Vue Stereo Image Camera Creation Script

This python script creates a pair of cameras for rendering stereo images in Vue. It’s pretty easy to do without the script but this just speeds things up a bit. Christina has two tutorials about making stereo camera’s on her web site. Its a basic solution that doesn’t generate an animated camera and it won’t work with cameras that aren’t flat and level. Originally created after a request from Jim Coe

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Python Code


#******************************************************
# Creates a pair of cameras in a vue scene for
# rendering stereo position images
#
# - vuestereocamera.py
# - By Mark Caldwell
# - Version 0.1
# - 3rd September 2007
# - Copyright Mark Caldwell 2007
# - Tested with Vue 6.5 Infinite
#
# How to use in 3 easy steps
#
# 1. Download this file onto your computer
#
# 2. Position a camera where you want to render a
#    stereo image for and make sure it's your selected
#    camera
#
# 3. Then run script and wait for it to work
#    To run it go to Python -> Run Python Script
#    Then locate the file on your computer
#
#******************************************************

#------------------------------------------------------
# Get Input and Test Value is a positive floating point
#------------------------------------------------------

def TestValAngle (messagetxt,titletxt,default):
    hit=-2
    val=-1

    while hit<0:
        try:
            if float(val)>0:
                hit=1;
            elif hit==-2:
                val=Prompt (messagetxt,default,true,titletxt)
                hit=-1
            else:
                val=Prompt ("Error: Value must an positive number\n\n"+messagetxt,val,true,titletxt)
        except:
            hit=-1
            val=Prompt ("Error: Value must an positive number\n\n"+messagetxt,val,true,titletxt)

    return float(val)

#------------------------------------------------------
# Convert Degrees to Radians
#------------------------------------------------------

def degtorad(deg):
    rad=deg*(math.pi/180)
    return rad

#--------------------------------------------
# Start of Main Code
#--------------------------------------------

import math

separation=TestValAngle ('Eye Separation','Eye Separation','6.5')

camX=StoreCamera  ()

SwitchCamera (camX)

SelectByType(VuePython.VUEBasicObject.VOT_Camera)
cam = GetSelectedObjectByIndex(0)

pos=cam.Position()
rot=cam.GetRotationAngles()

y=(math.sin(degtorad(rot[2]))*separation)+pos[1]
x=(math.cos(degtorad(rot[2]))*separation)+pos[0]

cam.SetPosition(x,y,pos[2])

#----------------------------------------------
# End of Script
#----------------------------------------------

Vue Stereo Image Camera Creation Script

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