Enabling VR and Focal Boxes'

[AlexReynolds1]

Wounding if there's anyway possible to have VR enable through some sort of script in P3D so the user won't need need to navigate the menu system?

Also, has anyone found away to allow focal points to show up correctly in VR ?

Cheers,
Alex

[David Love-Brice]

Hey Alex...:)

Didn't know that Focal Points were an issue in VR, do they not render at all?

[AlexReynolds1]

Hi David,

They render, however they render in a different spot in each eye, making it very confusing when viewing through the VR headset.

[David Love-Brice]

Ewwww, oh that's a mindbender. :) Best of luck with it though.

[Kayla Dillon]

Wounding if there's anyway possible to have VR enable through some sort of script in P3D so the user won't need need to navigate the menu system?

Also, has anyone found away to allow focal points to show up correctly in VR ?

Cheers,
Alex

Hello,

You can enable VR on startup by setting EnableVirtualRealityOnStartup=1 in the Prepar3D.cfg.

Which version of Prepar3D are you running? I am not seeing this issue in 4.3.

Have you gone through the general debugging steps?
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Regards,
Kayla

[Raynald1]

David

I also found that the Focal boxed do not render correctly in VR so I created Scaleform objects that render much better in VR as you can change the position and orientation at will.

1. Create an empty text box in PowerPoint.
2. Copy in Gimp and select only the box and make sure the background is "Transparent".
3. Save it a a .jpg
3. I use Sothink SWF Quicker but you can use Adobe Flash, Import it into your .swf maker program and match the background size to your file size (I use 613 x 613, not critical as you can adjust the size in SimDirector).
4. Export it to a folder (I call it images_VR) in your SimDirector folder as a .swf item (I call it images_vr\Green_open.swf) .
5. In SimDirector, create a ScaleForm object with the size 613 x 613 with the name from the folder and file you just created ( images_vr\Green_open.swf).


6. Go to the bottom and adjust the size in WorlSize:


7. You can change the orientation in Orientation.
8. To change the position, go back to the top of the page and click on AttachWorldObject ADD and add your aircraft (I left it as UserOwnShip1).
9. I set all the BodyRelativeOffset and BodyRelativeRoration to YES.


10. At the bottom, you can adjust the position by playing with the OffsetXYZ settings. I bring it close the my wanted position in 2D in the preview mode and then make the fine adjustments in VR. (This example is for the trim wheel in the Carenado Cessna 172).

11. Copy the XYZ positions in a spreadsheet so you can save time when you reuse the same boxes.

12. Open and close the focus box with a simple ObjectActivationAction:


A trick is to set the Activated to YES so you can reload scenario and make an adjustment and take a quick look in 2D:
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Here is what it looks like in 2D:
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13. You can switch easily between 2D and VR by selecting YES in the Settings> File> When application boots directly...:
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It is a time intensive process but well worth it in VR.

Ray

[AlexReynolds1]

Hi Ray,

Very interesting work around.

I'll be sure to give this a try over the coming weeks and see what I can do.

Regards,
Alex