#!BPY
""" Registration info for Blender menus: <- these words are ignored
Name: 'Camera Changer'
Blender: 234
Group: 'Animation'
Tip: 'Create script link to change cameras (based on their names) during an animation'
"""
__author__ = '3R - R3gis'
__version__ = '1.2'
__url__ = ["Author's site , http://cybercreator.free.fr", "French Blender support forum, http://www.zoo-logique.org/3D.Blender/newsportal/thread.php?group=3D.Blender"]
__email__=["3R, r3gis@free.fr"]
__bpydoc__ = """\
This script creates an script link to change cameras during an animation.
The created script link (a Blender Text) is linked to Scene Frame Changed events.
Usage:
Run the script, then name the camera Object with the number of the frame(s)
where you want this camera to become active.
For example:
- a camera called "10" will become active at frame 10.
- a camera called "10,25,185" will become active at frames 10, 25 and 185.
Notes:
- This script creates another script named camera.py, which is linked to the current scene.
- If there is already a text called "camera.py", but it's from an old version or is not recognized,
you can choose if you want to rename or overwrite it.
- Script inspired by Jean-Michel (jms) Soler's:
http://jmsoler.free.fr/didacticiel/blender/tutor/cpl_changerdecamera.htm
"""
# $Id$
#
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
#
# Copyright (C) 2004-2005: Regis Montoya
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
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# ***** END GPL LICENCE BLOCK *****
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
#Script inspired of the idea of this one :
#http://jmsoler.free.fr/didacticiel/blender/tutor/cpl_changerdecamera.htm
#
#----------------------------------------------
# R3gis Montoya (3R)
#
# Pout tout probleme a:
# cybercreator@free.fr
# ---------------------------------------------
import Blender
from Blender import *
import string
header = '# camera.py 1.3 scriptlink'
camera_change_scriptlink = header + \
'''
import Blender
def main():
scn = Blender.Scene.GetCurrent()
frame = str(Blender.Get('curframe'))
# change the camera if it has the current frame
for ob_cam in [ob for ob in scn.objects if ob.type == 'Camera']:
for number in ob_cam.name.split(','):
if number == frame:
scn.setCurrentCamera(ob_cam)
return
main()
'''
def main():
# Get the text
try: cam_text = Blender.Text.Get('camera.py')
except: cam_text = None
if cam_text:
if cam_text.asLines()[0] != header:
ret = Blender.Draw.PupMenu("WARNING: An old camera.py exists%t|Overwrite|Rename old version text")
if ret == -1: return # EXIT DO NOTHING
elif ret == 1: Text.unlink(cam_text)
elif ret == 2: cam_text.name = 'old_camera.txt'
cam_text = None
if not cam_text:
scripting=Blender.Text.New('camera.py')
scripting.write(camera_change_scriptlink)
scn=Scene.GetCurrent()
scriptlinks = scn.getScriptLinks('FrameChanged')
if not scriptlinks or ('camera.py' not in scriptlinks):
scn.addScriptLink('camera.py','FrameChanged')
Blender.Draw.PupMenu('FrameChange Scriptlink Added%t|Name camera objects to their activation frame numbers(s) seperated by commas|valid names are "1,10,46" or "1,10,200" or "200" (without quotation marks)')
Blender.Window.RedrawAll()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()