Panel Menu Controller

Overview

Adds a top-level controller to handle the display of up to four child PanelMenuItemController items which are displayed as a canvas UI panel.

Prefab Usage:

• Place the VRTK/Prefabs/PanelMenu/PanelMenu prefab as a child of the VRTK_InteractableObject the panel menu is for.
• Optionally remove the panel control menu item child GameObjects if they are not required, e.g. PanelTopControls.
• Set the panel menu item controllers on the VRTK_PanelMenuController script to determine which panel control menu items are available.
• The available panel control menu items can be activated by pressing the corresponding direction on the touchpad.

Inspector Parameters

• Rotate Towards: The GameObject the panel should rotate towards, which is the Camera (eye) by default.
• Zoom Scale Multiplier: The scale multiplier, which relates to the scale of parent interactable object.
• Top Panel Menu Item Controller: The top PanelMenuItemController, which is triggered by pressing up on the controller touchpad.
• Bottom Panel Menu Item Controller: The bottom PanelMenuItemController, which is triggered by pressing down on the controller touchpad.
• Left Panel Menu Item Controller: The left PanelMenuItemController, which is triggered by pressing left on the controller touchpad.
• Right Panel Menu Item Controller: The right PanelMenuItemController, which is triggered by pressing right on the controller touchpad.

Class Methods

ToggleMenu/0

public virtual void ToggleMenu()

• Parameters
  • none
• Returns
  • none

The ToggleMenu method is used to show or hide the menu.

ShowMenu/0

public virtual void ShowMenu()

• Parameters
  • none
• Returns
  • none

The ShowMenu method is used to show the menu.

HideMenu/1

public virtual void HideMenu(bool force)

• Parameters
  • bool force - If true then the menu is always hidden.
• Returns
  • none

The HideMenu method is used to hide the menu.

HideMenuImmediate/0

public virtual void HideMenuImmediate()

• Parameters
  • none
• Returns
  • none

The HideMenuImmediate method is used to immediately hide the menu.

Example

040_Controls_Panel_Menu contains three basic interactive object examples of the PanelMenu in use.