Credits: Credits and thanks to Lewis Saunders for the ‘copy to clipboard’ cool QT trick and Franck Lambertz for the case2 script (from a timeline)
Two scripts: one for selecting a clip or sequence on a reel or in the media … Read more
Console Bits: Batch Nodes: print values per attribute
Selected a node a print: the actual value of each attribute, limits, type …
import flame mynode = flame.batch.current_node.get_value() print '******** ', mynode.name, ' ********' print '' # mynode_attr will be a list mynode_attr = mynode.attributes # sort the list mynode_attr.sort()… Read more
Console Bits: create nodes in batch and select them
Options to select newly created nodes.
Option 1: create a node and set it as selected (True)
import flame
# create a node
mynode = flame.batch.create_node("Mux")
mynode.name = "node1"
wanted_node = flame.batch.get_node("node1")
wanted_node.selected = True
print wanted_node.name
Option 2: create 2 nodes … Read more
Hooks – Batch – Import CG Passes – CG Back to Beauty
Author: Stefan
Created for Flame 2019.2
GNU License
– Creates a new BatchGroup and import all (or only selected) cg passes for a given element in a given shot.
– Creates a Flowgraph to rebuild the Beauty Pass from multi passes … Read more
Hook: Create Shot Folders and batchgroups + save plates
Author: Stefan
Version: 01b
Version: 2020 and up?
Automate the creation of a VFX Shots folders structure:
– Create a VFX library like VFX_ABC
– Create a folder per shot, like ABC_0010
– Create subfolders as needed, based on … Read more
Ext Apps: Hooks install and Batch Modules Collections – obsolete
Author: Stefan
Version: Alpha 0
Deprecated.
Mac only (not even tested on Linux)
You need to have PySide2 or PyQt5 installed to run the app.
This is only a GUI, no actions attached.
The layout is created in QT Creator, then … Read more
Hooks: append batch setup in flowgraph
CUA_append_batch
Author: Stefan
New version with more options and view modes
This script will show up in the main menu (bottom right) and you can assign it a shortcut. I use shift+cmd+number
1) Copy some your useful (sub) setups in a … Read more
Python: *args and **kwargs
A simple working example and a link to the official documentation
# using *args and **kwargs in functions
# 2018/10/24
# Official documentation: https://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/controlflow.html#more-on-defining-functions
# Python Bits & Pieces
# Stefan Gaillot
# xenjee@gmail.com
def args_and_kwargs(my_var, *args, **kwargs):
print "a … Read more Python: PEP8 cheatsheet
… Python: split – examples
A few example about the split function.
#############################
print '-' * 30
my_path = '/Users/stefan/XenDrive/__WORK/PROJECTS/PULSE/18P520_python/shots/VFX_0010/3d/camera/Chair.fbx'
print my_path
split_my_path = my_path.split('/')[1:3]
print split_my_path
print '-' * 30
#############################
string01 = "Line1-abcdef \nLine2-abc \nLine4-abcd"
print string01.split()
print string01.split(' ', 1)
print '-' … Read more Python: join() – examples
A few examples about the join() string method.
code:
''' From https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/methods/string/join The syntax of join() is: string.join(iterable) The join() method takes an iterable - objects capable of returning its members one at a time. Some of the example of… Read more
Hooks: Where to start
update: 2021/12/29
Things have changed and it’s now much easier to add hooks to your Flame install.
Simply copy them in /opt/Autodesk/shared/python and restart flame.
Starting with Flame 2022, Flame hooks need to be python3.
I haven’t updated any of the … Read more
Console Bits: Node’s sockets infos
Author: Stefan
Playing around with displaying sockets and connections infos.
Just a starting point.
Either paste the code or open the script in the console then run it and look at the prints (console and shell). Add more prints as you … Read more
Hooks: add node in batch
Author: Stefan
update: 2019/02/17
Flame 2019.2 and up (pyside2)
A little UI to type in the node you want to add.
This first version just adds the node ‘loose’ in the schematic, no auto-connect.
It shows up in the Main Menu … Read more
Console Bits: Action – create nodes and list their attributes
First manually add an action node to a batch schematic, then select it and run the console script
code:
import flame # Use the currently selected Action Batch node action = flame.batch.current_node.get_value() # AVAILABLE NODES in action print… Read more
Console Bits: available nodes in batch
As the title says, simply prints a list of all available nodes in batch.
import flame
print 'AVAILABLE NODES IN BATCH: '
print ''
for nt in flame.batch.node_types:
print nt
… Console Bits: raw input
Type in the console input field.
Minimalist code that asks you to type in some input info that can be later used in your script.
Type words only separated by spaces, without any punctuation.
code:
import flame typed_in… Read more
Package: Utilities Hooks and installer – obsolete
Author: Stefan
Beta version.
Old stuff
Download the package from there:
https://github.com/xenjee/flamepy_sg
From the README file:
The idea is that the flame tools package might contain files that we don’t want Flame to even bother looking at, like yaml or txt … Read more
Hooks – Batch – CG Back to Beauty – old
Create a batch to rebuild the beauty pass from multi passes CG renders, for Vray render passes. Flame 2019 and up.
Author: Stefan
This is incomplete as you would need to have a similar project structure or naming convention and might … Read more
Hooks – Batch – nodes selections
Batch Nodes Selections:
Save and load (frame) selections of nodes in batch.
A tool to save and load sets of nodes in Batch, and trigger other custom actions. It uses a QT Gui (window) and uses the yaml python module (included) … Read more
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