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trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 01:06 With the included YafaRay4tS scene I just did a test and changed to color for both Spot lights, 140 140 140. Does not seem to change the render so much but that is pretty close to what tS looked like before. Less bright.

Just noticed the several lights are still messed up. I will fix it with the next update.
I guess my changes did not get saved. Errrrr

With the Yaf Sphere light and Yaf Point light, does the Sphere mesh's attribute need to be exported and does the size matter?
Size is connected to the color multiplier too, is that necessary?

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 02:52 I know the mesh is exported as an output. I was referring to Latitude, Longitude, and Size that are exported out as inputs. I will not mess with the Sphere light. I was wanting to change the Point light's shape though. It is not hooked up to anything except like mentioned above. Makes no sense that they are of any value other letting a user change it's size. But I am not sure.
I have fixed the Light's matrix values.
Also changed the Shapes for the Sun, Directional, IES Spot, and Spot. Same as the new tS lights.


The scene should be in the YafaRay4tS Setup library

the_ant wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 14:51 Help me!...little confuse in the maze of upgrades...how can i set tsp761 with UnoffUpg by TrueBlue within vRay and YafaRay last functions ?

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 19:14 Yafaray toolbar - Yafaray Settings
This is not working for me and I remember bringing this up before.
It looks like a Watch Dog problem.
When I select the above icon it does not run:

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Activity.Run(Space.CurrentScene() + "/YafaRay4tS/Lighting Method Switch")

portion of the command.

Wondering if it would be better to run:

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UserInterface.OpenToolPanelViewEx2("" , "" ,Space.CurrentScene()+"/YafaRay4tS", 10, 1, 0);

clintonman wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 21:37

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 19:14 Yafaray toolbar - Yafaray Settings
This is not working for me and I remember bringing this up before.
It looks like a Watch Dog problem.
When I select the above icon it does not run:

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Activity.Run(Space.CurrentScene() + "/YafaRay4tS/Lighting Method Switch")

portion of the command.

Wondering if it would be better to run:

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UserInterface.OpenToolPanelViewEx2("" , "" ,Space.CurrentScene()+"/YafaRay4tS", 10, 1, 0);

Like you said the problem is the watchdog. The script that gets called does run the Userinterface... command.
I think the easiest solution is to have an extra button to push for when it gets stuck. The button would just run the command directly or actually maybe better to run the watchdog which would "wake it up" for future use.

clintonman wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 21:51 I think the yafaray and render paths should not have a default value. There is no installer for Yafaray so it can potentially be anywhere. even Blender comes with installer and not installer options so can't depend on the blender scripts location either.

The sharing of scenes is a pain. I think add a button that will read the render path and yafaray path from the saved yafaray4ts node would make it easier.

For rendering maybe we have it default to a folder inside truespace if the path is blank or does not exist.

another option maybe read some kind of path from the registry.

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 22:06 ...
Lighting Method Switch
Disconnecting/Reset the 'Change detect'/Reconnecting the Watch Dog before saving the Yafaray Folder seems to help.
I have tested this several times today by Reseting the Context after performing the above. So far it works everytime.
You know best, so whatever you decide. Not working sometimes is not good.

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 22:34 Did not know you could run the Watch Dog like that.
Your script works, but as said it has been working all morning since I saved the Yafaray Folder.
I see the paths in the Console too.
Personally I would not want save images or a sequence of images to those two paths.

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 22:13

clintonman wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 21:51 I think the yafaray and render paths should not have a default value. There is no installer for Yafaray so it can potentially be anywhere. even Blender comes with installer and not installer options so can't depend on the blender scripts location either.

The sharing of scenes is a pain. I think add a button that will read the render path and yafaray path from the saved yafaray4ts node would make it easier.

For rendering maybe we have it default to a folder inside truespace if the path is blank or does not exist.

another option maybe read some kind of path from the registry.

Well as you know, presently it is set to a path from a previous version.
Folder inside tS sounds great. Easy to get to. One for Animation and one for Images. Even better would be like tS's Render to File

It is possible to create a Popup panel just like this.

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 22:53 As an example if possible, can you show me how to get a Folder path and enter it into the Folder attribute from a button script? Using your plugin or by other means. I see how you did in Yafaray but you are also getting the file + extension IE .tga. which is not what I was wanting to do.
Having a user to enter the path manually like \\Rs Main Libraries\\My Scene\\ is not very user friendly.

pathdata = System.CreateDO("Clintons3D Package/Utility functions");
thedata = pathdata.GetFolderDialog();
System.Alert(thedata); 

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 00:05 Thanks I will give that a try.
Here is the beginning of the panel.
No attributes yet.
Should I do Input, Output, or both Yaf attributes?
Thought you could place this script inside the YafaRay4tS panel and call it like the Display is being called.
After thought but maybe I should used an Object instead of a Script
Thoughts?

