Implement Circle Cameras

This includes circle cameras of the manual and auto-region variety

korman/exporter/camera.py

@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ class CameraConverter:
         trans_props = camera_props.transition
 
         brain.poaOffset = hsVector3(*camera_props.poa_offset)
-        if isinstance(brain, plCameraBrain1_Avatar):
-            brain.offset = hsVector3(*camera_props.pos_offset)
         if camera_props.poa_type == "object":
             brain.subject = self._mgr.find_create_key(plSceneObject, bl=camera_props.poa_object)
 
@@ -84,6 +82,55 @@ class CameraConverter:
         # TODO: do we need to do something about animations here?
         return mod
 
+    def _export_circle_camera(self, so, bo, props):
+        brain = self._mgr.find_create_object(plCameraBrain1_Circle, so=so)
+        self._convert_brain(so, bo, props, brain)
+
+        # Circle Camera specific stuff ahoy!
+        if props.poa_type == "avatar":
+            brain.circleFlags |= plCameraBrain1_Circle.kCircleLocalAvatar
+        elif props.poa_type == "object":
+            brain.poaObject = self._mgr.find_create_key(plSceneObject, bl=props.poa_object)
+        else:
+            self._report.warn("Circle Camera '{}' has no Point of Attention. Is this intended?", bo.name, indent=3)
+        if props.circle_pos == "farthest":
+            brain.circleFlags |= plCameraBrain1_Circle.kFarthest
+
+        # If no center object is specified, we will use the camera object's location.
+        # We will use a simple vector for this object to make life simpler, however,
+        # specifying an actual center allows you to do interesting things like animate the center...
+        # Fascinating! Therefore, we will expose the Plasma Object...
+        if props.circle_center is None:
+            brain.center = hsVector3(*bo.location)
+        else:
+            brain.centerObject = self._mgr.find_create_key(plSceneObject, bl=props.circle_center)
+            # This flag has no effect in CWE, but I'm using it for correctness' sake
+            brain.circleFlags |= plCameraBrain1_Circle.kHasCenterObject
+
+        # PlasmaMAX forces these values so the circle camera is rather slow, which is somewhat
+        # sensible to me. Fast circular motion seems like a poor idea to me... If we want these
+        # values to be customizable, we probably want add some kind of range limitation or at least
+        # a flashing red light in the UI...
+        brain.acceleration = 10.0
+        brain.deceleration = 10.0
+        brain.velocity = 15.0
+
+        # Related to above, circle cameras use a slightly different velocity method.
+        # This is stored in Plasma as a fraction of the circle's circumference. It makes
+        # more sense to me to present it in terms of degrees per second, however.
+        # NOTE that Blender returns radians!!!
+        brain.cirPerSec = props.circle_velocity / (2 * math.pi)
+
+        # I consider this clever... If we have a center object, we use the magnitude of the displacement
+        # of the camera's object to the center object (at frame 0) to determine the radius. If no center
+        # object is specified, we allow the user to specify the radius.
+        # Well, it's clever until you realize it's the same thing Cyan did in PlasmaMAX... But it's harder
+        # here because Blendsucks.
+        brain.radius = props.get_circle_radius(bo)
+
+        # Done already?
+        return brain
+
     def _export_fixed_camera(self, so, bo, props):
         brain = self._mgr.find_create_object(plCameraBrain1_Fixed, so=so)
         self._convert_brain(so, bo, props, brain)
@@ -93,6 +140,9 @@ class CameraConverter:
     def _export_follow_camera(self, so, bo, props):
         brain = self._mgr.find_create_object(plCameraBrain1_Avatar, so=so)
         self._convert_brain(so, bo, props, brain)
+
+        # Follow camera specific stuff ahoy!
+        brain.offset = hsVector3(*camera_props.pos_offset)
         return brain
 
     @property

korman/properties/modifiers/region.py

@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ class PlasmaCameraRegion(PlasmaModifierProperties):
 
     camera_type = EnumProperty(name="Camera Type",
                                description="What kind of camera should be used?",
-                               items=[("auto", "Auto Follow Camera", "Automatically generated camera"),
+                               items=[("auto_follow", "Auto Follow Camera", "Automatically generated follow camera"),
+                                      ("auto_circle", "Auto Circle Camera", "Automatically generated circle camera"),
                                       ("manual", "Manual Camera", "User specified camera object")],
                                options=set())
     camera_object = PointerProperty(name="Camera",
@@ -86,9 +87,12 @@ class PlasmaCameraRegion(PlasmaModifierProperties):
             camera_so_key = exporter.mgr.find_create_key(plSceneObject, bl=self.camera_object)
             camera_props = self.camera_object.data.plasma_camera.settings
         else:
+            assert self.camera_type[:4] == "auto"
+
             # Wheedoggy! We get to export the doggone camera now.
             camera_props = self.auto_camera
-            exporter.camera.export_camera(so, bo, "follow", camera_props)
+            camera_type = self.camera_type[5:]
+            exporter.camera.export_camera(so, bo, camera_type, camera_props)
 
