Batch Cameras / Suns OCM Exporter v1.0

[TIG]

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Plugins folder > OctaneOCMbatchExporter.rb

Usage:

Menu File > Octane OCM Batch Export... > Cameras
or Ruby Console type: OctaneOCMbatch::Camera.export

Only Scenes 'included' in the Animation in the 'Scene Manager' are exported.
To allow logical use of the scenes later keep names sequential - Scene001,
Scene002 etc - never duplicate Scene names.
Available SKP Scenes are exported in turn into an OCM file, suitable to
import into an Octane OCS later.
Each OCM file is saved with the model inside a folder named after the model
thus - e.g. "../ModelName_BatchCameraOCMs/"
Each OCM file is named thus "../ModelName[Camera_SceneName].ocm".
Spaces and Non-ASCII characters are made into '_' in Model/Scene names.
It includes:-
eye [pos] [as xyz]
target [as xyz]
up [as xyz]
fov [degrees]


Menu File > Octane OCM Batch Export... > Suns
or Ruby Console type: OctaneOCMbatch::Sun.export

Only Scenes 'included' in the Animation in the 'Scene Manager' are exported.
To allow logical use of the scenes later keep names sequential - Scene001,
Scene002 etc - never duplicate Scene names.
Available SKP Scenes are exported in turn into an OCM file, suitable to
import into an Octane OCS later.
Each OCM file is saved with the model inside a folder named after the model
thus - e.g. "../ModelName_BatchSunOCMs/"
Each OCM file is named thus "../ModelName[Sun_SceneName].ocm".
Spaces and Non-ASCII characters are made into '_' in Model/Scene names.
It includes:-
sundir [vector]
longitude [degrees]
latitude [degrees]
day [1-31]
month [1-12]
hour [0-24.000]
gmtoffset [0-24]
northoffset [0-1.0, i.e. North-angle as proportion of 360]

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Version:
1.0 20111011 First issue.

OctaneOCMbatchExporter.zip

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[Alain]

Thanks, this seems to be pretty usefull !

Kind regards
Alain

[Interfaces]

THANKS, THANKS!!!!! IT 's very good.
Too bad in octane, we can not import multiple file "ocm" both!!!!

[Interfaces]

The ideal will be to integrate into the Octane exporter version 1024.06 for example with the possibility to import a view or sunlight or all of the views or suns in octane, it would avoid to import one file at a time OCM.

[TIG]

I don't think importing OCMs is doable from the command?
But at least it's part way there...
Maybe a working drag+drop of sets of camera-OCMs onto the OCS pane will come soon...

[Interfaces]

OK-TIG AND THANKS VERY MUCH !!!!

[kubo]

that is a nice addition to SU, thanks

[ayan13]

Thank you for the grreat plugins! They make life easier.
And TIG , Can you improve the plugins to support asian language path on windows
'cause I have to rename the file to english and put them to non-asian language folder.

Best wishs!

[TIG]

Unfortunately the version of Ruby that Sketchup uses is prone to failure with non-ASCII characters in file-names and paths.
It's not just Asian characters but even accented letters as in French words etc.
I'm part of a group looking at ways to fix this, but by the time we cludge around the issue Sketchup will probably be updated to a less problematical with UFT8 stuff...

[ayan13]

Unfortunately the version of Ruby that Sketchup uses is prone to failure with non-ASCII characters in file-names and paths.
It's not just Asian characters but even accented letters as in French words etc.
I part of a group looking at ways to fix this, but by the time we cludge around the issue Sketchup will probably be updated to a less problematical with UFT8 stuff...

Thank you TIG for so quick reply! I got it!!