This tutorial shows how to make an extension that implements the VxSim::IKeyboard interface.

This extension is meant to capture specific keys in a specific context. 

See Vortex Studio SDK - Customizing Vortex for information about making plugins and extensions.

See C++ Tutorial 1: Plugins for a detailed example of making a plugin.

See Mechanism Viewer Tutorial for additional examples.

Using the tutorial

1. Open Tutorials solution
2. Compile the ExKeyboardExtension project.
3. From the <Vortex Studio Installation Folder>\tutorials\plugins folder, copy the built ExKeyboardExtension.vxp into the Vortex Studio plugins folder (<Vortex Studio Installation Folder>\plugins).
4. The code is fully documented for extra information.
5. Launch the Vortex Editor
6. Create a mechanism
7. Insert the Keyboard extension
8. save the mechanism
9. Start the simulation
10. Select the Keyboard extension in the explorer
11. Click in the main view
12. By pressing keys, you should see that the extension's output changes. e.g. the extension reacts when F10 is pressed.