multiple render camera supports for 3dsmax

openpype/hosts/max/api/lib_rendersettings.py

@@ -35,15 +35,8 @@ class RenderSettings(object):
             )
 
     def set_render_camera(self, selection):
-        for sel in selection:
-            # to avoid Attribute Error from pymxs wrapper
-            found = False
-            if rt.classOf(sel) in rt.Camera.classes:
-                found = True
-                rt.viewport.setCamera(sel)
-                break
-            if not found:
-                raise RuntimeError("Camera not found")
+        # to avoid Attribute Error from pymxs wrapper
+        return rt.viewport.setCamera(selection[0])
 
     def render_output(self, container):
         folder = rt.maxFilePath

openpype/hosts/max/plugins/create/create_render.py

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.MaxCreator):
 
     def create(self, subset_name, instance_data, pre_create_data):
         from pymxs import runtime as rt
-        sel_obj = list(rt.selection)
+        sel_obj = [
+            c for c in rt.Objects
+            if rt.classOf(c) in rt.Camera.classes]
+
         file = rt.maxFileName
         filename, _ = os.path.splitext(file)
         instance_data["AssetName"] = filename
@@ -24,11 +27,20 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.MaxCreator):
             instance_data,
             pre_create_data)  # type: CreatedInstance
         container_name = instance.data.get("instance_node")
-        container = rt.getNodeByName(container_name)
         # TODO: Disable "Add to Containers?" Panel
         # parent the selected cameras into the container
-        for obj in sel_obj:
-            obj.parent = container
+        if self.selected_nodes:
+            # set viewport camera for
+            # rendering(mandatory for deadline)
+            sel_obj = [
+                c for c in rt.getCurrentSelection()
+                if rt.classOf(c) in rt.Camera.classes]
+
+        if not sel_obj:
+            raise RuntimeError("Please add at least one camera to the scene "
+                               "before creating the render instance")
+
+        RenderSettings().set_render_camera(sel_obj)
         # for additional work on the node:
         # instance_node = rt.getNodeByName(instance.get("instance_node"))
 
@@ -37,7 +49,5 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.MaxCreator):
         # Changing the Render Setup dialog settings should be done
         # with the actual Render Setup dialog in a closed state.
 
-        # set viewport camera for rendering(mandatory for deadline)
-        RenderSettings().set_render_camera(sel_obj)
         # set output paths for rendering(mandatory for deadline)
         RenderSettings().render_output(container_name)

openpype/hosts/max/plugins/publish/collect_render.py

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class CollectRender(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                                                       instance.name,
                                                       asset_id)
         self.log.debug("version_doc: {0}".format(version_doc))
+        sel_obj = [
+            c for c in rt.Objects
+            if rt.classOf(c) in rt.Camera.classes]
+
         version_int = 1
         if version_doc:
             version_int += int(version_doc["name"])
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ class CollectRender(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "renderer": renderer,
             "source": filepath,
             "plugin": "3dsmax",
+            "cameras": sel_obj,
             "frameStart": int(rt.rendStart),
             "frameEnd": int(rt.rendEnd),
             "version": version_int,

openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_max_deadline.py

@@ -212,6 +212,17 @@ class MaxSubmitDeadline(abstract_submit_deadline.AbstractSubmitDeadline,
         plugin_data["RenderOutput"] = beauty_name
         # as 3dsmax has version with different languages
         plugin_data["Language"] = "ENU"
+        render_cameras = instance.data["cameras"]
+        if render_cameras:
+            for i, camera in enumerate(render_cameras):
+                cam_name = "Camera%s" % (i + 1)
+                plugin_data[cam_name] = camera.name
+            # set the default camera
+            plugin_data["Camera"] = render_cameras[0].name
+            # set empty camera of Camera 0 for the '
+            # correct parameter submission
+            plugin_data["Camera0"] = None
+
         renderer_class = get_current_renderer()
 
         renderer = str(renderer_class).split(":")[0]