how to create BaseList2D Renderer node : c++ to python

Dunhou

Hello :

I want to create a 3rd-part AOV Node to render Engine Octane , Octane teams provide a lillte example in C++ , but unfortunately I only use python and cann't understand and translate it into python version .

Can you provide a bare-bone code for this snippets in python ?

Any help will be great

BaseList2D *addAOVnode(BaseList2D *parent, Int32 slotID, Int32 TYPE, Octane::RenderPassId passId, Bool incCnt)
{
   BaseContainer *bc = parent->GetDataInstance();
   Int32 pType = bc->GetInt32(AOV_NODE_TYPE);

   BaseList2D *shd = addOctaneShaderToNode(parent, slotID, ID_OCTANE_AOV_NODE);

   if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_GROUP)       {  shd->SetName(AOV_GROUP_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_AOV)         {  shd->SetName(AOV_COMP_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_AOV_LAYER)   {  shd->SetName(AOV_COMPLAYER_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COLOR_OUT)        {  shd->SetName(AOV_COLOROUT_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_IMAGE_AOV_OUT)    {  shd->SetName(AOV_IMAGEOUT_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_LIGHTMIXER)  {  shd->SetName(AOV_IMAGEOUT_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_RENDER_AOV_OUT)
   {
       shd->SetParameter(DescLevel(AOV_RENDER_PASS_ID), GeData((Int32)passId), DESCFLAGS_SET_0);
       shd->SetName(AOV_RENDEROUT_NAME+S(":[")+ rPassName(passId)+"]");
   }

   setParameterLong(*shd, AOV_NODE_TYPE, TYPE);
   if(incCnt)
   {
       Int32 cnt = bc->GetInt32(AOV_INPUT_COUNT);
       setParameterLong(*parent, AOV_INPUT_COUNT, cnt+1);
   }
   return shd;
}

x_nerve

Hi :

I don't think you're going to get the answer you're looking for, the Octane renderer is not a Maxon product, so it's beyond the SDK team's technical support. Therefore, you should contact the Octane development team.

Also, the code you give is incomplete, and partial translation is useless. The Octane renderer has an OSL node, which can be used to create custom nodes in the OSL language.

Finally, it's important to point out that Python is a glue language, and the underlying core code is still written in C and C++. If the Octane renderer is installed, Python cannot drive the Octane renderer without the corresponding API parameters. However, you can use Python to simply change the Octane parameters, such as changing the rendering resolution.

In summary, if the Octane renderer does not have open Python API parameters, then C++ is the only option.

ferdinand

Hello @dunhou,

Thank you for reaching out to us. As already pointed out by @x_nerve, your question is unfortunately out of scope of support as stated by our forum guidelines:

We cannot provided support for third party libraries or code design that is in direct violation of Cinema's technical requirements (e.g. Cinema 4D's threading restrictions).

We cannot provide support for learning either C++, Python, or one of its popular third-party libraries.

You are however more than welcome to seek help from other users here. But the problem is also that translating the code does not make too much sense, because it is littered with things that are not part of our Python API. If OTOY also does provide a Python API for their renderer, then this might be mitigated by it. Find below a translation which exemplifies this by marking missing elements as ???.

I would recommend reaching out to OTOY, as we cannot provide any support for this.

Cheers,
Ferdinand

C++:

BaseList2D *addAOVnode(BaseList2D *parent, Int32 slotID, Int32 TYPE, Octane::RenderPassId passId, Bool incCnt)
{
   BaseContainer *bc = parent->GetDataInstance();
   Int32 pType = bc->GetInt32(AOV_NODE_TYPE);

