Using virtual environments

You can use VR Viewer to view and interact with Kanzi VR virtual environments that you have created. See Creating a receiving application in Kanzi Studio.

Starting the virtual environment

To start a Kanzi VR virtual environment in VR Viewer, see:

• Starting all virtual environment processes (recommended)

• Starting a virtual environment with the VR Viewer (advanced)

Using virtual environment without VR hardware

If you do not have access to VR hardware, you can use VR Viewer with mouse and keyboard.

Action	Control
Interact	Left mouse button
Rotate view	Hold down the right mouse button
Move forwards and backwards	W, S
Move left and right	A, D
Move up and down	E, Q
Reset view	R
Change viewing location	Left and right arrow keys
Show view from the VR headset	V
Quit	Alt + F4

Using virtual environment with VR hardware

Before using a virtual environment with a VR headset, set up your VR headset. See Setting up a VR headset.

Power on the headset and verify that the content of the virtual environment is visible through the headset. If the virtual environment is not visible through the headset, see The VR Viewer content is not visible through the VR headset.

In the VR experience provided by the VR Viewer you can move, look around, and interact with the virtual environment:

Common controls

Action	Control
Look around	Rotate your head
Move short distances	Move your head
Interact with controls in the virtual environment or the digital displays	Point and click the controller ray, or hold down to pan

Controller bindings

Action	Oculus Touch, Valve Index, HP Mixed Reality HTC VIVE Focus 3	HTC VIVE
Move	Left or right thumbstick	Left trackpad
Reset view	Click left or right thumbstick	Click center on the right trackpad
Interact	Left or right trigger	Left or right trigger
Next viewing location	Right B	Click right on the right trackpad
Previous viewing location	Right A	Click left on the right trackpad
Fine-tune position	Left or right squeeze	Left or right squeeze