Name	Location
ExCollisionDetector	<Vortex Studio Installation Folder>\tutorials\ExCollisionDetector

This tutorial shows how to create extensions that can be used later in a scene or a mechanism to monitor contacts between an intersection sensor (the object that scans the environment) and a sensor trigger (the object that is scanned)
Contacting info can be seen in the post_step of the sensor.

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

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

Using the tutorial

Compile the project
Deploy the plugin
Start the Vortex Editor
Create or Import a Scene
Inside the Toolbox section, select the "Tutorials" Tab to then select the extensions "Intersection Sensor" and "Sensor Trigger Extension"
Create or import 2 Mechanisms, that both contain a Collision Geometry, onto the Scene
(Refer to this link for any further information: Collision Geometries)
Set a collision geometry to each of the field "Collision Geometry" in the trigger and the sensor
(The order has no importance in this context/tutorial)
To observe the result:
1. Run the simulation
2. In the Explorer, select the extension "Intersection Sensor Extension"
3. Make the 2 collision geometry enter in contact
  (Alt + Cursor to control the object can be a useful tool to use in this situation)
4. Once the 2 enter in contact, observe the "Output Collides" parameter
  (A check mark is supposed to appear once this condition is true)

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