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 01:10 Okay so...
Yaf attributes - Inputs
Render button's commands for the Image and Animation or different according to what you have now.

I was coping from the Render to File and the Yafaray panels for inspiration

I was thinking that Save Settings button, if you choose to do so, could be like the Render to File. Optional.
It's up to you with regards to the Presets.
Just let me know and or if this has any added value, as I am not sure.

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 02:35 Shrink Play Range does the same thing as "Set Range From Timeline" button, as is my understanding.
Should there be a separate file dialog for the Image?

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 03:23 Set Range from Timeline

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s = RsAnimPref.PlayRangeStart;
e = RsAnimPref.PlayRangeEnd;
Node.Value("%THIS_NAME%" , "Start Frame") = s;
Node.Value("%THIS_NAME%", "Number Start") = s;
Node.Value("%THIS_NAME%", "End Frame") = e;

Shrink Play Range

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try
{
{
RsTime.AnimStart = RsTime.EvalAnimStart('')
RsTime.AnimEnd = RsTime.EvalAnimEnd('')
Node.Value("/Preferences/AnimPref", "PlayRangeStart") = Node.Value("/AnimMng", "AnimStart")
Node.Value("/Preferences/AnimPref", "PlayRangeEnd") = Node.Value("/AnimMng", "AnimEnd")
}

}
catch (e)
{
}

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 04:05 No, I was not suggesting that you add Shrink Play Range. I was just renaming your Set Range from Timeline to Shrink Play Range. Sorry for the confusion!

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 13:57 Well I just had an experience that was not to pleasant.
Curiously I wondered if YafaRay4tS 0.9.0 was using the tS Render Animation icon.
So I selected it, and it starting rendering 300 images and xml files.
Mind you this was with the default YafaRay4tS settings and the defaults in the Animation Editor.
Could not stop it by selecting the Escape key.
ts crashed at 239 files.
Yikes!

clintonman wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 14:11

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 13:57 Well I just had an experience that was not to pleasant.
Curiously I wondered if YafaRay4tS 0.9.0 was using the tS Render Animation icon.
So I selected it, and it starting rendering 300 images and xml files.
Mind you this was with the default YafaRay4tS settings and the defaults in the Animation Editor.
Could not stop it by selecting the Escape key.
ts crashed at 239 files.
Yikes!

Yep, that's pretty serious oversight. I see a function for user cancel that never gets called.
On the other point are you saying that the default YafaRay4tS settings and the defaults in the Animation Editor need to be different?

LOG: Player Anim Vray Rendering, CRcVrayRenderRAnim::Execute(197)

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 14:38 ...
Can anything be done with your plugin? Like maybe calling the Render to File that we were contemplating?
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clintonman wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 23:01

trueBlue wrote: 13 Jun 2018, 22:53 As an example if possible, can you show me how to get a Folder path and enter it into the Folder attribute from a button script? Using your plugin or by other means. I see how you did in Yafaray but you are also getting the file + extension IE .tga. which is not what I was wanting to do.
Having a user to enter the path manually like \\Rs Main Libraries\\My Scene\\ is not very user friendly.

From http://clintons3d.com/plugins/truespace ... index.html

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pathdata = System.CreateDO("Clintons3D Package/Utility functions");
thedata = pathdata.GetFolderDialog();
System.Alert(thedata); 

It does require the plugin, but you already have it included.

//Button script
Dialog = System.CreateDO("Clintons3D Package/Utility functions");
GetFolder = Dialog.GetFolderDialog();
Node.Value('%THIS_NAME%', 'Folder') = GetFolder
 
//My script
Space.SaveScene( Folder + Scene_Name + Increment + '.RsScn');
//Folder attribute value
//C:\trueSpace761\tS\Rs Main Libraries\My SceneMy  Scene2.RsScn
// Missing a back slash and possibly an additional space

// Trying this throws a tS error
Space.SaveScene( Folder + "\" + Scene_Name + Increment + '.RsScn');

// Trying this does not throw an error but adds two quotes
Space.SaveScene( Folder + '"\"' + Scene_Name + Increment + '.RsScn');
//Folder attribute value
//C:\trueSpace761\tS\Rs Main Libraries\My SceneMy "" Scene2.RsScn

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 17:28 Ouch, this must be disheartening!
Only thing I can think of is do something similar that I did with the Offline Render icons for Vray.
In CustomCommands you find RenderAnimation.xml
...
Edit that file in Notepad outside of tS and Save it. Reset tS.
Do something like, if Yafaray render node exist, Call your Render Animation code or the Render to File panel that we are contemplating. Some how stop the OfflineRender.RenderAnimation('')

clintonman wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 17:56

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 17:28 Ouch, this must be disheartening!
Only thing I can think of is do something similar that I did with the Offline Render icons for Vray.
In CustomCommands you find RenderAnimation.xml
...
Edit that file in Notepad outside of tS and Save it. Reset tS.
Do something like, if Yafaray render node exist, Call your Render Animation code or the Render to File panel that we are contemplating. Some how stop the OfflineRender.RenderAnimation('')

