added build instructions for myself.. lol

src/releases/zoic_linux_v1.0/ae/aiZoicTemplate.py

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+import mtoa.ui.ae.templates as templates
+import pymel.core as pm
+import maya.cmds as cmds
+import mtoa.ui.ae.utils as aeUtils
+
+class aiZoicTemplate(templates.AttributeTemplate):
+
+    def filenameEdit(self, mData) :
+            attr = self.nodeAttr('aiBokehPath')
+            cmds.setAttr(attr,mData,type="string")
+
+    def LoadFilenameButtonPush(self, *args):
+        basicFilter = 'All Files (*.*)'
+        ret = cmds.fileDialog2(fileFilter=basicFilter, dialogStyle=2, cap='Load File',okc='Load',fm=4)
+        if ret is not None and len(ret):
+            self.filenameEdit(ret[0])
+            cmds.textFieldButtonGrp("filenameGrp", edit=True, text=ret[0])
+
+    def filenameNew(self, nodeName):
+        path = cmds.textFieldButtonGrp("filenameGrp", label="Bokeh image location", changeCommand=self.filenameEdit, width=300)
+        cmds.textFieldButtonGrp(path, edit=True, text=cmds.getAttr(nodeName))
+        cmds.textFieldButtonGrp(path, edit=True, buttonLabel="...",
+        buttonCommand=self.LoadFilenameButtonPush)
+
+    def filenameReplace(self, nodeName):
+        cmds.textFieldButtonGrp("filenameGrp", edit=True, text=cmds.getAttr(nodeName) )
+
+
+
+    def setup(self):
+        self.addControl("aiSensorWidth", label="Sensor Width (cm)")
+        self.addControl("aiSensorHeight", label="Sensor Height (cm)")
+        self.addControl("aiFocalLength", label="Focal Length (mm)")
+        self.addSeparator()
+        self.addControl("aiUseDof", label="Enable depth of field")
+        self.addControl("aiFStop", label="F-stop")
+        self.addControl("aiFocalDistance", label="Focus distance (cm)")
+        self.addSeparator()
+        self.addControl("aiOpticalVignetting", label="Optical Vignetting")
+        self.addSeparator()
+        self.addControl("aiUseImage", label="Enable Image based bokeh")
+        self.addCustom('aiBokehPath', self.filenameNew, self.filenameReplace)
+
+templates.registerTranslatorUI(aiZoicTemplate, "camera", "zoic")

src/releases/zoic_linux_v1.0/bin/zoic.mtd

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+# zoic                    0x00070007
+[node zoic]
+    desc STRING "Extended camera shader with added options for mage based bokeh shapes and optical vignetting."
+    maya.name               STRING  "camera"
+    maya.id                     INT     0x00070007
+    maya.translator         STRING  "zoic"
+
+    [attr sensorWidth]
+        maya.name           STRING  "aiSensorWidth"
+        min                        FLOAT   0.1
+        max                       FLOAT   10
+        default                  FLOAT   3.6
+        linkable                BOOL FALSE
+        desc STRING "Width of the sensor in centimeters. Default value is the width of a full frame sensor."
+
+    [attr sensorHeight]
+        maya.name           STRING  "aiSensorHeight"
+        min             FLOAT   0.1
+        max             FLOAT   10
+        default             FLOAT   2.4
+        linkable BOOL FALSE
+        desc STRING "Height of the sensor in centimeters. Default value is the height of a full frame sensor."
+
+    [attr focalLength]
+        maya.name           STRING  "aiFocalLength"
+        min             FLOAT   1
+        softmin         FLOAT 8
+        softmax         FLOAT 200
+        max             FLOAT   1000
+        default             FLOAT   35
+        desc STRING "Distance between the lens and the point at which the light converges in millimeters."
+
+    [attr useDof]
+        maya.name          STRING  "aiUseDof"
+        default                 BOOL   true
+        desc                    STRING "Enable Depth of Field"
+        linkable                BOOL FALSE
+
+    [attr fStop]
+        maya.name           STRING      "aiFStop"
+        min                        FLOAT        0.01
+        softmin                  FLOAT        0.7
+        softmax                 FLOAT        32.0
+        max                       FLOAT        100.0
+        default                  FLOAT         2.8
+        desc                     STRING       "Ratio of the distance from the lens to the point where the focused light converges (the focal length) over the diameter of the aperture."
+
+    [attr focalDistance]
+        maya.name           STRING  "aiFocalDistance"
+        min                       FLOAT   0.001
+        max                      FLOAT   99999
+        default                 FLOAT   115
+        desc                    STRING "Distance between lens and object in focus in millimeters."
+
+    [attr opticalVignetting]
+        maya.name           STRING  "aiOpticalVignetting"
+        min                       FLOAT   0.0
+        softmax                FLOAT 50.0
+        max                      FLOAT   1000.0
+        default                  FLOAT   0
+        desc                     STRING "Sometimes referred to as the cat-eye effect, this is a lens imperfection that is not caused by the glass but by the outer edge of the lens, also known as the exit aperture. When the main aperture is fully open, light coming into the camera from steep angles will be blocked partially by the edge of the lens. This creates cat-eye like bokeh shapes near the edges of an image. It should be noted that this lens effect is purely mechanical and can not be confused with lens distortion."
+
+    [attr useImage]
+        maya.name           STRING  "aiUseImage"
+        default                  BOOL   false
+        desc                     STRING "Enable Image based bokeh"
+
+    [attr bokehPath]
+        maya.name           STRING  "aiBokehPath"
+        default                  STRING   ""
+        desc                     STRING "Path to bokeh image. No need to convert to .tx"

src/zoic.cpp

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 // (C) Zeno Pelgrims, www.zenopelgrims.com
 
+// to build on my linux machine:
+// g++ -std=c++11 -o $ZENOCAMERA/src/zoic.os -c -fPIC -D_LINUX -I/run/media/i7210038/ZENO_MAJOR/Dropbox/majorproject/data/solidangle/Arnold-4.2.11.0-linux/include $ZENOCAMERA/src/zoic.cpp -L/usr/lib64 -lOpenImageIO -L/opt/appleseed/lib -ltiff
+// g++ -o $ZENOCAMERA/bin/zoic.so -shared $ZENOCAMERA/src/zoic.os -L/run/media/i7210038/ZENO_MAJOR/Dropbox/majorproject/data/solidangle/Arnold-4.2.11.0-linux/bin -lai -L/usr/lib64 -lOpenImageIO -L/opt/appleseed/lib -ltiff"
+
 
 // IDEAS