Render with default lights

Hey Wobi, you spend lots time to describe exactly what you want... Did you ever tried to write something yourself? Seriously? If you stick with something, you always can receive help here by posting your code.

Regards, Anubis

Hey thanks guys,

Sry I did not write earlier. These are nice scripts... BUT:

 

This isn't really what I need since these methods depend on the two default lights beeing created BEFORE the script!

1. I don't want to have to create the default lights prior to running the script (should be temporary created by the script and deleted after rendering has finished)

2. I don't want to use the "2-Default-Light"-Setup but the standard "1-Default-Light"-Setup (which cannot be created by the user as with the 2-default-lights setup)

3. The light should be placed with regard to the actual camera position (as the single default light does).

 

Just to clear things up:

 

1. Open a new scene. (Be sure to have single-default-light-setup)

2. Create a teapot.

3. Press render. (See only the single default light coming from somewhat above the camera...)

 

4. Rotate and/or move the camera.

5. Press render. --> Now you notice that the default-single-light changed position according to the camera! Lighting the object always from the same angle<--

6. Now create a light.

After this first light is created, I never ever again can render like before without having any light in the scene. Know what I mean?

 

So, the script should (by itself) create a temporary light with position according to the actual camera position (like the default light does... probably a 45-degree position above the camera...). Then, before rendering, turn all other lights off and after rendering turn them back on again and delete the temporary light.

 

See what I mean?

 

But again, thanks for your effort, I really appreciate your ideas.... but it would be soooo cool (for me) if this could work the way I described above ^^

 

Till then

Greetz Ben

 

PS: That the scripts turns off Final Gather, Photons and all that stuff is just perfect *thumbs up*

cool, didnt know about that feature:-)

Hmm, this must be more easy task if assign Pre-Render and Post-Render scripts, and this way can easy turn on/off script at any time. All that need to do is to save 2 super short scripts (in separate files):

-- PRE-Render script
lights.enabled=off
#($DefaultFillLight,$DefaultKeyLight).enabled=on
-- POST-Render script
lights.enabled=on
#($DefaultFillLight,$DefaultKeyLight).enabled=off

updated the script to include finalgather, caustics and global illumination.

(
rollout rollout_DefaultLights "Default Lights Switch"
(
button DefaultOn "Default Lights On"
button DefaultOff "Default Lights Off"
checkbox Finalgather "Involve Final Gather"
checkbox Caustic "Involve Caustics"
checkbox GlobalIllum "Involve Global Illumination"

on DefaultOn pressed do
(
local NonDefault = for o in lights where o != $DefaultKeyLight and o != $DefaultFillLight collect o
local Default = #($DefaultFillLight,$DefaultKeyLight) as array

for o in Nondefault do o.enabled = off
for o in Nondefault do try(o.on = false) catch()
for o in Default do o.enabled = on
	
if Finalgather.checked == true do renderers.current.FinalGatherEnable2 = false
if Caustic.checked == true do renderers.current.CausticsEnable = false
if GlobalIllum.checked == true do renderers.current.GlobalIllumEnable = false
)
on DefaultOff pressed do
(
local NonDefault = for o in lights where o != $DefaultKeyLight and o != $DefaultFillLight collect o
local Default = #($DefaultFillLight,$DefaultKeyLight) as array

for o in Nondefault do o.enabled = on
for o in Nondefault do try(o.on = true) catch()
for o in Default do o.enabled = off
	
if Finalgather.checked == true do renderers.current.FinalGatherEnable2 = true
if Caustic.checked == true do renderers.current.CausticsEnable = true
if GlobalIllum.checked == true do renderers.current.GlobalIllumEnable = true
)
)
createdialog rollout_DefaultLights style:#(#style_titlebar,#Style_toolwindow,#style_sysmenu)
)

is it any good??

how about this script??

(
		
	rollout rollout_DefaultLights "Default Lights Switch"
	(
		button DefaultOn "Default Lights On"
		button DefaultOff "Default Lights Off"
		
		on DefaultOn pressed do
		(
			local NonDefault = for o in lights where o != $DefaultKeyLight and o != $DefaultFillLight collect o
			local Default = #($DefaultFillLight,$DefaultKeyLight) as array
				
			for o in Nondefault do o.enabled = off
			for o in Default do o.enabled = on
		)
		on DefaultOff pressed do
		(
			local NonDefault = for o in lights where o != $DefaultKeyLight and o != $DefaultFillLight collect o
			local Default = #($DefaultFillLight,$DefaultKeyLight) as array
			
			for o in Nondefault do o.enabled = on
			for o in Default do o.enabled = off
		)
	)
createdialog rollout_DefaultLights style:#(#style_titlebar,#Style_toolwindow,#style_sysmenu)
)

run the script and a dialog will come up. its dependent on the default lights being named "DefaultFillLight" and "DefaultKeyLight"