Python based Maya Viewport Render Region

[MOSFET]

Came across this python based Viewport Render Region for Maya that will supposedly work with any renderer:

http://therenderblog.com/maya-viewport-render/

This is a bit of a cop out as I haven't had the chance to give it a shot with Octane. But I was wondering if anyone else would be interested or if Jimstar would know if this is truly compatible with Octane or not.

To switch between renders you can do a basic test like so:

currentRender = cmds.getAttr(‘defaultRenderGlobals.currentRenderer’)

#later in the script

if currentRender == ‘arnold’:
# arnold render command
elif currentRender == ‘vray’:
# vray render command
elif currentRender == ‘mentalRay’:
# mr render command
else:
cmds.warning( ‘render engine not supported’ )