What means "Enabled with a script"? (Camera features)

[Micha]

• Camera clipping user interface implemented. When the camera clipping is enabled with a script the appropriate UI controls (Clipping Near, Clipping Far) are listed in the Camera settings rollout

Hi,

I don't understand how to get access to the new controls?

-Micha

[nikoleta.garkova]

Hi Micha,

After you run the following script

import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import System
rv = rs.GetPlugInObject("V-Ray for Rhino").Scene().Plugin("/RenderView")
rv.Param("clipping").Value = System.Boolean(True)

you should be now able to see the UI controls in the Asset Editor's Camera Settings - see attached image.

[Micha]

Great, thank you. Could it be possible to get a button which enable all advanced features? Maybe at the VfR toolbar? So, your advanced users could get a full interface with all the handy nice features.

[javierrentas]

Could it be possible to get a button which enable all advanced features? Maybe at the VfR toolbar?

Please, not all of us know how to script. But advanced users need those tools.

[javierrentas]

Can you guys advise how to run this script to enable the camera clipping?
for some reason, I got an error?

Best

[javierrentas]

I figured it out. The issue is that the camera clipping UI appears after I save the file. Is there any easy way to update the UI?

Best,

[Micha]

I don't understand the problem. You get an UI and can change the parameter. Is it not easy? Or is something not working? I didn't test it now.

[nikolay.bakalov]

Hi javierrentas

Yes there is. There is a method called 'RefreshUI' you can call to push the changes to the UI
As an alternative you can make a transaction that will automatically push the changes

Also the script is using the old syntax. There is a wrapper python module in the installation that hides the details and makes it quite clean & neat to script V-Ray:

import rhVRay as vray

vray.Scene.RenderView.clipping = 1
vray.RefreshUI()

If you prefer the transaction way

import rhVRay as vray

vray.Scene.BeginChange()
vray.Scene.RenderView.clipping = 1
vray.Scene.EndChange()

I'll make some changes to how the transactions work in the future releases, so it is even cleaner, neater and more intuitive

Cheers

[javierrentas]

Thank you Nikolay, The scripts did their job.

Best,

[nikolay.bakalov]

Starting V-Ray 5.20.04 for Rhino there is a simpler transaction syntax, inspired from this thread

import rhVRay as vray

with vray.Scene.Transaction() as f:
    vray.Scene.RenderView.clipping = 1