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jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 694
edited December 2025 in Product Suggestions

I have a recenter script. Is there a axis align script? The script would take the active view and rotate/translate everything so that locations straight away from the view are on the Z axis, left and right are on the X axis, and up/down are on the Y axis. The camera/perspective would be the new 0,0,0. (Although an advanced version could set origin to a selected object, I suppose. Additionally, a dialog could allow other axes assignments such as distance = Y, up/down = Z, etc.)

Another useful script would create a camera using the current viewport, whether or not that was another camera, a spotlight, or the perspective viewport.

Finally, a script to set defaults when a new camera/light/iray plane node is created would be nice. First thing I have to do with any camera/light is set the FOV opacity, sight line opacity, etc. I hate the defaults. Can't really see them at all. Or is there somewhere I set this in some INI file that Daz uses?

Thanks to all suggestions in advance.

Post edited by Richard Haseltine on

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 108,441

    Moved to Product Suggestions.

  • crosswindcrosswind Posts: 9,620
    edited December 2025

    jmucchiello said:

    I have a recenter script. Is there a axis align script? The script would take the active view and rotate/translate everything so that locations straight away from the view are on the Z axis, left and right are on the X axis, and up/down are on the Y axis. The camera/perspective would be the new 0,0,0. (Although an advanced version could set origin to a selected object, I suppose. Additionally, a dialog could allow other axes assignments such as distance = Y, up/down = Z, etc.)

    I don't know if there's an existing script that can do these but I believe such a script can be written.

    Another useful script would create a camera using the current viewport, whether or not that was another camera, a spotlight, or the perspective viewport.

    You don't need any script because you just can do it within : Create a New Camera > Options > Copy Active View <.....>,  no matter your active View is a Camera, a Spotlight or Perspective View.

    Finally, a script to set defaults when a new camera/light/iray plane node is created would be nice. First thing I have to do with any camera/light is set the FOV opacity, sight line opacity, etc. I hate the defaults. Can't really see them at all. Or is there somewhere I set this in some INI file that Daz uses?

    You can just save a Properties Preset with a Camera selected that has the customized settings of FOV opacity, Line opacity, etc... then add the Preset to Script menu and/or Toolbar. Each time after you create a new Camera, run the Preset shortcut.... Check this thread : https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/9339636/ The settings you need are shown in the attached screenshot.

    Thanks to all suggestions in advance.

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  • jmucchiellojmucchiello Posts: 694

    crosswind said:

    jmucchiello said:

    Another useful script would create a camera using the current viewport, whether or not that was another camera, a spotlight, or the perspective viewport.

    You don't need any script because you just can do it within : Create a New Camera > Options > Copy Active View <.....>,  no matter your active View is a Camera, a Spotlight or Perspective View.

    I don't want a new camera for the reason listed below. But given what you said below....

    Finally, a script to set defaults when a new camera/light/iray plane node is created would be nice. First thing I have to do with any camera/light is set the FOV opacity, sight line opacity, etc. I hate the defaults. Can't really see them at all. Or is there somewhere I set this in some INI file that Daz uses?

    You can just save a Properties Preset with a Camera selected that has the customized settings of FOV opacity, Line opacity, etc... then add the Preset to Script menu and/or Toolbar. Each time after you create a new Camera, run the Preset shortcut.... Check this thread : https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/9339636/ The settings you need are shown in the attached screenshot.

    This works. It's too bad the create camera dialog doesn't have a "run script" option so it could be automated. :)

    Thanks

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