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Jbotteram at 13:11, 6 November 2017

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	* Portraits that exist in inherited projects will not be re-rendered, making it impossible to render icons for existing templates. However, it is possible to create a new photobooth with a copy of the root template you wish to modify, render the icon for that template, and then assign the rendered icon to the original template.		* Portraits that exist in inherited projects will not be re-rendered, making it impossible to render icons for existing templates. However, it is possible to create a new photobooth with a copy of the root template you wish to modify, render the icon for that template, and then assign the rendered icon to the original template.
	* The photobooth level is very dark, make sure to use a custom work atmosphere.		* The photobooth level is very dark, make sure to use a custom work atmosphere.
			* Characters need to have a visual set in order to be included in the portrait render


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Jbotteram at 09:04, 9 October 2017

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	The icons for characters in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are rendered by the portrait renderer, in the editor. Although fully automatic, the portrait renderer requires some setting up to know which portraits to render.		The icons for characters in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are rendered by the portrait renderer, in the editor. Although fully automatic, the portrait renderer requires some setting up to know which portraits to render.

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Kevin at 11:29, 28 September 2017

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Jbotteram at 09:39, 21 September 2017

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	The icons for characters in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are rendered by the portrait renderer, in the editor. Although fully automatic, the portrait renderer requires some setting up to know which portraits to render.		The icons for characters in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are rendered by the portrait renderer, in the editor. Although fully automatic, the portrait renderer requires some setting up to know which portraits to render.

Jbotteram at 12:16, 20 September 2017

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	The last thing we need to do is set up the character whose portrait will be rendered. My character is created from a root template named ''Creatures_Goblins_Wayfarer'', a copy of the ''Creatures_Goblins_Grunt_A'' template with a custom visual set.		The last thing we need to do is set up the character whose portrait will be rendered. My character is created from a root template named ''Creatures_Goblins_Wayfarer'', a copy of the ''Creatures_Goblins_Grunt_A'' template with a custom visual set.

	Create an instance of the character in the photobooth level with the [[File:InteractionMode_Creation.png\|32px]] creation interaction mode, select it <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span> and change its "Portrait Generation Trigger" property to the name of your point trigger in the sidebar <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span>. I set the value of the property to ''Icon_Goblin_Wayfarer''.		Create an instance of the character in the photobooth level with the [[File:InteractionMode_Creation.png\|32px]] creation interaction mode <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span>, select it <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span> and change its "Portrait Generation Trigger" property to the name of your point trigger in the sidebar <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>. I set the value of the property to ''Icon_Goblin_Wayfarer''.

	Our photobooth is now all set up! It's time to render the portrait.		Our photobooth is now all set up! It's time to render the portrait.

Jbotteram at 12:13, 20 September 2017

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 To open the photobooth level, check the "Show Inherited Levels" toggle <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span>. Then, navigate to the "SYS" folder <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span> and select (or double click) the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>. With the level selected, click "Select" to load <span style="color:#FCFF27">(4)</span>.
 Next, we need to set the level as our project's default photobooth level.
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 <sub>Copying a photobooth for our own root template</sub>
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 == Notes ==
-Portraits that exist in inherited projects will not be re-rendered, making it impossible to render icons for existing templates. However, it is possible to create a new photobooth with a copy of the root template you wish to modify, render the icon for that template, and then assign the rendered icon to the original template.
+* Portraits that exist in inherited projects will not be re-rendered, making it impossible to render icons for existing templates. However, it is possible to create a new photobooth with a copy of the root template you wish to modify, render the icon for that template, and then assign the rendered icon to the original template.
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Jbotteram at 10:29, 20 September 2017

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	In order to render character portraits, we will need a photobooth level. The photobooth level is a level that contains photobooths for each character for which an icon is rendered. Each photobooth consists of a background plane, lights, a point trigger and a spectator trigger. The spectator trigger is the camera from which the icon will be rendered.		In order to render character portraits, we will need a photobooth level. The photobooth level is a level that contains photobooths for each character for which an icon is rendered. Each photobooth consists of a background plane, lights, a point trigger and a spectator trigger. The spectator trigger is the camera from which the icon will be rendered.

	First, we will open the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level, which is inherited from the Shared project. We could create a photobooth level from scratch, but using an existing one is easier ~~because~~ it allows us to copy an existing photobooth.		First, we will open the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level, which is inherited from the Shared project. We could create a photobooth level from scratch, but using an existing one is easier, as it allows us to copy an existing photobooth.

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	<sub>Opening the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level</sub>		<sub>Opening the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level</sub>


			To open the photobooth level, check the "Show Inherited Levels" toggle <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span>. Then, navigate to the "SYS" folder <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span> and select (or double click) the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>. With the level selected, click "Select" to load <span style="color:#FCFF27">(4)</span>.

			Next, we need to set the level as our project's default photobooth level.

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	[[File:Step2_ConfigureProjectProperties.png\|none]]		[[File:Step2_ConfigureProjectProperties.png\|none]]
	<sub>Setting the photobooth level for this project</sub>		<sub>Setting the photobooth level for this project</sub>


			To set the photobooth level of your project, go to the [[Project settings window]] (under Project > Project Settings...) and navigate to the "General" tab <span style="color:#FCFF27">(1)</span>.

			In the general tab, click the [...] button next to "Photo Booth Level" <span style="color:#FCFF27">(2)</span> and select your photobooth level (''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A''). If the level is set correctly, hit "Save" back in the project settings window <span style="color:#FCFF27">(3)</span>.

			We can now render portraits for our level. However, the portrait texture atlas will be empty, as we have not yet defined any templates to render.

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	=== Step 2: setting up the photobooth ===		=== Step 2: setting up the photobooth ===
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			<sub>Copying a photobooth for our own root template</sub>

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Jbotteram at 10:05, 20 September 2017

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			== Notes ==
			Portraits that exist in inherited projects will not be re-rendered, making it impossible to render icons for existing templates. However, it is possible to create a new photobooth with a copy of the root template you wish to modify, render the icon for that template, and then assign the rendered icon to the original template.

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== Description ==
The icons for characters in Divinity: Original Sin 2 are rendered by the portrait renderer, in the editor. Although fully automatic, the portrait renderer requires some setting up to know which portraits to render.

This article will not be going over creating a new character root template. If you do not yet know how to create a character root template, I recommend you read [[My first: Character]] first.

 
== Rendering a character portrait ==
=== Step 1: the photobooth level ===
In order to render character portraits, we will need a photobooth level. The photobooth level is a level that contains photobooths for each character for which an icon is rendered. Each photobooth consists of a background plane, lights, a point trigger and a spectator trigger. The spectator trigger is the camera from which the icon will be rendered.

First, we will open the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level, which is inherited from the Shared project. We could create a photobooth level from scratch, but using an existing one is easier because it allows us to copy an existing photobooth.

 
[[File:Step1_OpenPhotoboothLevel.png|none]]
Opening the ''SYS_NPC_Portrait_A'' level

 
[[File:Step2_ConfigureProjectProperties.png|none]]
Setting the photobooth level for this project

 
=== Step 2: setting up the photobooth ===
[[File:Step3_CopyingPhotobooth.png|none]]

 
=== Step 3: rendering ===