Camera Lock Script?

aaráribel caađo

Once I settle in on a camera angle, I like to lock my rendering camera down by locking the translation and rotation transforms. It's not a huge effort, I'd really love a script to have one-clock lock/unlock of transforms. Unfortunately, when I open up the scripting window, I'm completely lost. I don't know how to target the camera or how to switch between lock and unlocked modes for transforms. Has anybody written such a script? Or, if not, would it be easier to write than I think?

Richard Haseltine

// Camera lock// (c) Richard haseltine, Jan 2017// get list of selected itemsvar selectedNodes = Scene.getSelectedNodeList();var control;// go through listfor ( var n = 0 ; n < selectedNodes.length ; n++ ) {	// is it a camera?	if ( selectedNodes[ n ].inherits( "DzCamera" ) ) {		// get and lock its transforms		control = selectedNodes[ n ].getXPosControl();		if ( control ) {			control.lock( true );		}		control = selectedNodes[ n ].getYPosControl();		if ( control ) {			control.lock( true );		}		control = selectedNodes[ n ].getZPosControl();		if ( control ) {			control.lock( true );		}		control = selectedNodes[ n ].getXRotControl();		if ( control ) {			control.lock( true );		}		control = selectedNodes[ n ].getYRotControl();		if ( control ) {			control.lock( true );		}		control = selectedNodes[ n ].getZRotControl();		if ( control ) {			control.lock( true );		}	}}

change true to false throughout for an unlock script

aaráribel caađo

Thanks Richard, that's excellent

mjc1016

Here's a couple of icons for this...

Rename them CameraLock.dsa.png/CameraUnlock.dsa.png (if that's what you named the scripts) and drop them along side the scripts.

FirePro9

Just curious, can I include this camera lock script in a commercial product as a very useful tool but not the primary purpose of the product?  Thank you.

Omniflux

Here's a version with undo and unlock support you can use

// DAZ Studio version 4.12.1.118 filetype DAZ Script// Lock (or unlock) selected cameras position and rotation.//// Hold SHIFT when running script to unlock.//// Author: Omniflux// Version: 1// Date: 2021-01-21(function (bUnlock) {	function lockControls (object) {		functions = [object.getXPosControl, object.getYPosControl, object.getZPosControl,		             object.getXRotControl, object.getYRotControl, object.getZRotControl];		functions.forEach (function (control) { if (control) control().lock (!bUnlock) });	}	function undoString() {		var sUndo = bUnlock ? "Unlock" : "Lock";		var sName = (Scene.getNumSelectedCameras() == 1) ? Scene.getSelectedCamera (0).getLabel() : "Cameras";		return "%1 %2".arg (sUndo).arg (sName);	}	if (Scene.getNumSelectedCameras() == 0)		MessageBox.warning ("This action requires one or more cameras to be selected.", "Selection Error", "&OK", "");	else {		beginUndo();		Scene.getSelectedCameraList().forEach (lockControls);		acceptUndo (undoString());	}})(App.modifierKeyState() & 0x02000000);

If you want to use it as two separate scripts to lock / unlock, change the last line

})(true);	// Unlock})(false);	// Lock

 

FirePro9

Omniflux, thank you very much!

Tugpsx

Guys if it's ok with you,  I'm merging the codes into another old  camera project. We will rename it project since there are a lot of us on it.

Tugpsx

@Omniflux here is the shell for the project.

 

Tugpsx

New version of CamLock2022 has been released. Check out the related video.

CamLock2022v2 allows you to easiy lock your Beauty/Production camera during scene composition.

Updated with "Camera Locked" scene indicator.

Files linked below

https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts9/camlock2022v2

Click image below for video tutorial

AnEye4Art

Tugpsx said:

New version of CamLock2022 has been released. Check out the related video.

CamLock2022v2 allows you to easiy lock your Beauty/Production camera during scene composition.

Cool. Thanks. 

Tugpsx

Be sure to grab the new version it has the camera locked scene indicator.

FirePro9

Got it, thanks Tugpsx, nice update!

I did a Create Custom Action to save it to the Scripts Menu, then, because I use it a lot, I gave it a keyboard shortcut:  "Window>Workspace>Customise find the script's entry under Custom on the left, right-click on it, Change Keyboard Shortcut, and press the combo you want."

Tugpsx

FirePro9 said:

Got it, thanks Tugpsx, nice update!

I did a Create Custom Action to save it to the Scripts Menu, then, because I use it a lot, I gave it a keyboard shortcut:  "Window>Workspace>Customise find the script's entry under Custom on the left, right-click on it, Change Keyboard Shortcut, and press the combo you want."

Glad you are enjoying the update. The shortcuts do come in handy. Thanks for sharing. 

mCasual

Hi there

I posted CamLock2022V2 on its own google-sites site page

this way :  https://sites.google.com/site/mcasualsdazscripts9/camlock2022v2

i will also make a thread for it in the freebies forum

 

gitika1

Nice idea.  Didn't work for me.  Perhaps it is because I still use 4.12

2022-05-09 17:56:40.663 WARNING: Script Error: Line 80
2022-05-09 17:56:40.663 WARNING: TypeError: Result of expression 'wLockBtn.clicked.scriptConnect' [undefined] is not a function.

Omniflux

@gitka1

Yes, Function::scriptConnect isn't available in DS versions older than Jan. 2021, it was introduced when Function::connect was deprecated.

Just for you, here is a modified version that I believe will work with 4.12. Please respond if it does!

Tugpsx

@Omniflux thanks for the update and addressing the issue.