Help

Messages

“Add a camera to the scene: Add > Camera” : The scene has no camera and none is selected. Add one with Add > Camera in the viewport’s header; DioramaPilot works on it once it is the scene’s camera or selected.

“Works with a Perspective camera: in the Camera properties, Lens > Type” : The panel is greyed out because the camera is orthographic or panoramic. Set Lens > Type to Perspective in the Camera properties.

“Pick a focus” (next to Scale) : The focus is behind the camera, so there is no scale to show. Pick an object in front of the camera in Focus, or click the arrow and a spot in the viewport.

“Click in a 3D Viewport” : You clicked outside the 3D viewport after pressing the arrow next to Focus. Press it again and click in the viewport.

“Nothing there to focus on: click a surface” : The click hit empty space, such as the sky. Click a surface.

“Online access is off (Preferences, System, Network): turn it on, or use Save Report” : Blender does not let add-ons go online. Turn on Allow Online Access there, or save the report as a zip and email it.

“Report DI-XXXX not sent: …” : The report could not be delivered. Try again later, or use Save Report and email the zip.

Questions

The scene does not look like a model. A model reads best from above. Tilt the camera to look 30 degrees or more down, and frame roofs, streets and cars at the top and bottom of the frame, where the blur shows. Tips in the panel says what applies to your shot. Then try more Strength.

Can I change the f-stop or focus distance myself? While the look is on, DioramaPilot sets them. Change Strength and Focus instead. Untick the look to get your own values back.

Does the render farm need DioramaPilot? No. A file saved with the look on renders the same without the add-on: the focus, the f-stop and the saturation step are saved in the file as Blender’s own settings.

How do I uninstall it? Untick DioramaPilot on each camera first, to get each camera’s own depth of field back, then remove the add-on in Edit > Preferences > Get Extensions. A camera left with the look on keeps the look without the add-on.

My zoom or rack focus is animated. Does the blur follow? Not frame by frame yet. DioramaPilot follows a lens or focus distance you change by hand, but an animated lens or Focus Distance keeps the first frame’s blur. Moving the camera and moving the focus object are followed.

Report a Problem

If something goes wrong, open Help > DioramaPilot: Report a Problem in Blender’s top bar. Say what you did and what went wrong, add your email if you want an answer, and click Send. DioramaPilot sends your words, the versions of Blender, DioramaPilot and your system, the camera’s DioramaPilot settings and the last error, and nothing else. The status bar shows a report number such as DI-7KQ2 to quote when you write.

Offline, use Help > DioramaPilot: Save Report and email the zip to the address it shows. The privacy policy says what happens to a report.

Licence

DioramaPilot is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.