import Blender
from Blender import *
from Blender.Scene import Render

pi = 3.14159
deg45 = 45 * pi / 180

context = Scene.GetCurrent().getRenderingContext()
basePath = context.renderPath

for i in range(1,9):
	# objects without parents should be parented to RenderPlatform
	platform = Object.Get('RenderPlatform')
	platform.RotZ = platform.RotZ - deg45
	platform.setLocation(platform.getLocation()) # refreshes the child locations
	context.renderPath = basePath + str(i)
	context.renderAnim()
	Blender.Redraw()
context.renderPath = basePath