Difference between revisions of "IC Python API:Smooth Camera Follow"

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Main article: RL Python Samples.

Smooth Camera Follow

This script lets the user pick a camera/view and a prop/target to follow. The camera will always be facing the direction of the target prop with delay as an adjustable factor. The Offset values creates a distance between the view and the target. Use the Delay value to create a lag between the view and the target.

Learn How to

• Drive the motion of the camera according to the animation of a prop.
• Populate drop down menus/combo boxes with elements from the scene.
• Set timer and event callbacks and attach commands.

Required Files

• iClone scene with camera and animated prop
• Smooth Camera Follow Python script
• Extensions Python script

Steps to Take

1. Unzip the contents of Smooth Camera Follow.zip into the iClone install directory ...\Bin64\OpenPlugin.
2. Load the script into the project from the menu: Plugins > Python Samples > Smooth Camera Follow.
3. Follow the instructions in the subsequent dialog window.

Code Flow

Given a target prop and a target camera, the script will also require the inputs for the camera movement delay and offset position from the target prop. The code creates a new movement animation for the camera transformations by applying keys in the timeline. The final result is a camera that smoothly follows the target prop at the designated offset position with a certain degree of lag time decided by the user.

Modules Used

You can research the following references for the modules deployed in this code.

main.py

Extensions.py