Actually we change the offline render buttons to do the same as the other buttons 1. open panel with render settings 2. press the render button to start

OfflineRender.OpenView('',0,0);Activity.Run('/Scripts/Commands/RenderAnimation');

if (Node.Exists(Space.CurrentScene() + "/YafaRay4tS"))
{
UserInterface.OpenToolPanelViewEx2("" , "" ,Space.CurrentScene()+"/YafaRay4tS", 8, 1, 0);
return;
}

clintonman wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 17:59 Try using double backslash
Space.SaveScene( Folder + '"\"' + Scene_Name + Increment + '.RsScn');
Space.SaveScene( Folder + '"\\"' + Scene_Name + Increment + '.RsScn');

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 18:03 ...

I added this to the top portion in the /CustomCommands/RenderAnimation.xml script

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if (Node.Exists(Space.CurrentScene() + "/YafaRay4tS"))
{
UserInterface.OpenToolPanelViewEx2("" , "" ,Space.CurrentScene()+"/YafaRay4tS", 8, 1, 0);
return;
}

That stops Vray from running.
...

clintonman wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 22:25

trueBlue wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 18:03 ...

I added this to the top portion in the /CustomCommands/RenderAnimation.xml script

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if (Node.Exists(Space.CurrentScene() + "/YafaRay4tS"))
{
UserInterface.OpenToolPanelViewEx2("" , "" ,Space.CurrentScene()+"/YafaRay4tS", 8, 1, 0);
return;
}

That stops Vray from running.
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If it stops vray what is the purpose of adding it in?

function Execute(params)
{
if (Node.Exists(Space.CurrentScene() + "/YafaRay4tS"))
{
Node.Copy(Space.CurrentScene() + "/YafaRay4tS/R2F_PanelFrame", "/Project/Windows Manager Space");
WindowsManager.Activate();
WindowsManager.UpdateWindowsStructure();
return;
}
if (Node.Exists(Space.CurrentScene() + "/Vray"))
{
Width = Node.Value(Space.CurrentScene() + "/Vray", "Image Width")
Height = Node.Value(Space.CurrentScene() + "/Vray", "Image Height")
}
if (Node.Exists("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 1/VrayView Node"))
{
WindowsManager.MoveWindow("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 1", -1, -1, Width, Height, -1, -1, -1)
}
if (Node.Exists("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 2/VrayView Node"))
{
WindowsManager.MoveWindow("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 2", -1, -1, Width, Height, -1, -1, -1)
}
if (Node.Exists("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 3/VrayView Node"))
{
WindowsManager.MoveWindow("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 3", -1, -1, Width, Height, -1, -1, -1)
}
if (Node.Exists("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 4/VrayView Node"))
{
WindowsManager.MoveWindow("/Project/Windows Manager Space/Frame Window, 4", -1, -1, Width, Height, -1, -1, -1)
}
OfflineRender.RenderAnimation('')
}

I imagine we will change the temp folder to somewhere inside the trueSpace folders

clintonman wrote: 15 Jun 2018, 03:43 attached is YafaRay4tS with some updates.

new file dialog that doesn't have a blank filename to start - requires new Clintons3dplugin plugin from previous post
animation can be cancelled by pressing the esc key
buttons just in case the Lighting Method watchdog falls asleep

yafaray install default checks 2 locations:
"C:\\Program Files\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\2.79\\scripts\\addons\\yafaray_v3\\bin\\yafaray-xml.exe";
"C:\\Program Files\\yafaray_v3\\bin\\yafaray-xml.exe"

temp location default checks for
"C:\\Temp"
if that does not exist it uses the system temp folder for the user

I imagine we will change the temp folder to somewhere inside the trueSpace folders

trueBlue wrote: 15 Jun 2018, 18:01 ...
If the Output Render File string is empty I notice 4 problems.
Error.PNG
Error2.PNG
Error3.PNG
I also got an error using the file button about the script GetFileRender. But I can not replicate.

trueBlue wrote: 15 Jun 2018, 22:18 I do not have any problems with it stopping here.
Did you right click to stop it?

trueBlue wrote: 16 Jun 2018, 00:15 ...

Are you okay with the Render to File?
IMHO, It gives some safety to the Animation Render icon. Less you want to automatically create 300 + images by a click of a button.

...

More Importantly is the compatibility with YafaRaytS and Vray.
Easiest solution is just make it a requirement that you should Uninstall Vray when using YafaRay4tS.

clintonman wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 23:30 After seeing your panel I suggest it works this way:

Render Animation - opens the animation Render to File panel
Render Scene - opens a similar panel without the animation controls.
Render Object - renders to a fixed file with no dialog, like lightworks render to screen on model side
Render Area - defaults to the fixed file with an option on the YafaRay4tS panel for no dialog, render scene dialog or animation dialog