Prevent airplane shadow accidently lighting other layers

Author: duncanspumpkin

loco-graphics-helper/builders/scene_builder.py

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ def create_airplane_shadow_light(self, context):
 
         lamp_object.hide = True
         lamp_object.hide_select = True
+        lamp_object.hide_render = True
         lamp_object.location = (0, 0, 0)
         lamp_object.rotation_euler = (math.radians(0), 0, math.radians(90))
 

loco-graphics-helper/frame.py

@@ -101,6 +101,12 @@ def prepare_scene(self):
 
             object.location = self.target_object.location
 
+        # This is a little hacky...
+        if self.layer == 'Top Down Shadow':
+            bpy.data.objects['AirplaneShadowLight'].hide_render = False
+        else:
+            bpy.data.objects['AirplaneShadowLight'].hide_render = True
+
         object.rotation_euler = (math.radians(self.bank_angle),
                                  math.radians(self.vertical_angle), math.radians(self.mid_angle))
         vJoint = object.children[0]

loco-graphics-helper/rct_graphics_helper_panel.py

@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ def draw_vehicle_panel(self, scene, layout):
                     mid_point_x = (front.location[0] - back.location[0]) / 2 + back.location[0]
                     if not math.isclose(body.location[0], mid_point_x, rel_tol=1e-4):
                         warning = "BODY LOCATION IS NOT AT MID X POINT BETWEEN BOGIES! {}".format(mid_point_x)
-
+                elif body.loco_graphics_helper_vehicle_properties.is_airplane:
+                    front_idx = 0
 
                 row = layout.row()
                 row.label(" {}. {}, Half-Width: {}, Front Position: {}, Back Position: {}".format(idx, body.name, self.blender_to_loco_dist(half_width), self.blender_to_loco_dist(front_position), self.blender_to_loco_dist(back_position)))