python and settings

[1Lyubomir]

I'm new to scripting. Could you tell me how to set and get values from "Octane settings" window (Kernel) using python??

[aoktar]

Are you happy to see a little c++ code?

[salmon]

[aoktar]

Ok, sorry. All settings is on a object. Which is named "myOctaneSettings" and hidden.
You can find it and get BaseContainer. code is "BaseContainer *bc = paramObject->GetDataInstance()" Which is similar in phyton.

You should know all parameters with Id and types also. I can post a c++ to see this parameters. like this

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  /// ---------------  DirectLighting  Kernel---------------
        DlGIMod         =   bc->GetLong( SET_DIRECT_GIMOD, 4);
        DLAODist        =   (float) bc->GetReal(SET_DIRECT_AODIST, 5.0);
        DlMaxSamples    =   bc->GetLong( SET_DIRECT_MAXSAMPLES, 128);
        DlDifDepth      =   bc->GetLong( SET_DIRECT_DIFDEPTH, 2);
        DlGlosDepth     =   bc->GetLong( SET_DIRECT_GLOSDEPTH, 2);
        DlFsize         =   (float) bc->GetReal( SET_DIRECT_FSIZE, 1.2);

[1Lyubomir]

Thank you! But one more question. How to refresh "Octane Settings" window after setting new values?

[LudovicRouy]

Here is a script to put in a python script tag (sorry I don't know how to force indentation in post replace * by tab):

import c4d

def main():
* op[c4d.EXPRESSION_ENABLE]=0
* octSet = 0
* oLst = doc.GetObjects()
* for i in oLst :
** if i.GetName()=="myOctaneSettings":
*** octSet = i.GetDataInstance()
* if octSet :
** print " GI mode : " + str(octSet[c4d.SET_DIRECT_GIMOD])
** print " AO distance : " + str(octSet[c4d.SET_DIRECT_AODIST])
** print " Max samples : " + str(octSet[c4d.SET_DIRECT_MAXSAMPLES])
** print " Diffuse depth : " + str(octSet[c4d.SET_DIRECT_DIFDEPTH])
** print " Glossy depth : " + str(octSet[c4d.SET_DIRECT_GLOSDEPTH])
** print " Filter size : " + str(octSet[c4d.SET_DIRECT_FSIZE])

Hope this will help other python coders

Thanks to Ahmet and his c++ settings

[1Lyubomir]

Here is a script to put in a python script tag (sorry I don't know how to force indentation in post replace * by tab):

Good script. Thanks.
But when I write my own value to settings like: octSet[c4d.SET_DIRECT_MAXSAMPLES]=2000.0
setting changes but in Octane Settings window nothing happens and c4d.EventAdd() useless

[LudovicRouy]

Yes, i didn't know how to update the settings window

BUT if you close it, execute your script then reopen it, you'll see that settings are changed and updated.

Or as you know the keys you can close the window run your script and just use the print statement to verify updates.

Please Ahmet could you post other c++ settings ?

[aoktar]

All command is in txt file. I don't know a way to force updates on external dialog.But IDD_SETTINGS_DIALOG is id for settings dialog. Also you can see all values in "vprender.h" and "c4d_symbols.h".
Setting ID's are also same on Octane render settings.

[LudovicRouy]

Thanks Ahmet,

Its a good starting point