focus null better ux (needs placement!)

simonreeves · Jan 13, 2023 · 43fc0b4 · 43fc0b4
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diff --git a/scripts/python/bee/focus_null.py b/scripts/python/bee/focus_null.py
@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 
 def main():
     nodes = hou.selectedNodes()
+    # Init to record if a camera was selected at all
+    any_camera_selected = False
 
     for node in nodes:
         if node.type().name() != 'cam':
             continue
+
+        # A camera was found!
+        any_camera_selected = True
 
         # create null
         focus_null = node.parent().createNode('null', node.name() + '_focus')
@@ -16,4 +21,9 @@ def main():
         focus_null.parm('shadedmode').set(1)
         focus_null.parm('controltype').set(2)
         focus_null.parm('geoscale').set(0.1)
-        focus_null.parmTuple('dcolor').set((0,0.1,1))
+        focus_null.parmTuple('dcolor').set((0, 0.1 ,1))
+
+    if not any_camera_selected:
+        message = "There were no cameras found in selection! Please select camera(s)"
+        hou.ui.setStatusMessage(message=message, severity=hou.severityType.ImportantMessage)
+        return
diff --git a/toolbar/bee.shelf b/toolbar/bee.shelf
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bee.list_materials.main()]]></script>
     </keywordList>
   </tool>
 
-  <tool name="bee_focus_null" label="Focus Null (Bee)" icon="$BEE_HOU/icons/align.svg">
+  <tool name="bee_focus_null" label="Camera Focus Null (Bee)" icon="$BEE_HOU/icons/align.svg">
     <toolMenuContext name="network">
       <contextNetType>OBJ</contextNetType>
     </toolMenuContext>