Extensions:2.4/Py/Scripts/Misc/Sun Position
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| UI location | Menu → Group → Animation | ||
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| Version | D - 2006.09.03 | Author(s) | Grzegorz Rakoczy (AKA grzybu), Patrick7 |
| Blender | 2.42 - 2.46 | License | GPL |
| File name | sun-D.py, sun_gui-D.py |
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| Links | Sun_py script wiki repository |
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Support
- Python & Plugins forum at Blender Artists.
Links
- dedicated thread: "sun.py with GUI".
- dedicated thread: "how do i use sun.py or earth_sun.py?".
Introduction
Description: calculates the sun position based on user input data from the script GUI.
Usage: run via the GUI following the instructions as written there -or- change the default values specifically in this script and run it alt-p.
Usage
Instructions
000. Place the gui & script (sun_gui.py and sun.py)
into your scripts directory
00. Open the GUI script in your script window or open it
in your text window and hit ALT + P
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0. Scene is oriented by top view [num7], North is
up (+y), East is right (+x), if this default is
changed, then those used may not be the same.
NOTE: IF THE DEFAULT VALUES ARE CHANGED THIS
APPLICATION SAVES A FILE (*.dat) IN THE DIRECTORY
YOU ARE WORKING
1.In Top view, create a new Empty at the desired
sun rotation pivot position
2.Along X-axis of Empty create lamp for Sun,
position it so far out as needed
3.Select the sun then Empty and parent [ctrl-P],
4.Change location, time, etc definitions as needed
5. {Run} runs the script, linking it to the empty if
script links are enabled.
{reset} resets default position, clears link
{rall} as reset plus it deletes the file
{exit}/[Qkey]/[ESCKEY] quits gui application
To-Do list
- fix DayOfTheYear to be exact
Credits
Thanks go to:
- author Grzegorz Rakoczy (AKA grzybu) for what...
- author Patrick7
- all calculation are based on page [1] by Paul Schlyter
History
v1.0 - 2004 by Grzegorz Rakoczy - first release pb1 - 2006.08.25 - patrick7 -Bugs fixed and features added: 1. orientation, changed to radians for calculation 2. orientation, automatic calculation based on transit approximation 3. notes, included text explaining further the variables 4. added blender stuff for running via script window pb1 - 060826 - script fixes pb1a/b - 060827 - working in gui.. found out can't have scriptlink and gui at the same time, need file anyway for defaults, decide to seperate. pc1 - 060828 - seperated out of sun-pc1.py pc2 - 060828 - removed GUI, clean up pc3 - 060829 - functional reading from file. c - 060830 - almost release 0c - 060830 - fixing globals trying to fix bug d - 2006.09.03 - release by patrick7
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