---
name: "SoInteraction"
section: "3iv"
platform: "linux"
package: "inventor-doc"
version: "2.1.6+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SoInteraction/3iv"
---

# SoInteraction(3iv)

initializes Inventor interaction classes

## NAME

SoInteraction — initializes Inventor interaction classes

## INHERITS FROM

SoInteraction

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<Inventor/SoInteraction.h\>**

Methods from class SoInteraction:

**static void**	**init()**

## DESCRIPTION

**SoInteraction** consists of one static function which initializes all Inventor interaction classes, as well as nodekits and the database. Note that **SoInteraction::init()**  is already called by **SoXt::init()**.

## METHODS

**static void**	**init()**\
 This calls **SoDB::init()** and **SoNodeKit::init()**,  calls **initClasses()** on **SoDragger**, and calls **initClass()** on the following classes: **SoAntiSquish**, **SoBoxHighlightRenderAction**, **SoCenterballManip**, **SoDirectionalLightManip**, **SoHandleBoxManip**, **SoInteractionKit**, **SoJackManip**, **SoLineHighlightRenderAction**, **SoPointLightManip**, **SoSelection**, **SoSpotLightManip**, **SoSurroundScale**, **SoTabBoxManip**, **SoTrackballManip**, **SoTransformBoxManip**, and **SoTransformManip**.

## SEE ALSO

**SoDB, SoNodeKit, SoXt**