Navigating the World in VR Mode

Learn how to navigate the world when working in VR mode.

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Prerequisite Topics

In order to understand and use the content on this page, make sure you are familiar with the following topics:

Moving the World

To move the world around while in the VR Mode you must activate the movement mode by pressing and holding either of the two Controller side buttons. When the side buttons are held in, a grid pattern will be overlaid in the world indicating that you have activated movement mode.

movement_grid.png

  1. To move the world, squeeze and hold the controller side buttons while completely extending your arm in front of you.

  2. Quickly pull your arm towards your chest, releasing your grip on the controller side buttons halfway through to pull the world toward you.

  3. Squeeze and hold the controller Side Buttons.

Teleporting in the World

You can teleport to any placed Actor in the world to more easily manipulate it by doing the following:

  1. Aim the controller at the Actor in the world you want to teleport to.

    teleport_aim.png

  2. Squeeze in on the Trigger on the controller to teleport to the Actor .

    teleport_move.png

Rotating the World

You can quickly rotate the world to make it easier to manipulate Actors by doing the following:

  1. Squeeze the side buttons on both Motion Controllers.

  2. Move the controllers around each other to rotate the world as if you are grabbing onto it with your hands and rotating it.

    rotate_world.png

Scaling the World

You can scale the size of the world up or down to assist you in the placement and manipulation of Actors .

  1. Hold the Motion Controllers vertically, as close together as possible.

  2. While squeezing the side buttons on both Motion Controllers, move the controllers as far apart as possible to make the world larger. A line with numbers on top of it tells you the size, in meters, that you currently are in relation to the world.

  3. Continue squeezing the side buttons on both Motion Controllers and move the Motion Controllers as close together as possible to make the world smaller.

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