proc buildSkyBox (string $camera)
{
 int $imageFormat  = 19;//19 is tga  //20 is bmp

 //reset camera
 setAttr ($camera + ".translateX") 0;
 setAttr ($camera + ".translateY") 0;
 setAttr ($camera + ".translateZ") 0;
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateX") 0;
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateY") 0;
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateZ") 0;

 //set format
 setAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFormat $imageFormat;
 
 //do forward
 setAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix -type "string" "forward";
 print "rendering forward\n";
 render $camera;

 //do backward
 setAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix -type "string" "back";
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateY") 180;
 print "rendering back\n";
 render $camera;
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateY") 0;//reset

 //do up
 setAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix -type "string" "up";
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateX") 90;
 print "rendering up\n";
 render $camera;
 
 //do down
 setAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix -type "string" "down";
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateX") -90;
 print "rendering down\n";
 render $camera;
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateX") 0;//reset
 
 //do left
 setAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix -type "string" "left";
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateY") 90;
 print "rendering left\n";
 render $camera;

 //do right
 setAttr defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix -type "string" "right";
 setAttr ($camera + ".rotateY") -90;
 print "rendering right\n";
 render $camera;
 
 
}

 




 
//eof