MGED CMD vars

vars

Syntax

vars [variable=value]

Argument(s)

variable

Optional. Variable name from list below.

value

Optional. Corresponding value for supplied variable.

Return Value(s)

No Return Values for this command.

Description

The "vars" command, with no arguments, will list all the mged variables and their values. If a variable=value string is included on the command line, then that value is assigned to the specified variable. Note that no spaces are allowed around the "=". The available variables are:

autosize

if nonzero, then mged will set the view size whenever it draws to an empty display.

rateknobs

if nonzero, then the knobs and sliders act as rate adjustments; otherwise, they act as absolute adjustments.

sliders

if nonzero, the sliders are displayed.

faceplate

if nonzero, the mged faceplate is displayed.

orig_gui

if nonzero, the "viewing" menu is displayed.

linewidth

indicates how wide to draw lines.

linestyle

set line style of wireframe shapes. Currently not being used.

hot_key

the X11 keysym definition for the key to toggle the send_key value. The default is "0xFFC6" (65478 decimal), which is the F9 key. The keysym values are defined in the X11 file named keysymdef.h.

context

if nonzero (the default), then primitive editing parameters entered via the p command will be applied to the edited shape in the context of the combination tree above it in the displayed hierarchy. This means, for example, a translation applied to a shape will translate the shape to some point such that when the transformation matrices for that path are applied, the edited shape will appear at the specified location. If context is set to zero, then the primitive edit operations will be applied directly to the edited shape. This means that a translation to a specific point may result in the edited shape being drawn at a point different from that specified (due to transformations in the combination tree above it). Note that this only affects primitive edit operations that use the p command.

dlist

if nonzero, use display lists.

use_air

if nonzero, use air while raytracing.

listen

if nonzero, listen for connections to mged's built-in fbserv.

port

port for the built-in fbserv to use.

fb

if nonzero, then framebuffer is active.

fb_all

if nonzero, use entire geometry window for the framebuffer; otherwise, use only the rectangular area.

fb_overlay

if nonzero, overlay framebuffer image over geometry; otherwise, draw geometry over the framebuffer image.

mouse_behavior

see the following list of mouse behaviors:

c

fire ray for combination edit selection.

d

default behavior (i.e., as found in classic mged).

m

fire ray for matrix edit selection.

p

paint rectangular area.

q

fire query rays.

r

raytrace rectangular area.

s

fire ray for primitive edit selection.

z

zoom rectangular area.

coords

see the following list of coordinate systems to use for transformations:

m

model coordinates.

v

view coordinates.

o

object coordinates.

rotate_about

see the following list of centers of rotation:

v

view center.

e

eye.

m

model origin.

k

keypoint.

transform

see the following list of things to transform:

a

transform the angle distance cursor if active; otherwise same as v.

e

apply transformations to the edit.

v

apply transformations to the view.

predictor

if nonzero, the predictor frame will be displayed.

predictor_advance

the number of seconds into the future to advance the predictor frame.

predictor_length

not currently used.

perspective

if greater than zero, this is the perspective angle in degrees; otherwise, perspective is turned off.

perspective_mode

if nonzero, turn perspective on; otherwise, turn it off.

toggle_perspective

used to toggle among the four canned perspective angles (i.e., 30, 45, 60, and 90).

nmg_eu_dist

when the -u option to the ev command is used, the NMG edgeuses are drawn this distance (mm) away from the actual edge.

eye_sep_dist

if greater than zero, this is the eye separation distance (mm) for stereo viewing; otherwise, stereo is off.

union_op

not currently used.

intersection_op

not currently used.

difference_op

not currently used.

Example(s)

mged> vars sliders=1

Turn on the sliders.

See Also

No related commands.

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