This part contains where to look for more detailed information.
OpenVR repository
OpenVR’s official repository is the most important
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr
I recommend reading the wiki at first.
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/wiki/API-Documentation
Detailed information that is not on the wiki tends to be written in C++ header file comments. If you are looking for some feature, try to find the header file.
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/blob/master/headers/openvr.h
Anything else, try to find from the issue.
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/issues
SteamVR Unity Plugin repository
SteamVR Unity Plugin repository has utilities for Unity.
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steamvr_unity_plugin
Here is the document.
https://valvesoftware.github.io/steamvr_unity_plugin/api/index.html
Other repositories
Open source projects like OVR Advanced Settings are helpful.
https://github.com/OpenVR-Advanced-Settings/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings
Show 3d objects with overlay
Overlay can show 3d objects with stereo image.
For example, the VR paint app Vermillion has overlay mode that displays 3d objects.
I don’t have enough information but list up methods I know.
(The below information may contain incorrect information.)
Method 1: SideBySide
Pass VROverlayFlags.SideBySide_Parallel to SetOverlayFlags(). This enables stereo images for overlay.
Side by side image is an image that the left half to the left eye and the right half to the right eye then it makes 3d.
Create two cameras for each eye in Unity, and draw the camera output horizontally onto the texture to make side by side texture.
Method 2: Stereo Panorama
Pass VROverlayFlags.StereoPanorama to SetOverlayFlags(). This enables stereo panorama for overlay. Like the side by side, stereo panorama uses two areas of the image for each eye.
Method 3: Overlay projection
SetOverlayTransformProjection() shows overlay for the specific eye only.
You can get the eye position by transforming Origin -> HMD -> Eye with GetEyeToHeadTransform().
Method 4: Combine planes
If the desired 3d object is a simple form like a cube, you can make 3d objects with 2d planes. For example, create a cube with 6 overlays or a cylinder with a curved overlay with SetOverlayCurvature().
I use this method in OVR Locomotion Effect. It makes a large grid cube that encloses the player with 6 overlays. Also, the wind effect is made with a curved overlay as a tube and encloses the player’s HMD to create a sense of depth.
Find with keyword stereo or sidebyside in openvr.h for 3d objects.
Get the HMD output
GetMirrorTextureD3D11() or GetMirrorTextureGL() of OpenVR.Compositor read the HMD output.
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