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Hi:
Since for my proyect I need octane to do flythrough animation I created a python script for blender that saves the camera position on each frame and then runs octane for each position.

Usage:
- Export your .obj file as you would normally do.
- Import into octane, change all settings you need to render your scene and save into a .ocs file.
- Open your blender original scene, copy the script below and paste it into blender's text editor, change all necessary Variables (fully explained in script).
- Hit Alt + p over the text editor.
- Check the console, the last line should read "export finished", if not, it will show where the error is.
- Run the .bat file
- Return a couple of hour later to see your results .

The script:

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#Octane export camera script, writes a bat that launches octane several times for animations
#Thanks to Dave Jarvis, for the inspiration
#Made by CGgap in blendeartist, Curious Guy in Octane forums
#Known issues:
#            -The export bat is generated in the disk root
#            -octane has to close every time a image is rendered
#            -Camera and camera target cant be parented

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import Blender

print "export started"

################################# VARIABLES #####################################
# Put your camera name where Camera is:
cam = Blender.Object.Get('Camera')
# Put your camera target name where target is:
camt = Blender.Object.Get("target")
# Write your osc full path here, watch out for \a, \n, \r, \t and others \something! and watch for spaces!
oscfile = "C:\est/enim.ocs"
# Write your octane path here:
octpath = "C:\Program Files/3D/Octane Render 1.021 x64"
# Write the path where you want to create your export file: (for some reason I can't get the file out of C:\)
path = "C:/octaneexport.bat"
# Mesh object name (in octane)
mesh = "anim_000001.obj"
# Write how you want to call your rendered images
IM = "C:\IM/test"
# Number of maximum samples:
samples = "300"
# Set your starting and ending frame:
firstFrame = 1
lastFrame = 360
##################################################################################

f = file(path, 'w')

f.writelines("cd "+octpath+"\n")

for frame in range( firstFrame, lastFrame+1, 1 ):
   f.writelines("octane -m "+mesh+" --cam-pos-x "+str(cam.LocX)+" --cam-pos-y "+str(cam.LocZ)+" --cam-pos-z "+str(cam.LocY*-1)+" --cam-target-x "+str(camt.LocX)+" --cam-target-y "+str(camt.LocZ)+" --cam-target-z "+str(camt.LocY*-1)+" -o "+IM+str(frame)+" -s "+samples+" -e "+oscfile+'\n')
   print "exported frame: "+str(frame)
   print "Camera coordinates: "+str(cam.LocX)+", "+str(cam.LocY)+", "+str(cam.LocZ)
   print "Target coordinates: "+str(camt.LocX)+", "+str(camt.LocY)+", "+str(camt.LocZ)
   Blender.Set( 'curframe', frame )

f.close()

print "export finished"

Limitations:
- The export bat is generated in the disk root
- Octane has to close every time a image is rendered (Radiance: There is a way to avoid this?)
- Camera and camera target can't be parented (actually i'm not sure of this)

Maybe I will also add blender to octane conversion lens and changing .obj file between frames.

Here is a little example:

Ok, it's staring to get late here, must go to bed

Cheers

Hi,

Thanks, but we also have a blender script that's more full featured, which we'll post on the forums today or tomorrow...

Radiance

Great then, less work for me

Thank you "curious guy"!
Radiance: any news about the exporter for blender?

Thank you.
xsippo

xsippo wrote:Thank you "curious guy"!
Radiance: any news about the exporter for blender?

Thank you.
xsippo

we're updating all exporters to comply with the new spec for the 2.2 release, so it should be available just after 2.2 is out,
but it's not me writing it so i'm not %100 sure. it will be available soon.

Radiance

thanks curious

i'm wondering if an export script with all options is/will available?

thanks curious

that's a good new radiance any approximate eta ?

the commercial version contains a complete octane plugin/exporter for blender.
look on our features page, below.

(it's a different script, it has nothing to do with this thread)

Radiance

Great !! , sorry for the mistake

My preferred way to add Python scripts to Blender is to avoid the .blender/scripts folder altogether and create a blenderScripts folder in your Home folder.
The open Blender, go to the User Preferences window, click on the "File Paths" tab and look for the "Python Scripts" field, on v.2.49 in the second column.