HDRI Sun Aligner v1.6

New release to include code changes after version 1.5. Tested OK in Blender 4.0

HDRI Sun Aligner v1.5

Update to handle changed attributes in mapping node in Blender 2.81, the rotation driver now works both in Blender 2.80 and 2.81.

HDRI Sun Aligner v1.4

Update with a new "Preview" operator to show a preview of the sun position in a new window. This improves usability as you don't need to have an Image Editor open in Blender for calculating the sun position.

HDRI Sun Aligner v1.3

Fixes and improvements

• Fix problem with processing large HDRI's (8k, 16k)
• Implemented driver that can be added to any object to align z-rotation with HDRI mapping node z-rotation

HDRI Sun Aligner v1.2

"Add new sun" operator added, to add a new sun rotated in alignment with the current sun position.

HDRI Sun Aligner v1.1

Version 1.1

Fixes and improvements

• No dependency on OpenCV, only Numpy which is already included with Python in Blender
  • I.e. no need to install any additional Python library
• Improved usability with new panel in 3D Viewport
  • Update sun position (calculate brightest spot in HDRI)
  • Display of calculated Longitude and Latitude (can be changed by user)
  • Rotation of selected object according to coordinates
• Preview is displayed in the Image Editor

Initial release

Initial release of HDRI Sun Aligner.