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CMakeLists.txt

-    cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8 )
+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.8 )
 
 project( VAMatlab )
 list( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "$ENV{VISTA_CMAKE_COMMON}" )
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if( NOT DEFINED ITA_VAMATLAB_VERSION_MAJOR )
 endif( NOT DEFINED ITA_VAMATLAB_VERSION_MAJOR )
 
 if( NOT DEFINED ITA_VAMATLAB_VERSION_MINOR )
-	set( ITA_VAMATLAB_VERSION_MINOR "a" CACHE STRING "VAMatlab version minor (usually a,b,c ...)" )
+	set( ITA_VAMATLAB_VERSION_MINOR "b" CACHE STRING "VAMatlab version minor (usually a,b,c ...)" )
 endif( NOT DEFINED ITA_VAMATLAB_VERSION_MINOR )
 
 if( NOT DEFINED ITA_VAMATLAB_SHOW_BANNER )

matlab/VA_example_outdoor_acoustics.m

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ try
     va.add_search_path( 'C:/ITASoftware/Raven/RavenDatabase/SoundDatabase' );
     va.add_search_path( 'C:\Users\jonas\sciebo\ITA\Lehre\Masterarbeiten\2019 Henry Andrew\car_pass-by_corner' );
     va.add_search_path( 'D:\Users\stienen\Sciebo\Thesis stuff\auralization\resources' );
-
+    
     c = va.get_homogeneous_medium_sound_speed();
     
     L = va.create_sound_receiver( 'VA_Listener' );

src/VAMatlabExecutable.cpp

@@ -1071,6 +1071,24 @@ void get_directivity_infos( int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *
 	plhs[ 0 ] = pCell;
 }
 
+REGISTER_PUBLIC_FUNCTION( create_scene_from_file, "Creates a scene from a file resource", "Note: this is a loose method with no clear definition. It may be interpreted differently among renderers." );
+DECLARE_FUNCTION_REQUIRED_INARG( create_scene_from_file, file_path, "string", "File path" );
+DECLARE_FUNCTION_OPTIONAL_INARG( create_scene_from_file, scene_name, "string", "Scene name", "''" );
+DECLARE_FUNCTION_OUTARG( create_scene_from_file, scene_id, "string", "Scene identifier" );
+void create_scene_from_file( int nlhs, mxArray *plhs[], int nrhs, const mxArray *prhs[] )
+{
+	REQUIRE_INPUT_ARGS( 3 );
+
+	ConnectionHandle hHandle = GetConnectionHandle( prhs[ 0 ] );
+	CVAMatlabConnection* pConnection = g_vpConnections[ hHandle ];
+
+	std::string sFilePath = matlabGetString( prhs[ 1 ], "file_path" );
+	std::string sSceneName = matlabGetString( prhs[ 2 ], "scene_name" );
+
+	std::string sID = pConnection->pCoreInterface->CreateSceneFromFile( sFilePath, sSceneName );
+	plhs[ 0 ] = mxCreateString( sID.c_str() );
+}
+
 
 REGISTER_PUBLIC_FUNCTION( create_signal_source_buffer_from_file, "Creates a signal source which plays an audiofile", "Note: The audiofile must be mono and its sampling rate must match that of the server." );
 DECLARE_FUNCTION_REQUIRED_INARG( create_signal_source_buffer_from_file, filename, "string", "Filename" );