Script to render 360 photos.

Signed-off-by: Mark Hale <mark.hale@physics.org>

contrib/blender/odm_photo.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# Renders a photo.
+# To generate a 360 panoramic photo:
+# blender -b photo_360.blend --python odm_photo.py -- <project-path>
+# To generate a 360 3D panoramic photo:
+# blender -b photo_vr.blend --python odm_photo.py -- <project-path>
+# NB: argument order matters!
+
+import sys
+import bpy
+import materials_utils
+
+surfaceShaderType = 'ShaderNodeEmission'
+surfaceShaderName = 'Emission'
+
+
+def main():
+
+    if len(sys.argv) < 5 or sys.argv[-2] != '--':
+        sys.exit('Please provide the ODM project path.')
+
+    projectHome = sys.argv[-1]
+
+    bpy.utils.register_module('materials_utils')
+
+    bpy.ops.import_scene.obj(filepath=projectHome +
+                             '/odm_texturing/odm_textured_model_geo.obj',
+                             axis_forward='Y', axis_up='-Z')
+
+    bpy.ops.xps_tools.convert_to_cycles_all()
+
+    model = bpy.data.objects[-1]
+    minX = float('inf')
+    maxX = float('-inf')
+    minY = float('inf')
+    maxY = float('-inf')
+    minZ = float('inf')
+    maxZ = float('-inf')
+    for coord in model.bound_box:
+        x = coord[0]
+        y = coord[1]
+        z = coord[2]
+        minX = min(x, minX)
+        maxX = max(x, maxX)
+        minY = min(y, minY)
+        maxY = max(y, maxY)
+        minZ = min(z, minZ)
+        maxZ = max(z, maxZ)
+
+    model.location[2] += minZ
+
+    for m in bpy.data.materials:
+        nt = m.node_tree
+        nt.nodes.remove(nt.nodes['Color Mult'])
+        nt.nodes.remove(nt.nodes['Diffuse BSDF'])
+        nt.nodes.new(surfaceShaderType)
+        nt.links.new(nt.nodes['Material Output'].inputs[0],
+                     nt.nodes[surfaceShaderName].outputs[0])
+        nt.links.new(nt.nodes[surfaceShaderName].inputs[0],
+                     nt.nodes['Diffuse Texture'].outputs[0])
+
+    blendName = bpy.path.display_name_from_filepath(bpy.data.filepath)
+    bpy.data.scenes['Scene'].render.filepath = projectHome +
+    '/odm_photo/odm_' + blendName + '.jpg'
+    bpy.ops.render.render(write_still=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()