Hi @sigtill
I have uploaded custom transformer prototypes @daleatsafe mentioned in his comment to the HUB.
The transformers are in prototype stage (e.g. some parameters are hardcoded, GUI is not user friendly, the transformers themselves are... needy). Our goal was to assess whether we can do something with Blender - I am confident now: we can do good stuff with Blender. We will have these transformers (and a few more) implemented eventually. For now, you might be able to use some ideas we experimented with to automate your 3D models to 2D rasters workflow.
Let me provide you with a general overview of the workflow:
- a 3D model is read or created during the translation;
- one or several points are added that are converted into Blender lamps with BlenderLampStyler;
- another point is added and converted into Blender camera with BlenderCameraStyler;
- the whole model together with lamps and camera is written into a temporary blend-file with BlenderBlendCreator;
- which is then rendered into JPG with BlenderRenderer.
You can download prototypeBlenderLampStyler and prototypeBlenderCameraStyler custom transformers from the HUB now. prototypeBlenderBlendCreator and prototypeBlendRenderer are uploaded as templates as they require external Python scripts - you can download them as well but will also need to open the templates and save them to get access to fmx- and py-files.
Please let me know if you have any questions. We can discuss your workflow/task further - I would be happy to brainstorm a Blender-based solution.