BUG: Reduce clip distance for orthographic view

ajjackson · Jun 1, 2017 · 86a5e05 · 86a5e05
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ The changelog format is inspired by [keep-a-changelog](https://github.com/olivie
 
 ### Fixes
     - Orthographic projection flag *actually* enabled in CLI
+    - Camera clipping causing problems in orthographic view, reduce draw distance.
 
 ## [1.1.0] - 2017-03-14
 

diff --git a/addons/vsim2blender/camera.py b/addons/vsim2blender/camera.py
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ def setup_camera(lattice_vectors, field_of_view=0.5,
     if orthographic:
         bpy.data.cameras[camera.name].type = 'ORTHO'
         bpy.data.cameras[camera.name].ortho_scale = camera_distance/2.5
+        # Limit clipping to avoid nasty glitches in orthographic mode
+        bpy.data.cameras[camera.name].clip_end = 10000
     else:
         bpy.data.cameras[camera.name].angle = field_of_view
-    bpy.data.cameras[camera.name].clip_end = 1e8
+        bpy.data.cameras[camera.name].clip_end = 1e8
 
     # Use tracking to point camera at center of structure
     bpy.ops.object.constraint_add(type='TRACK_TO')