XML to Arnold: Reading and Rendering
In this project, I used PySide2, PyQt, and the Maya API for Python to create a GUI that will read XML document data and apply presets to the Arnold Renderer. The tool will also add an animated turntable to selected objects in the viewport by creating a locator at the origin, constraining all selected objects to the locator, and adding keyframes at the designated key frame range. The user can also add bookmarks from the view port to a list view widget with the ability to see each bookmark and select which ones to render. Implementing this feature into the pipeline saved artists time to create simple turntables manually and allowed for faster and more consistent look development.
