How to create new tracker roles

[wirelessdreamer]

The default tracker roles are pretty generic, and do not work for application specific bindings, how do we in an application specific way create new roles:

We support multiple custom controllers in game, and want to be able to show their roles so they can be assigned on the binding screen. I'm assuming this is just a documentation issue, and am hoping I missed where its written down.

[dhjhero]

Yes,I am also eager for this functionality so, so much.

[constructive-realities]

yes this would be very useful for our robotics projects.

[wirelessdreamer]

To be able to show the roles from VIU would fully fill my needs, as i've extended the existing ones in my project, it would provide a very clean solution.

[dhjhero]

Would you please share your solution？Could you create more than 12 roles with that？

[wirelessdreamer]

This solution only currently works with pre 2.0 steamvr. a simple starting way is to edit bodyroles.cs, and add more enums, then create your prefabs bound to those roles, and you can use as many as you need. I've never used more the 12 simultaneously though. I thought i remembered hearing about a > 12 limitation somewhere in the steamvr world.

[dhjhero]

Thank you so much！

[JoeLudwig]

@wirelessdreamer What roles do you want to add?

Right now each role is its own JSON file in SteamVR so they aren't currently developer-extensible.

[lawwong]

@JoeLudwig
Applications/Games may want more semantic role names like "Sword", "Shield" or other custom accessories. It should be easier for developers to tell end-user/arcade-staff how to setup their tracking devices.

I also think what developers need is to manage devices them self, not by end user.
In another word, developers would like to do as much automation as possible before build, so that settings can be more easier in runtime (or no further settings ideally).

OpenVR already have action manifest and default action bindings, why not provide role manifest and default role bindings? Or even better, provides API to query all buttons/tracking information from all connected device and also bindings applying functions, so that developers could manage actions/roles when user customized bindings not found.

[wirelessdreamer]

@JoeLudwig I just saw that i missed your reply before. I've added roles for additional controllers in the software i work with. TacticalAR Rifle, Hyperblaster, Top Shot Elite, Sony Sharpshooter, and other custom controllers i've been doing testing with. each has its own custom rotational offset. to be able to manage those offset positions and rotations, and create new ones without having to make code changes, and to be able to add new ones for games that don't support custom offsets would be the ideal solution i'm looking for. On the same note to make it so when a vive tracker is being used, that the program we're using in can be told its a vive controller, instead of treating it as a tracker is a big stumbling block. Trying to get the Tactical AR Rifle working in fallout 4 hasn't worked so far because of this.