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- | ====== DoF Helper | + | ====== DoF Helper ====== |
The DoF Helper is a Master plugins that helps in visualising and working with Depth of Field in Layout. | 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. | 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 ===== | ===== Handles ===== | ||
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+ | If a camera is selected, an icon is displayed in the viewports to toggle DoF for the camera. | ||
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+ | 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 ===== | ===== Options ===== | ||
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==== Selected Display / Deselected Display ==== | ==== Selected Display / Deselected Display ==== | ||
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==== Allow Depth Picking ==== | ==== Allow Depth Picking ==== | ||
This enables Depth Picking in the camera view, if the currently used camera is selected as well. | This enables Depth Picking in the camera view, if the currently used camera is selected as well. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | 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. | ||
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+ | ==== Lock Focal Length ==== | ||
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+ | Disables changing the focal length. This also removes the handle used to interactively change the focal length. | ||
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+ | ==== Lock F-Stop ==== | ||
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+ | Disables changing the F-Stop. This also removes the handles used to interactively change the F-Stop. | ||
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+ | ==== Clamp Min. F-Stop / Clamp Max. F-Stop ==== | ||
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+ | Limits the F-Stop. A limit can be either set for the minimum, the maximum or both values. | ||
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+ | ===== Development Stream for November 2019 ===== | ||
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+ | During the development stream for November 2019, an early version of this plugin was demonstrated. | ||
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+ | This is the plugin of the month for November 2019, made possible by the finest patrons on [[https:// | ||