VO_R CameraControl
Return information about camera paths in a scenario.
Syntax
VO_R <ScenarioPath> CameraControl {CameraOptions}
Related commands
Description
The VO_R CameraControl command will return the names of all camera paths in the scenario as well as additional information associated with individual paths and keyframes.
The {CameraOptions} values are described in the following table.
| {CameraOptions} | Description |
|---|---|
| GetPaths [WindowID <WinNumber>] | Return the names of all camera paths in the scenario. |
| GetFollowedPath [WindowID <WinNumber>] | Return the followed path. If there is no active path, then "" will be returned. |
| GetReferenceAxes "<PathName>" | Return the reference axes for the specified camera path. |
| GetKeyframeData "<PathName>" {KeyframeOptions} | Return information about keyframes for the specified camera path. The following table describes the {KeyframeOptions} |
The following table describes the {KeyframeOptions} to be used with the GetKeyframeData option.
| {KeyframeOptions} | Description |
|---|---|
| KeyframeNum {<Number> | All} | Return data for the specified keyframe. Enter All to return data for all keyframes, this is the default. |
| Data {Time | Position | OrientationQuat | OrientationYPR} | Enter the type of data to be returned. This option can be entered multiple times on the command line.
Time is returned in Connect Date units. Position returns x y z in meters, OrientationQuat returns the four quaternion values. OrientationYpr returns yaw pitch roll in degrees. |
Examples
To return the list of camera paths in the current scenario:
VO_R * CameraControl GetPaths
Return message
Returns "<PathName>"..."Path0" "Path1" "Path2" "Path with spaces"
Examples
To return the reference axes for Path2:
VO_R * CameraControl GetReferenceAxes "Path2"
Return message
Earth Inertial Axes
Examples
To return the time and position for keyframe 2 of Path2:
VO_R * CameraControl GetKeyframeData "Path2" Data Time Data Position KeyframeNum 2
Return message
"1 Mar 2010 16:01:00.00" 3231103.221243 34930632.387514 0.000000
Group membership
This command belongs to the following group(s):
Version
9.2.1