Keyboard Extension Tutorial
Name | Location |
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Keyboard Extension | <Vortex Studio Installation Folder>\tutorials\ExKeyboardExtension |
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
- Open Tutorials solution
- Compile the ExKeyboardExtension project.
- Deploy the plugin
- The code is fully documented for extra information.
- Launch the Vortex Editor
- Create a mechanism
- Insert the Keyboard extension
- save the mechanism
- Start the simulation
- Select the Keyboard extension in the explorer
- Click in the main view
- By pressing keys, you should see that the extension's output changes. e.g. the extension reacts when F10 is pressed.
The interface Keyboard is managed by a graphics module. Furthermore, in order to be used, a 3d window must have focus and simulation must be running.
If that mechanism was loaded in the player, the 3d window must also have focus for the keyboard to work.