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--- tools:dofhelper [2019/11/24 16:36] – [Handles] lightwolf
+++ tools:dofhelper [2020/03/02 16:17] (current) – [Allow Depth Picking] lightwolf
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-====== DoF Helper (WiP) ======
+====== DoF Helper ======
 The DoF Helper is a Master plugins that helps in visualising and working with Depth of Field in Layout.
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 The plugin may be added and removed at any time, the changes to the F-Stop and Focal Distance are applied directly to the respective cameras.
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 ===== Handles =====
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+If a camera is selected, an icon is displayed in the viewports to toggle DoF for the camera.
+In the camera view, a second icon is displayed to toggle focus selection by clicking on a mesh in the viewport.
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 ===== Options =====
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 ==== Selected Display / Deselected Display ====
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 ==== Allow Depth Picking ====
 This enables Depth Picking in the camera view, if the currently used camera is selected as well.
+Depth picking uses a ray casting function supplied by LightWave 3D. This uses an acceleration structure to speed things up, which needs to be created first.
+For larger meshes, there may be a delay before the depth is picked for the first time. Subsequent picks will be very fast however.
+Also, the depth picking tries to be smart and only ray casts for the depth of items that are underneath the mouse position by using their bounding boxes first.
+==== Lock Focal Length ====
+Disables changing the focal length. This also removes the handle used to interactively change the focal length.
+==== Lock F-Stop ====
+Disables changing the F-Stop. This also removes the handles used to interactively change the F-Stop.
+==== Clamp Min. F-Stop / Clamp Max. F-Stop ====
+Limits the F-Stop. A limit can be either set for the minimum, the maximum or both values.
+===== Development Stream for November 2019 =====
+During the development stream for November 2019, an early version of this plugin was demonstrated.
+{{youtube>g6rHXCmGG48?medium&start=240}}
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+[[https://www.patreon.com/dbw|{{  ::become_a_patron_button.png?nolink|}}]]
+This is the plugin of the month for November 2019, made possible by the finest patrons on [[https://www.patreon.com/dbw|Patreon]].