'Render Region' Toggle
You can implement a custom Operator to toggle Render Region using a shortcut. In this case, all you'd have to do is finding a reliable way to set the state of RenderSettings.use_border:
The following demo based on the answers of How to easily toggle a Boolean property?
and Create keyboard shortcut for an operator using python?:
toggle-render-region.py
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# <pep8 compliant>
import bpy
bl_info = {
"name": "Toggle Render Region Hotkey",
"author": "brockmann",
"version": (0, 1),
"blender" : (2, 80, 0),
"location": "3D View",
"category": "3D View"
}
class RR_OT_toggleRenderRegion(bpy.types.Operator):
"""Toggle Render Region in 3D View"""
bl_idname = "view3d.toggle_render_region"
bl_label = "Toggle Render Region"
bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
def execute(self, context):
context.scene.render.use_border ^= 1
return {'FINISHED'}
addon_keymaps = []
def register():
bpy.utils.register_class(RR_OT_toggleRenderRegion)
addon_keymaps.clear()
# handle the keymap
wm = bpy.context.window_manager
kc = wm.keyconfigs.addon
if kc:
km = wm.keyconfigs.addon.keymaps.new(name='3D View', space_type='VIEW_3D')
#kmi = km.keymap_items.new(RR_OT_disableRenderRegion.bl_idname, type='B', value='PRESS', ctrl=True, shift=True)
kmi = km.keymap_items.new(RR_OT_toggleRenderRegion.bl_idname, type='B', value='PRESS', ctrl=True, alt=True)
addon_keymaps.append((km, kmi))
def unregister():
bpy.utils.unregister_class(RR_OT_toggleRenderRegion)
for km, kmi in addon_keymaps:
km.keymap_items.remove(kmi)
addon_keymaps.clear()
if __name__ == "__main__":
register()
As mentioned by @batFINGER in the comments there is also a generic bpy.ops.wm.context_toggle() operator for convenience which allows to toggle any BoolProperty (also used for some of the default hotkeys in Blender).
toggle-render-region.py
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
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# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
#
# ##### END GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
# <pep8 compliant>
import bpy
bl_info = {
"name": "Toggle Render Region Hotkey",
"author": "brockmann, batFINGER",
"version": (0, 1),
"blender" : (2, 80, 0),
"location": "3D View",
"category": "3D View"
}
addon_keymaps = []
def register():
addon_keymaps.clear()
# handle the keymap
wm = bpy.context.window_manager
kc = wm.keyconfigs.addon
if kc:
km = wm.keyconfigs.addon.keymaps.new(name='3D View', space_type='VIEW_3D')
kmi = km.keymap_items.new("wm.context_toggle", type='B', value='PRESS', ctrl=True, alt=True)
kmi.properties.data_path = "scene.render.use_border"
addon_keymaps.append((km, kmi))
def unregister():
for km, kmi in addon_keymaps:
km.keymap_items.remove(kmi)
addon_keymaps.clear()
if __name__ == "__main__":
register()
If you'd like to edit the old shortcut manually without using an add-on, replace the identifier and the data_path for the old hotkey by wm.context_toggle and scene.render.use_border:
Toggle between 'Selection' and 'Camera Bounds'
If you'd like to toggle between the current selection and the camera bounds using a shortcut you'd have to implement a custom Operator as well as supplying a new scene property in order to store the coordinates and restore them if necessary:
custom-render-region.py
# ##### BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
#
# ##### END GPL LICENSE BLOCK #####
# <pep8 compliant>
import bpy
bl_info = {
"name": "Custom Render Region",
"author": "brockmann",
"version": (0, 1),
"blender" : (2, 80, 0),
"location": "3D View",
"category": "3D View"
}
class RR_OT_customRenderRegion(bpy.types.Operator):
"""Custom Render Region"""
bl_idname = "view3d.custom_render_region"
bl_label = "Custom Render Region"
bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
def execute(self, context):
scene = context.scene
rnd = scene.render
if rnd.border_min_x != 0 or rnd.border_min_y != 0 or \
rnd.border_max_x != 1 or rnd.border_max_y != 1:
# Store the values
scene.custom_render_bounds = (
rnd.border_min_x,
rnd.border_min_y,
rnd.border_max_x,
rnd.border_max_y)
# Camera bounds
rnd.border_min_x = rnd.border_min_y = 0
rnd.border_max_x = rnd.border_max_y = 1
else:
# Set the values
rnd.border_min_x = scene.custom_render_bounds[0]
rnd.border_min_y = scene.custom_render_bounds[1]
rnd.border_max_x = scene.custom_render_bounds[2]
rnd.border_max_y = scene.custom_render_bounds[3]
# Clear region if not in camera view
if not context.space_data.region_3d.view_perspective == 'CAMERA':
bpy.ops.view3d.clear_render_border()
return {'FINISHED'}
addon_keymaps = []
def register():
bpy.types.Scene.custom_render_bounds = bpy.props.FloatVectorProperty(size=4)
bpy.utils.register_class(RR_OT_customRenderRegion)
addon_keymaps.clear()
# handle the keymap
wm = bpy.context.window_manager
kc = wm.keyconfigs.addon
if kc:
km = wm.keyconfigs.addon.keymaps.new(name='3D View', space_type='VIEW_3D')
kmi = km.keymap_items.new(
RR_OT_customRenderRegion.bl_idname, type='B',
value='PRESS',
ctrl=True,
alt=True)
addon_keymaps.append((km, kmi))
def unregister():
bpy.utils.unregister_class(RR_OT_customRenderRegion)
for km, kmi in addon_keymaps:
km.keymap_items.remove(kmi)
addon_keymaps.clear()
if __name__ == "__main__":
register()
