Hi everyone.
I’v been looking for functionality like this for a while. When it didn’t come I thought… well let me do it! :yes:
Check out http://www.********.org/15539/python
Copy and paste in a text file then save as .py. I called my file space_view3D_Stored3DViews.py.
It basically allows you to save certain views in the .blend file. Like for instance a nice rendering angle. Then when you want to reuse the view… just hit a button and voila.
Crits and comments are welcome!
Happy blending!
I see there is an issue with ******** website.
The link is… .http://www.p a s t e a l l.org/15539/python (minus the spaces)
Hmmm. Does this work better than having multiple cameras and just switching between them?
I like this plugin. Thanx
I prefer not to have to add lots of cameras to a scene because it clutters the outliner - but that’s just personal preference. Also, AFAIK there is currently no way to add a description to a camera (other than the name)
On a side note: I’m planning to expand the addon to save all your browsing history for the active session. I’ve found it to be an invaluable tool on some other 3D packages. Basically the idea is that everytime you move the view, it gets recorded (active session only). You can then go back to previous views by hitting a shortcut key. The initial version (this one) let’s you save views that you use on a regular basis. This comes in especially handy when using GPU rendering where a camera is no longer needed. Simply changing the view will be sufficient e.g Octane or Modo or smallLux (I think??)…
I forsee that in the future the openGL graphics of blender will be good enough so that a quick screenshot will suffice for most people (especially in the mechanical industry). It is already possible with applications like SolidWorks (with realview and ambient occlusion, where the graphics is insane! so it’s a matter of time for blender)
I see that the script is indeed broken in version R31829…???
Need to check out the differences… some basic stuff isn’t working.