Thanks Edy, Thought about doing that but seems so hacky. While it will work, I'll submit the request anyway.
-------------------------------------------- Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Edy Susanto Lim <[email protected]>wrote: > I previously use this code for creating a view with headlight on. > but this should also be useful for your case, sexy Eric. > > > xsi = Application > import win32com.client > > def getLastView(): > coll = win32com.client.Dispatch( "XSI.Collection" ) > coll.Items = "Views.View*" > return coll(coll.Count-1) > > > def createOrthoView(objColl=None): > layout = xsi.Desktop.ActiveLayout > > orthoView = layout.CreateView2( "Object View", "OrthoCam") > orthoView.Resize(400,500) > # this has to be called to force xsi to immediately create the view > # then we can set it's attribute > xsi.Desktop.RedrawUI() > > # get last view returns the latest created view > viewName = getLastView().Fullname > > # get the active camera > cameraName = orthoView.GetAttributeValue("camera") > if cameraName == "default": > cameraName = "%s.UserCamera"%viewName > > orthoCam = xsi.Dictionary.GetObject(cameraName) > > # enable headlight > orthoCam.Properties("Camera Display").Parameters("headlight").Value = > True > # set ortho > orthoCam.Parameters("proj").Value = 0 > > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("autoframe","True") > if objColl: > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("targetcontent", objColl.GetAsText() ) > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("displayall","False") > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("autoframe","False") > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("lockstatus","True") > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("autoalign","True") > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("displaymode","shaded") > orthoView.SetAttributeValue("modifycameras", "False") > > > # test create cylinder and create a view for it > xsi.CreatePrim("Cylinder", "MeshSurface", "", "") > createOrthoView(xsi.Selection) > > > > Have fun, > edy > > > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:52 PM, Jon Swindells <[email protected]> wrote: > >> yup, i was missing something :) >> >> add me to the list of +1's >> >> >> On 13 September 2013 18:10, Daniel Brassard <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I understand Eric predicament. The objectview by default open to >>> perspective, if you tick orthographic, the objectview does not retain the >>> setting when closed and their is not current setting in the attributes to >>> change it in the preference setting either. >>> >>> >>> http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/softimage2014/en_us/sdkguide/si_cmds/ObjectViewAttributes.html >>> >>> I tried the SetValue("preferences.objectview. ....) way and it is not >>> accessible. >>> >>> +1 on Eric request. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Jon Swindells <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> wouldn't a relational view with max instance prop set to 1 be the way >>>> to go ? >>>> >>>> if you are popping it up through script i don't see a problem with >>>> getting the camera properties also, >>>> you'd have an easy to search for named singleton if you need it >>>> >>>> or am i missing the obvious here ? >>>> >>>> >>>> On 12 September 2013 20:40, Eric Thivierge <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'd like to open the object view and have it set to ortho >>>>> automatically. For creating and editing bone chains and other things that >>>>> need to lay flat on the plane between root, 2nd bone and effector >>>>> orthographic is usually best. I'd like to not have to add additional >>>>> objects or edit objects already in the scene but looks like I'll have to >>>>> do >>>>> so. >>>>> >>>>> If I could get at the camera under the view I could automatically set >>>>> the ortho so the user doesn't have to and I don't change anything else in >>>>> the scene and I can create a simple and streamlined workflow for the tools >>>>> I'm building. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On September-12-13 1:35:16 PM, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> there is no technical reason for that attribute return value to be so >>>>>> terse, but I'm not sure exactly what you need. maybe you need a user >>>>>> pref to the default camera mode, or maybe you want to open the object >>>>>> view with a scene camera that you control (which should be possible >>>>>> with setattribute) >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Eric Thivierge < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Should I even bother logging a feature request or is it something >>>>>>> that isn't >>>>>>> possible because they are dynamic and tied to the view? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jon Swindells >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Jon Swindells >> [email protected] >> > > > > -- > Edy Susanto Lim > TD > http://sawamura.neorack.com >
