SpaceTargetRenderer

Rendering space targets (CubeSats, debris and other satellites) using Blender Python API

Installation guide

1. Install blender python module:

• Follow the bpy_module_setup.sh

2. Clone the github repo

cd SpaceTargetRenderer
pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Download asset.zip at https://drive.google.com/file/d/15pv2eMMh3eyLeLg5MgKapQ834Nd5gV58/view?usp=sharing

And unzip at SpaceTargetRenderer main directory

unzip asset.zip

4. Install blender 2.82

wget https://download.blender.org/release/Blender2.82/blender-2.82-linux64.tar.xz
tar xf blender-2.82-linux64

Running guide I. Generate 1 dataset:

1. Edit paths in pipeline_config.yaml

• blender_exe: path to blender execute file
• WIP_blend_file_path: leave empty
• Edit label_dict to edit the label mapping
• Edit other values to modify generation process

2. Run generation ''' python render.py '''

The output dataset should be in output_dir, in yolov1 format (AlexeyAB/Yolo_mark#60)

II. Generate multiple datasets:

1. Create multiple yaml files like pipeline_config.yaml, as explained in pipeline_config_notes.md

2. Input config_paths varible as the list of paths to pipeline_config yamls, in the file render_datasets.py

3. Run generation ''' python render_datasets.py '''