Scripting: Camera Manipulation

Camera Manipulation ^{(GUI and Headless)}

Working with cameras in scripting is just like using the Camera tab in Project → Camera: You can create a camera, manipulate it to suit your needs, and save it.

>>> lux.newCamera("New")
True
>>> lux.setCameraLookAt(pt = (1, 1, 1)) # Example manipulation.
>>> lux.saveCamera()

Inspect the cameras available:

>>> lux.getCameras()
['New', 'last_active', 'default']

Choose another camera:

>>> lux.setCamera("default")

Remove the camera you just created:

>>> lux.removeCamera("New")
True
>>> lux.getCameras()
['last_active', 'default']

Note
If you remove the active camera it will choose the “Free Camera”.

You can also set a standard view:

>>> lux.setStandardView(lux.VIEW_TOP)

The following 7 standard views are available:

lux.VIEW_FRONT
lux.VIEW_BACK
lux.VIEW_TOP
lux.VIEW_BOTTOM
lux.VIEW_LEFT
lux.VIEW_RIGHT
lux.VIEW_ISOMETRIC

Setting a standard view manipulates the active camera so you could create a camera for each standard view, but remember to save them.

Scripting: Camera Manipulation

Camera Manipulation (GUI and Headless)

Camera Manipulation ^{(GUI and Headless)}