs to the Rendering component and requires at least level 5, its default container field is tangent. It is available from X3D version 4.0 or higher.
Info: Please note that this node is still experimental, i.e. the functionality of this node may change in future versions of X_ITE.
Hierarchy
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+ X3DNode
+ X3DGeometricPropertyNode
+ Tangent
Fields
SFNode [in, out] metadata NULL [X3DMetadataObject]
Information about this node can be contained in a MetadataBoolean, MetadataDouble, MetadataFloat, MetadataInteger, MetadataString or MetadataSet node.
Hint
- X3D Architecture 7.2.4 Metadata /Part01/components/core.html#Metadata
MFVec4f [in, out] vector [ ] [-1,1]
A unit XYZ vector defining a tangent direction on the surface, and a W component whose sign value (-1 or +1) indicates the handedness of the tangent base.
See Also
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