v4.0

Saves a thumbnail taken from the render region (if open) and then sets that thumbnail on each object in the specified list. Note: If there is no region open the History Pane displays the error message 'ERROR : "2000-VIEW-SetThumbnailFromRegion - No region is open]] - [line 1]" and the command fails.

SetThumbnailFromRegion( [InputObjs], [FileName], [Overwrite] );

Parameter	Type	Description
InputObjs	String	List of elements (such as objects, models) on which to set the thumbnail Default Value: Selected objects
FileName	String	File name (path not needed) of file to write thumbnail (from region) to. Default Value: User is prompted for filename (with path set to the default Thumbnails sub-folder under the current project).
Overwrite	Boolean	Specifies whether to overwrite the thumbnail file if it already exists. Default Value: False

VBScript Example

' This example demonstrates how to use the SetThumbnailFromRegion command by

' creating an object, manually creating a RenderRegion, and then setting the

' thumbnail from that region.

'

' INSTRUCTIONS:

' =============

' This example must be run in 3 parts:

' 1) Create an object on which to set the thumbnail

' 2) User manually creates a render region

' 3) Set a thumbnail (from region) onto the object

'

' Run this script normally in the Script Editor.

NewScene , False

CreatePrim "Cylinder", "MeshSurface"

ApplyShader , , , , siLetLocalMaterialsOverlap

SetValue "cylinder.Material.Phong.diffuse.red", 1

SetValue "cylinder.Material.Phong.diffuse.green", 0

SetValue "cylinder.Material.Phong.diffuse.blue", 1

'

' Create a Render Region by pressing Q and drawing a box around the cylinder

'

' Paste this line (uncommented) in the Script Editor and run it to set the actual thumbnail:

'

'	SetThumbnailFromRegion "cylinder", "MyThumbnail.jpg"

'

SetThumbnail ClearThumbnail RenderRegionSave