Print the panda3D render window

[rninne]

No I don’t mean the python function print, I mean sending the current render state to your ol inkjet and getting a pretty paper piece.

Is this possible? I did a forum search, but of course searcing for print, printing is useless.

Thanks in advance,

Rob.

[ynjh_jo]

base.screenshot() saves the render window, display region, or whatever you like. Then you can print it the way you want.

panda3d.org/apiref.php?page=ShowBase#screenshot

screenshot
def screenshot(self, namePrefix=‘screenshot’, defaultFilename=1, source=None, imageComment=“”)

Captures a screenshot from the main window or from the specified window or Texture and writes it to a filename in the current directory (or to a specified directory).
If defaultFilename is True, the filename is synthesized by appending namePrefix to a default filename suffix (including the filename extension) specified in the Config variable screenshot-filename. Otherwise, if defaultFilename is False, the entire namePrefix is taken to be the filename to write, and this string should include a suitable filename extension that will be used to determine the type of image file to write.
Normally, the source is a GraphicsWindow, GraphicsBuffer or DisplayRegion. If a Texture is supplied instead, it must have a ram image (that is, if it was generated by makeTextureBuffer() or makeCubeMap(), the parameter toRam should have been set true). If it is a cube map texture as generated by makeCubeMap(), namePrefix should contain the hash mark (‘#’) character.
The return value is the filename if successful, or None if there is a problem.

[rninne]

Hmmm I was kind hoping there was a native function, but anyway. Looks like I will have to mash up using screenshot and python imaging library,

3rd method here tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win … print.html

Hmm that means I need to compile panda with another 3rd party module

see:
discourse.panda3d.org/viewtopic.php?t=3727

Thanks,

Rob

[rninne]

Ok got it to work.

look at this thread to see how to packpanda with PIL
discourse.panda3d.org/viewtopic.php?p=19490#19490

I used the 3rd method here (Single image: use PIL and win32ui) in conjunction with base.screenshot()

tgolden.sc.sabren.com/python/win … print.html

and it works like a charm.

Unfortunately it is only windows compliant

Robert