This is a Class Library to make it easier to talk to the OpenVR API using the official C# headers.
This is a collection of methods and functions that has been figured out while trying to interface OpenVR through pure C#, not via a game engine. The project was made to enable easy access to these calls without the repeated struggle of raw implementation.
As this is a work-in-progress there might be breaking changes along the way, the hope is to keep that to a minimum, as this is used in multiple projects. If nothing else, the code in this project can act as a place to reference how to call certain OpenVR APIs from C#.
- To use this either download the repo directly or add it as a git submodule by running the following command in the root of your project, replace
TargetFolderwith your own value:git submodule add https://github.com/BOLL7708/EasyOpenVR.git EasyOpenVR - In the
EasyOpenVRfolder, run the.cmdfile which downloads the latest OpenVR dependencies into the project. - This is a Class Library, so to use this you add an
Existing Projectto your solution, pick theEasyOpenVRfolder, and it should show up next to your current project in your solution. - Then reference this class library it in the main project .csproj file, in
<ItemGroup>.
<ProjectReference Include="..\EasyOpenVR\EasyOpenVR.csproj" />- Make sure to build for 64bit.
- To use the singleton class, which is my current approach, simply include the namespace by adding
using BOLL7708;and then grab an instance fromEasyOpenVRSingleton.Instance - If you want your application to be something else than
VRApplication_Backgroundyou can set that withinstance.SetApplicationType() - With the instance run
instance.Init()to connect to a running OpenVR session. It will return true if initialization was successful, otherwise run a timer and try to init as often as you see fit. - At this point, if you have a connected session, you can explore the various calls you can do.