Upgrade lighting setup and change to 600x600 px.

src/rendering/setup_renderer.py

@@ -5,14 +5,15 @@ def setup_renderer(engine="CYCLES"):
     # Set up and do the render
     if engine=="CYCLES":
         bpy.context.scene.render.engine = 'CYCLES'
-        bpy.context.scene.cycles.samples = 30.0
+        bpy.context.scene.cycles.samples = 24.0
         bpy.context.scene.cycles.caustics_reflective = False
         bpy.context.scene.cycles.caustics_refractive = False
         bpy.context.scene.cycles.max_bounces = 0.0
-    bpy.data.scenes["Scene"].render.use_border = True      # Tell Blender to use border render
+    bpy.data.scenes["Scene"].render.use_border = False      # Tell Blender to use border render
     bpy.data.scenes["Scene"].render.border_max_y = 0.75    # Set the border top at 3/4 of the image's height
     bpy.data.scenes["Scene"].render.border_min_y = 0.33    # Set the border bottom at 1/3 of the image's height
     bpy.data.scenes["Scene"].render.border_min_x = 0.25    # Set the border left at 1/4 of the image's width
     bpy.data.scenes["Scene"].render.border_max_x = 0.65     # Set the border right at the image's right border
     bpy.context.scene.render.resolution_x = 600.0
+    bpy.context.scene.render.resolution_y = 600.0
     bpy.context.scene.render.resolution_percentage = 100.0   

src/rendering/setup_scene.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import math
 import bpy
 
 def initialize_scene():
@@ -11,11 +12,76 @@ def setup_scene():
     
     # Set up world
     bpy.context.scene.world.use_sky_paper = True
-    bpy.context.scene.world.horizon_color = (0.95, 0.95, 0.95)
+    bpy.context.scene.world.horizon_color = (0.58, 0.58, 0.58)
     #bpy.context.scene.world.light_settings.use_environment_light = True
     
-    # Set up lamps and cameras
-    bpy.data.objects["Lamp"].location = bpy.data.objects["Camera"].location
-    bpy.data.objects["Lamp"].delta_location = (-3, 0, -3)
-    #bpy.data.objects["Lamp"].type = "POINT"
-    bpy.data.objects["Lamp"].name = "front"
+    # Add back wall
+    bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_plane_add(radius=20, location=(-10.0, 0.0, 0.0))
+    bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=math.pi/2.0, axis=(0.0,1.0,0.0))
+    bpy.data.objects["Plane"].name = "back_wall"
+    mat = bpy.data.materials.get("backwall-material")
+    if mat is None:
+        mat = bpy.data.materials.new("backwall-material")
+    mat.diffuse_color = (0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
+    mat.specular_color = (0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
+    mat.diffuse_intensity = 1.0
+    mat.specular_intensity = 1.0
+    bpy.context.scene.objects.active = bpy.data.objects["back_wall"]
+    if bpy.context.active_object.data.materials:
+        # assign to 1st material slot
+        bpy.context.active_object.data.materials[0] = mat
+    else:
+        # no slots
+        bpy.context.active_object.data.materials.append(mat)     
+    
+    # Set up cameras
+    bpy.data.objects["Camera"].location = (10.0, 0.0, -1)
+    fov = 65.0
+    bpy.data.objects["Camera"].data.angle = fov*(math.pi/180.0)
+    bpy.data.objects["Camera"].rotation_mode = 'XYZ'
+    bpy.data.objects["Camera"].rotation_euler[0] = math.pi/2.0
+    bpy.data.objects["Camera"].rotation_euler[1] = 0.0
+    bpy.data.objects["Camera"].rotation_euler[2] = math.pi/2.0
+    
+    # Lamps
+    bpy.data.scenes['Scene'].objects.unlink(bpy.data.objects["Lamp"])
+    bpy.data.objects.remove(bpy.data.objects["Lamp"])
+    
+    bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_plane_add(radius=5, location=(10.0, -10.0, 5.0))
+    bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=math.pi/2.0, axis=(1.0,2.0,0.0))
+    bpy.data.objects["Plane"].name = "key_lamp" 
+    mat = bpy.data.materials.get("key-material")
+    if mat is None:
+        mat = bpy.data.materials.new("key-material")
+    mat.use_nodes = True
+    mat.node_tree.nodes.new('ShaderNodeEmission')
+    inp = mat.node_tree.nodes["Material Output"].inputs["Surface"]
+    outp = mat.node_tree.nodes["Emission"].outputs["Emission"]
+    mat.node_tree.nodes['Emission'].inputs[1].default_value = 30.0
+    mat.node_tree.links.new(inp, outp)
+    
+    bpy.context.scene.objects.active = bpy.data.objects["key_lamp"]
+    if bpy.context.active_object.data.materials:
+        # assign to 1st material slot
+        bpy.context.active_object.data.materials[0] = mat
+    else:
+        # no slots
+        bpy.context.active_object.data.materials.append(mat) 
+        
+    bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_plane_add(radius=5, location=(10.0, 10.0, -5.0))
+    bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=-math.pi/2.0, axis=(1.0,2.0,0.0))
+    bpy.ops.transform.rotate(value=-math.pi/4.0, axis=(0.0,0.0,1.0))
+    bpy.data.objects["Plane"].name = "fill_lamp" 
+    
+    mat = bpy.data.materials.get("fill-material")
+    if mat is None:
+        mat = bpy.data.materials.new("fill-material")
+    mat.emit = 12.0
+    bpy.context.scene.objects.active = bpy.data.objects["fill_lamp"]
+    if bpy.context.active_object.data.materials:
+        # assign to 1st material slot
+        bpy.context.active_object.data.materials[0] = mat
+    else:
+        # no slots
+        bpy.context.active_object.data.materials.append(mat)     
+