A simple color panel tool for VR simmers.
In conjunction with the VR passthrough functionality (implemented in Virtual Desktop), you can put a passthrough window anywhere in your virtual cockpit.
Have you invested your money in expensive flight controllers to build your own simpit but you are also a VR simmer? Now you can see your controllers anytime during VR flight thanks to the chromakey VR passthrough.
Installation
Copy `spitice-color-panel` folder to the community package folder.
To uninstall, simply remove `spitice-color-panel` from the community package folder.
Usage
Press the button located in the in-game toolbar.
If you want to use the panel as a passthrough window, you also need to configure the color values to match the panel color and chromakey in Virtual Desktop.
Recommended Virtual Desktop settings
Open Virtual Desktop setting on your HMD, then tap on "Streaming" tab.
You can enable and customize VR passthrough settings here.
- Smoothness: 10
- Similarity: 0-2
- RGB: 128, 0, 128 (Purple)
(Tested on Quest2)
If you feel difficulty in tweaking RGB values on Virtual Desktop setting, set them approximately then copy the exact RGB values to Color Panel since it's much easier to precisely set sliders on Color Panel.
Minimize and Quick Hide/Reveal
The minimize button is located at the bottom right corner.
- Click: Minimizes the panel.
- Hold: Temporarily hides the color panel so you can see the behind of the panel.
While the panel is minimized, you can still control the panel via the small circle.
- Click: Restores the panel.
- Hold and move: Temporarily restores the size of the panel so you can use it like a flashlight to see around you via passthrough.
Customization
Position and Size
Drag the color panel (or passthrough panel) to move your panel.
You can also resize the panel by dragging the border of the panel.
NOTE: In VR mode, you cannot save the position and the size of the panel due to the limitation of the sim.
Color
Change the color to match with desired RGB values.
You can also set the color to the following presets:
- Purple (Recommended)
- Virtual Desktop Green
- Virtual Desktop Blue
Shape
You can change the shape of the panel to an ellipse if you want.
Fill
You can set a hole in the panel.
This feature might be useful when you want to use MFD controllers (e.g., Thrustmaster Couger MFD, Winwing MIP).
In that case, try to set around 25-30% and see if it fits in your simpit layout.
Multiple panels & Saving panel position/size
Coming soon™
Q&A
The borderline around the panel is always shown
In order to indicate that the panel is always resizable even if it is minimized, the borderline is set visible regardless of the panel state.
Changelog
v1.0.0 (Nov. 28, 2023)
Initial release.
8 days ago
revvet
9 days ago
ctf
For another possible use, I might have missed the option and/or i might be trying to use this for a purpose that it wasn't intended for, but is it possible to say look straight ahead, for example, at an app window on your monitor, but then position that view say over your VR legs, whilst still retaining a view of the app? Whenever I reposition the "reality window", it always seems to change what I'm looking at in the real world. This would make sense for mixed reality type uses, but like I said, I'm perhaps trying to do something that it wasn't designed for?
9 days ago
greyman
11 days ago
basebest
11 days ago
11 days ago
basebest
Lee_Dove
11 days ago
shawnaloysius
12 days ago
Simhanger
13 days ago
maniel
14 days ago
olliefick
14 days ago
AvTechSimmer
18 days ago
windplr
18 days ago
MatP
I use it to be able to read my kneeboard for checklist and write ATC instructions in paper, as I would do in real life, so the inmmersive experience get much more realistic...
If I could suggest some improvement for next version, appart from fixed position and multiple windows, which I think is already contemplated, I suggest the possibility to maintain the window in external view, so I can do the walkaround checklist with my paper list...
Thank you!!
20 days ago
JoxerraZ
26 days ago
Flightgolfer
Premium
Ready to pay for an advanced version of this...
Multiple panels, free shapes, be able to save and recall presets to remember position, shapes and color settings.
2 months ago
igbro