         # Setup physical stuff
         phys_mod = bo.plasma_modifiers.collision

korman/properties/prop_camera.py

@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ import bpy
 from bpy.props import *
 import math
 
-camera_types = [("follow", "Follow Camera", "Camera follows an object."),
-                ("fixed", "Fixed Camera", "Camera is fixed in one location.")]
+camera_types = [("circle", "Circle Camera", "The camera circles a fixed point"),
+                ("follow", "Follow Camera", "The camera follows an object"),
+                ("fixed", "Fixed Camera", "The camera is fixed in one location")]
 
 class PlasmaTransition(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     poa_acceleration = FloatProperty(name="PoA Acceleration",
@@ -142,6 +143,43 @@ class PlasmaCameraProperties(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
                                   description="The camera should be considered the Age's primary camera.",
                                   options=set())
 
+    # Cricle Camera
+    def _get_circle_radius(self):
+        # This is coming from the UI, so we need to get the active object from
+        # Blender's context and pass that on to the actual getter.
+        return self.get_circle_radius(bpy.context.object)
+    def _set_circle_radius(self, value):
+        # Don't really care about error checking...
+        self.circle_radius_value = value
+
+    circle_center = PointerProperty(name="Center",
+                                    description="Center of the circle camera's orbit",
+                                    type=bpy.types.Object,
+                                    options=set())
+    circle_pos = EnumProperty(name="Position on Circle",
+                              description="The point on the circle the camera moves to",
+                              items=[("closest", "Closest Point", "The camera moves to point on the circle closest to the Point of Attention"),
+                                     ("farthest", "Farthest Point", "The point farthest from the Point of Attention")],
+                              options=set())
+    circle_velocity = FloatProperty(name="Velocity",
+                                    description="Velocity of the circle camera in degrees per second",
+                                    min=0.0, max=math.radians(360.0), precision=0, default=math.radians(36.0),
+                                    subtype="ANGLE", options=set())
+    circle_radius_ui = FloatProperty(name="Radius",
+                                     description="Radius at which the circle camera should orbit the Point of Attention",
+                                     min=0.0, get=_get_circle_radius, set=_set_circle_radius, options=set())
+    circle_radius_value = FloatProperty(name="INTERNAL: Radius",
+                                        description="Radius at which the circle camera should orbit the Point of Attention",
+                                        min=0.0, default=8.5, options={"HIDDEN"})
+
+    def get_circle_radius(self, bo):
+        """Gets the circle camera radius for this camera when it is attached to the given Object"""
+        assert bo is not None
+        if self.circle_center is not None:
+            vec = bo.location - self.circle_center.location
+            return vec.magnitude
+        return self.circle_radius_value
+
     def harvest_actors(self):
         if self.poa_type == "object":
             return set((self.poa_object.name),)

korman/ui/ui_camera.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def draw_camera_properties(cam_type, props, layout, context):
     col = split.column()
     col.label("Camera Mode:")
     col = col.column()
-    col.alert = cam_type == "follow" and props.poa_type == "none"
+    col.alert = cam_type != "fixed" and props.poa_type == "none"
     col.prop(props, "poa_type", text="")
     col.alert = False
     row = col.row()
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ def draw_camera_properties(cam_type, props, layout, context):
     col = split.column()
 
     # Position Transitions
+    col.active = cam_type != "circle"
     col.label("Default Position Transition:")
     col.prop(trans, "pos_acceleration", text="Acceleration")
     col.prop(trans, "pos_deceleration", text="Deceleration")
@@ -126,3 +127,16 @@ def draw_camera_properties(cam_type, props, layout, context):
     _draw_gated_prop(col, props, "limit_zoom", "zoom_min")
     _draw_gated_prop(col, props, "limit_zoom", "zoom_max")
     _draw_gated_prop(col, props, "limit_zoom", "zoom_rate")
+
+    # Circle Camera Stuff
+    layout.separator()
+    split = layout.split()
+    col = split.column()
+    col.active = cam_type == "circle"
+    col.label("Circle Camera:")
+    col.prop(props, "circle_center", text="")
+    col.prop(props, "circle_pos", text="")
+    col.prop(props, "circle_velocity")
+    row = col.row(align=True)
+    row.active = props.circle_center is None
+    row.prop(props, "circle_radius_ui")