Maya Plugin - Create Sky Dome Viewport Visualiser Node

[david-cattermole]

Feature

To accurately visualise the camera rotations against a plate, an infinitely distant sphere with visible lines is very helpful. Another name for this is "sky dome", "environment sphere", "horizon lines", "axis lines" or "distant lines".

The visible lines are usually:

• The X axis
• The Y axis
• The Z axis
• Multiples of N degrees around X, Y or Z axis.

However users may want to turn on/off each different line axis, too.

The depth of the sphere lines is important; sometimes users want the sky dome to be visible behind all objects, or sometimes in-front of all objects in the scene.

Usage

1. Create node.
2. Configure node as needed
3. Visualise / display in Maya viewport 2
4. Use for playblasts and tracking QCs.

Software Versions

• mmSolver version: Latest v0.3.x
• Maya version: All supported.
• Operating System (OS): All supported.

[david-cattermole]

Closing. This has been released in v0.4.0 as part of the Sky Dome tool: https://david-cattermole.github.io/mayaMatchMoveSolver/tools_displaytools.html#create-horizon-axis-dome-sky-dome