Samples/Camera/CameraSwitcher.py

# Copyright 2009 Autodesk, Inc.  All rights reserved.
# Use of this software is subject to the terms of the Autodesk license agreement 
# provided at the time of installation or download, or which otherwise accompanies
# this software in either electronic or hard copy form.
#
# Script description:
# Show the usage of CameraSwitcher
#
# Topic:FBCameraSwitcher, FBCamera, FBTime, FBRenderer, FBVector3d, FBPlayerControl, FBSystem
#

from pyfbsdk import *
import os

FBApplication().FileNew()
filepath = os.path.abspath( os.path.join( os.getcwd(), "../Camera/camera_switcher.fbx" ) )
print filepath
print FBApplication().FileOpen(filepath, False)
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()

'''


1. For FBSystem().Scene.Renderer's camera setting for panes:
    
    FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraSwitcherInPane()
    FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.IsCameraSwitcherInPane()
    FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraInPane()
    FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane()
    FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera
        
'''
FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraSwitcherInPane( 0, True )
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()

FBPlayerControl().Goto(FBTime(0, 0, 0, 30))
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.IsCameraSwitcherInPane(0)       # True
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera 1
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera 1

FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraSwitcherInPane( 0, False )
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.IsCameraSwitcherInPane(0)       # False
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera 1
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera 1

FBPlayerControl().Goto(FBTime(0, 0, 0, 60))
FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraSwitcherInPane( 0, True )
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.IsCameraSwitcherInPane(0)       # True
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera 2
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera 2

camera = FBSystem().Scene.Cameras[7]
print camera.Name                                               # Camera
FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraInPane( camera, 0 )          # use Camera Switcher
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.IsCameraSwitcherInPane(0)       # False
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera 2

FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraSwitcherInPane( 0, False )   # use Camera
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.IsCameraSwitcherInPane(0)       # False
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera 2



'''

2. For FBCameraSwitcher and its 2 modes:  manual vs. evaluate

    FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera
    FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCameraIndex
    FBCameraSwitcher().UseEvaluateSwitch() 
      
'''

FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.SetCameraSwitcherInPane( 0, True )    # use Camera Switcher
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()                                    # render
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera 2
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCameraIndex                     # 3, time point to the 3rd camera in CS
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.IsCameraSwitcherInPane(0)       # True
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera 2

camera = FBSystem().Scene.Cameras[7]
print camera.Name                                               # Camera
FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera = camera                       # go to manual mode
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()                                    # render
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCameraIndex                     # 3, time point to the 3rd camera in CS
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera, GetCameraInPane return camera switcher's current camera

FBPlayerControl().Goto(FBTime(0, 0, 0, 30))                     # move to Camera 1
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()                                    # render
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera, in manual mode 
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCameraIndex                     # 2, time point to the 2nd camera in CS
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera, in manual mode

FBCameraSwitcher().UseEvaluateSwitch()                          # go to evaluate mode
FBSystem().Renderer.Render()                                    # render.
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCamera.Name                     # Camera for running script.  Camera 1 for manual execute. Known issue.
print FBCameraSwitcher().CurrentCameraIndex                     # 2, time point to the 2nd camera in CS
print FBSystem().Scene.Renderer.GetCameraInPane(0).Name         # Camera for running script.  Camera 1 for manual execute. Known issue.