Unity developement question

[saucebear]

I'm creating my first VR program for Unity 3D. What I'm trying to do is make it so every button on the controller triggers a different action. I know C Sharp well enough to do this, but the problem is, I can't figure out how to detect controller button presses in C Sharp.

 

Any suggestions or ideas are appreciated,

Thanks

[Rockjaw]

 or  might be able to help you with this one, . I'm afraid my knowledge of C stops at, er, the letter of the alphabet. :)

[Funkeeh]

You can access all the buttons and triggers via the SteamVR_Controller script you just need to assign a device to it. If you open the script, the "ButtonMask" class shows you which you can access. 

 

As an example, I use the "trigger" button in my script here:

public SteamVR_TrackedObject   trackedObj; //tracked object, the connected controller
public SteamVR_Controller.Device   device; //device object

public bool pressingTrigger;

 

void Awake ()
{
     trackedObj = GetComponent<SteamVR_TrackedObject>();
}

 

void FixedUpdate ()
{
     //Get input from the tracked object (which this script is attached to)
     device = SteamVR_Controller.Input( (int)trackedObj.index );

 

     //Get pressed value from "Trigger" button (between 0 and 1)
     Vector2 value = device.GetAxis ( Valve.VR.EVRButtonId.k_EButton_SteamVR_Trigger );
     float trigger = value.x;

     if (device.GetTouch (SteamVR_Controller.ButtonMask.Trigger))
    {
             pressingTrigger = true;
     }
     else
     {
            pressingTrigger = false;
     }
}

 

[dario]

hi saucebear,

 

If  you install the Vive Input Utility Unity plugin from the asset store here:

https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/64219

 

It'll be as simple as just doing this:

 

if(ViveInput.GetPressDown(HandRole.LeftHand, ControllerButton.Trigger)) {

 

}

[Rockjaw]

, if either  or 's solutions worked for you, click 'Accept as Solution' to mark the topic solved. Thanks! :)

[EmptyPipe]

Unity is proving to be an impressive suite for VR game development. 
Have you seen the user-created Teleportation plugins specifically for the Vive? 

[dario]

Let us know what you think of the teleportation support in the Vive Input Utility plugin