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Tools Command

 

The tools commands allows you to spawn your own tools into your simulation.

These commands are very handy, as it allows you to further customize your Skyreal VR experience and simulation by adding in tools which might be needed in your workspace or for your product.

The tools command can be accessed through the default Tools sub menu in VR or installing the desktop extension.

Tool Collection Picker in VR​

tool category

The tool collection picker, as the 3D symbol picker, is a carousel of parts. When you add tools in the preparation they are automatically stored in one category of the carousel. If there are more than 9 parts, the category will contain multiple pages. You can scroll through the pages using the controller's joystick up and down.

When you activate the command, you will be able to select and spawn a custom tool.

Adding custom Tools​

It is possible to create custom categories in Unreal Engine to organize your tools. To do so, open the editor map and set the category name for each SkrTool.

tool category

You can register new SkrTool in the controller.

Desktop Extension for Tools​

In Desktop mode, you can drop tools into the scene by installing our Tools Desktop Extension. To do this, follow the instructions for import an extension at runtime (see Option 3).

Once the extension is loaded, add the desktop command to the menu.

tool category

After that, when launching the command, a menu will appear on the right displaying the tool catalog. Simply click on a tool, and it will spawn in the scene like a manikin -attached to your mouse pointer- allowing you to position it on a surface before placing it.