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.