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SteamVR Workshop Tools lets you create and share different environments for SteamVR Home: photogrammetry scenes, game worlds, or anything else that can be represented by a 3D model.

Download and Installation

Introduction	An overview of the various concepts behind the SteamVR Workshop tools
Environment Tutorial
Part 1: Hammer and Basic Lighting	Simple description.
Part 2: Materials, Details and Props	Simple description.
Part 3: Creating a Physics Prop	Simple description.
Basics
Get Started	Simple description.
Converting Destinations	Simple description.
Adding Quick Panels	Simple description.
Asset Packs	Creating and using asset packs.
Environment Checklist	Simple description.
Creating 3D Environments
Basic Construction	Learn the basics of constructing meshes in Hammer.
Model Editor	Learn to create, view, and edit models with the Model Editor.
Materials	Learn how to use the Material Editor to create and edit materials.
Particles	Learn the basics of creating particles with the Particle Editor.
Importing an Animated Model	Learn how to import a model with animations into SteamVR Workshop Tools.
Triggers, Animation, and Sound	Recreate the Turret Singers environment and learn how to use triggers, animations, and sound for your own environments.
Adding Sound	A guide on adding sounds to your environment.
Adding Lighting	A guide on adding light to your environment.
Adding a Welcome Panel	A guide to adding a simple information panel and globe, and touching on more advanced entity logic and Panorama aspects.
Adding Fog	Learn how to add fog to your environment using the new env_gradient_fog entity.
Adding Overlays	Learn how to add overlays to your environment and models in SteamVR Home.
Precomputed Visibility	An introduction to the new visibility determination system, useful for improving rendering performance in large, expansive maps with multiple rooms and areas.
Light Cookies	An explanation of what light cookies are and how to apply them to your spotlights.
Advanced Interaction	A guide to creating advanced interactions via the point_value_remapper entity.
Creating Photogrammetry Environments
Create a Photogrammetry Environment	Simple description.
Advanced Outdoors Photogrammetry	Simple description.
Advanced Indoors Photogrammetry	Simple description.
Photogrammetry tips	Simple description.
Lighting Setup for Photogrammetry Scenes	Simple description.
Regard3D	Simple description.
Scripting
Scripting	Simple description.
Script API	Simple description.
Creating a Flashlight Tool	Simple description.
Custom Tool Creation	Simple description.
Third Party Applications and Source 2
Blender to Source 2	Step by step instructions for exporting a mesh to Source 2.
References
Entity Guide	Simple description.
Shaders	Simple description.
Additional Resources
Asset Browser	Overview of the Asset Browser - the hub of SteamVR Workshop Tools.
Using Hammer	Overview of Hammer - SteamVR Workshop Tools's level editor.
Panorama	An overview of using Panorama to create UI.
Panorama Javascript API	Simple description.
Cloth Simulation	Simple description.
Destinations Guides on Steam	Simple description.