Solved: How to create dynamic text labels on VR controllers

LeviathanLevi · ‎10-25-2022

Hi, when in VR I have the controller triggers set to cycle through different variant sets. I'd like the name of the current variant set that it's on to pop up next to the controllers as like a readable lable. This requires some kind of node I can dynamically change the text it displays

Is there something like this in VRED?

Maybe a new VR menu that is anchored next to the controller?

Any advice appreciated, thanks!

__daniel.lincoln__ · ‎11-09-2022

Hello,

Yes, there is a specific API class for this: vrdDeviceMessageData

Ref: https://help.autodesk.com/view/VREDPRODUCTS/2023/ENU/?guid=VRED_Python_Documentation_Python_API_V2_c...

Example:

md = vrdDeviceMessageData()
md.setBackgroundColor(QVector3D(255,255,255))
md.setPosition(QVector3D(0, 0, -50))
md.setText("Dynamic Text")
vrImmersiveInteractionService.showControllerMessage(md, True)

Search for 'setText' in the API to find other ways of creating dynamic text.

Regards,

Dan