   BaseList2D *shd = addOctaneShaderToNode(parent, slotID, ID_OCTANE_AOV_NODE);

   if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_GROUP)       {  shd->SetName(AOV_GROUP_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_AOV)         {  shd->SetName(AOV_COMP_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_AOV_LAYER)   {  shd->SetName(AOV_COMPLAYER_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COLOR_OUT)        {  shd->SetName(AOV_COLOROUT_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_IMAGE_AOV_OUT)    {  shd->SetName(AOV_IMAGEOUT_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_COMP_LIGHTMIXER)  {  shd->SetName(AOV_IMAGEOUT_NAME);  }
   else if(TYPE==AOV_TYPE_RENDER_AOV_OUT)
   {
       shd->SetParameter(DescLevel(AOV_RENDER_PASS_ID), GeData((Int32)passId), DESCFLAGS_SET_0);
       shd->SetName(AOV_RENDEROUT_NAME+S(":[")+ rPassName(passId)+"]");
   }

   setParameterLong(*shd, AOV_NODE_TYPE, TYPE);
   if(incCnt)
   {
       Int32 cnt = bc->GetInt32(AOV_INPUT_COUNT);
       setParameterLong(*parent, AOV_INPUT_COUNT, cnt+1);
   }
   return shd;
}

--- snip -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Python approximation:

AddAOVnode(parent: c4d.BaseList2D, slotID: int, TYPE: int, passId: ???, incCnt: bool) -> c4d.BaseList2D:
   """
   """
   bc: c4d.BaseContainer = parent.GetDataInstance()
   pType: int = bc[???]

   shd: c4d.BaseList2D = ???(parent, slotID, ???)

   if TYPE == ???:
      shd.SetName(???)
   ...
   elif TYPE == ???:
       shd.SetParameter(???, passId, DESCFLAGS_SET_NONE)
       shd.SetName(f"{???}[{???(passId)}]")

   ???(shd, ???, TYPE)
   if incCnt:
       cnt: int = bc.GetInt32(???)
       ???(parent, ???, cnt + 1)

   return shd

Dunhou

@x_nerve

Yes , I know exactlly what you mean , but unfortunally , Octane form and Octane support is not good as this PluginCafe . Some post I even cannot post a topic . I don't know what lead this happened , but it does .

Actually , I post it and ask , this is all they reply , not a example or any explain , even not what I ask for python , by the way , I try to add a aov node like this C++ ( for the part I can read ) , it does worked for something , like insert a node to aov node gragh an connect or something , I think it also like c4d.BaseMaterial structure or something like that >

-- Renderer
    -- AOV out node
        -- Beauty AOV

So I can do a little work , so I what to know how this code means . I know that Maxon would not support this

Dunhou

@ferdinand

Thanks for that , as I metion above , Otoy didn't providing support . And they even didn't reply the topic

And this is all I want , I just want to know what this code happend and to move on .

I will still try to ask help for Otoy , thanks for your help

Dunhou

I find a way to read aovs and render container , if I had some times I will post a create

Read Octane Post

from typing import Optional
import c4d

SET_RENDERAOV_IN_CNT=3700
SET_RENDERAOV_INPUT_0=3740
RNDAOV_TYPE=995
RNDAOV_ENABLED=994

doc: c4d.documents.BaseDocument  # The active document
op: Optional[c4d.BaseObject]  # The active object, None if unselected

c4d.CallCommand(13957) #clear console

def main() -> None:
    rdata = doc.GetActiveRenderData()
    vpost = rdata.GetFirstVideoPost()
    OctaneRender_ID = 1029525
    octVp=None
   # rdata[c4d.RDATA_RENDERENGINE] = OctaneRender_ID

    while vpost:
        print(vpost)
        if vpost.GetName() == "Octane Renderer": octVp=vpost
        vpost = vpost.GetNext()

    if octVp:
        aovCnt = octVp[SET_RENDERAOV_IN_CNT]
        print ("--- OCTANERENDER FOUND ---")
        print(octVp)
        print ("Buffer:",octVp[1010])
        print ("Color space:",octVp[1028])
        print ("AOV count:",aovCnt)
        for i in range(0,aovCnt):
            aov = octVp[SET_RENDERAOV_INPUT_0+i]
            enabled = aov[RNDAOV_ENABLED]
            type = aov[RNDAOV_TYPE]
            print ("AOV1:",aov," type:",type," enabled:", enabled)
          
            if type==185: # cryptomatte
                print ("   crypto_type:",aov[1821])
                
                
            if type==255: #z-depth AOV
                print ("   z-depth max:",aov[3392]," env.depth:",aov[3397])


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()