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

# SoTextureCoordinateEnvironment(3iv)

node that specifies texture coordinates by projection from a environment

## NAME

SoTextureCoordinateEnvironment — node that specifies texture coordinates by projection from a environment

## INHERITS FROM

SoBase \> SoFieldContainer \> SoNode \> SoTextureCoordinateFunction \> SoTextureCoordinateEnvironment

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<Inventor/nodes/SoTextureCoordinateEnvironment.h\>**

Methods from class SoTextureCoordinateEnvironment:

	**SoTextureCoordinateEnvironment()**\
 **static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**

Methods from class SoNode:

**void**	**setOverride(SbBool state)**\
 **SbBool**	**isOverride() const**\
 **SoNode \***	**copy(SbBool copyConnections = FALSE) const**\
 **virtual SbBool**	**affectsState() const**\
 **static SoNode \***	**getByName(const SbName &name)**\
 **static int**	**getByName(const SbName &name, SoNodeList &list)**

Methods from class SoFieldContainer:

**void**	**setToDefaults()**\
 **SbBool**	**hasDefaultValues() const**\
 **SbBool**	**fieldsAreEqual(const SoFieldContainer \*fc) const**\
 **void**	**copyFieldValues(const SoFieldContainer \*fc, SbBool copyConnections = FALSE)**\
 **SbBool**	**set(const char \*fieldDataString)**\
 **void**	**get(SbString &fieldDataString)**\
 **virtual int**	**getFields(SoFieldList &resultList) const**\
 **virtual SoField \***	**getField(const SbName &fieldName) const**\
 **SbBool**	**getFieldName(const SoField \*field, SbName &fieldName) const**\
 **SbBool**	**isNotifyEnabled() const**\
 **SbBool**	**enableNotify(SbBool flag)**

Methods from class SoBase:

**void**	**ref()**\
 **void**	**unref() const**\
 **void**	**unrefNoDelete() const**\
 **void**	**touch()**\
 **virtual SoType**	**getTypeId() const**\
 **SbBool**	**isOfType(SoType type) const**\
 **virtual void**	**setName(const SbName &name)**\
 **virtual SbName**	**getName() const**

## DESCRIPTION

**This node creates texture coordinates by projecting points on an object's surface to the interior of a surrounding sphere, along the reflection across the surface normal of the vector from the camera point** **to the surface. If the current texture image represents a spherical reflection map of the current surrounding environment, subsequent shapes will appear to reflect that environment.**

## METHODS

	**SoTextureCoordinateEnvironment()**\
 Creates a texture function node with default settings.

**static SoType**	**getClassTypeId()**\
 Returns type identifier for this class.

## ACTION BEHAVIOR

**SoGLRenderAction, SoCallbackAction, SoRayPickAction**\
 Sets the current texture function in the state.

## FILE FORMAT/DEFAULTS

```
TextureCoordinateEnvironment {
}
```

## SEE ALSO

**SoTexture2, SoTexture2Transform, SoTextureCoordinateDefault, SoTextureCoordinatePlane**