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[[File:Steamvr workshop banner.png|SteamVR Workshop Tools]]

{{Svrh}} '''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.

To launch SteamVR Workshop Tools, go to the SteamVR Status Menu > Workshop > Create / Modify an Environment.

== Creator Resources ==
* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Introduction|Introduction]]''' - An overview of the various concepts behind the SteamVR Workshop tools - while intended for complete beginners, there should be something useful here for everyone, from seasoned game developers unfamiliar with the engine to long-term Source 1 game modders.


==== Environment Tutorial ====
* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Environment_Tutorial:_Hammer_and_Basic_Lighting|Part One: Hammer and Basic Lighting]]''' - First part of a series of tutorials covering the construction of a SteamVR Home environment depicting a real place, starting with basics such as building the basic geometry, simple (but effective) lighting, and going all the way to making near-photorealistic materials and physics props.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Environment_Tutorial:_Materials,_Details_and_Props|Part Two: Materials, Details and Props]]''' - Second part, covering the creation of new materials (including an introduction to the Physically Based Rendering system used in SteamVR Home) and on adding details to the map.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Environment_Tutorial:_Creating_a_Physics_Prop|Part Three: Creating a Physics Prop]]''' - Third part, detailing how to build an interactive physics prop including lots of different physics options and surface property sounds.


==== Basics ====
* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Getting_Started|Get Started]]''' - Learn the basics of creating a SteamVR Home enviornment – from creating a floor and a light to adding models and teleport meshes.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Converting_Destinations|Bring your Destination to SteamVR]]''' - Learn how to move your Destination over to the SteamVR Workshop.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/QuickPanels|Add SteamVR Quick Panels]]''' - Learn how to add the Friends, Rooms, and Recent Apps panel to your environment in the Workshop tools.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/AssetPacks|Asset Packs]]''' - Creating and using asset packs.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Checklist|SteamVR Home Environment Checklist]]''' - Quick checklist to make sure your environment is ready to upload to the workshop.


==== Creating 3D Environments ==== 
* '''[[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Level_Design/Basic_Construction|Basic Construction]]''' - Learn the basics of constructing meshes in Hammer.

* '''[[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Model_Editor|Model Editor]]''' - Learn to create, view, and edit models with the Model Editor.

* '''[[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Materials|Materials]]''' - Learn how to use the Material Editor to create and edit materials.

* '''[[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Particles|Particles]]''' - Learn the basics of creating particles with the Particle Editor.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Importing Tutorial|Importing an Animated Model]]''' - Learn how to import a model with animations into SteamVR Workshop Tools.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Turret Tutorial|Triggers, Animation, and Sound]]''' - Recreate the Turret Singers environment and learn how to use triggers, animations, and sound for your own environments.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Adding_Sound|Adding Sound]]''' - A guide on adding sounds to your environment.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Adding_Lighting|Adding Lighting]]''' - A guide on adding light to your environment.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Adding_a_Welcome_Panel|Adding a Welcome Panel]]''' - A guide to adding a simple information panel and globe, and touching on more advanced entity logic and Panorama aspects.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Fog_Tutorial|Adding Fog]]''' - Learn how to add fog to your environment using the new env_gradient_fog entity.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Overlay_Tutorial|Adding Overlays]]''' - Learn how to add overlays to your environment and models in SteamVR Home.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Precomputed_Visibility|Precomputed Visibility]]''' - An introduction to the new visibility determination system, useful for improving rendering performance in large, expansive maps with multiple rooms and areas.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/lightcookies/|Light Cookies]]''' - An explanation of what light cookies are and how to apply them to your spotlights.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Advanced_Interaction|Advanced Interaction]]'''  - A guide to creating advanced interactions via the point_value_remapper entity.


==== Creating Photogrammetry Environments ====
* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Photogrammetry|Create a Photogrammetry Environment]]''' - Step by step instructions for creating a photogrammetry environment.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Advanced Outdoors Photogrammetry|Advanced Outdoors Photogrammetry]]''' - Documents the full cleanup of a near-seamless, fully immersive outdoors scene, including distant geometry and a skydome.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Advanced_Indoors_Photogrammetry|Advanced Indoors Photogrammetry]]''' - Similar to the above, documents the process of creating an indoors scene using the Valve office lobby as an example.

* '''[http://steamcommunity.com/games/250820/announcements/detail/117448248511524033 Photogrammetry tips]''' - Background on the photogrammetry process, as well as tips and tricks for a good capture.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Lighting_Setup_for_Photogrammetry_Scenes|Lighting Setup for Photogrammetry Scenes]]''' - Describes the basics of setting up a direct light, shadowed materials and ambient light and cubemap reflections.

* '''[[Destinations/Photogrammetry with Regard3D|Regard3D]] ''' - Regard3D is a free, open-source, multi-platform photogrammetry tool. Page is a brief summary of information from the Regard3D website.


==== Scripting ====
* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Scripting|Scripting]]'''

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Scripting/API|Script API]]'''

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Scripting/Flashlight_Tool_Tutorial|Creating a Flashlight Tool]]''' - A guide to creating tool items using vscript (like the drone, air brush and Ballooninator).

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Scripting/Custom_Tool_Creation|Custom Tool Creation]]''' - Useful techniques when creating custom tool items.


==== Third Party Applications and Source 2 ====

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Blender tutorial|Blender to Source 2]]''' - Step by step instructions for exporting a mesh to Source 2.


==== Reference ====
* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Entity Guide|Entity Guide]]''' - Usage of entities in SteamVR Home compared to legacy games

* '''Shaders''' - The parameters available for a material are determined by its shader.
:*'''[[Sky_(Source_2_Shader)|Sky]]''' - An HDR panorama used for 2D skyboxes.
:*'''[[VR_Simple_(Source_2_Shader)|VR Simple]]''' - A simple diffuse-only shader with no normal maps or specular lighting.
:*'''[[VR_Standard_(Source_2_Shader)|VR Standard]]''' - The main shader used by most materials. A PBR shader with many features.
:*'''[[VR_Unlit_(Source_2_Shader)|VR Unlit ]]''' - An unlit shader mainly useful for photogrammetry.
:*'''[[VR_Wireframe_Hologram_(Source_2_Shader)|VR Wireframe Hologram]]''' - Hologram Wireframe Shader backported from [[Half-Life: Alyx]].

==== Additional Resources ====
* '''[[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Asset_Browser|Asset Browser]]''' - Overview of the Asset Browser - the hub of SteamVR Workshop Tools.

* '''[[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Level_Design/Hammer_Overview|Using Hammer]]''' - Overview of Hammer - SteamVR Workshop Tools's level editor.

* '''[[Dota_2_Workshop_Tools/Panorama|Panorama]]''' - An overview of using Panorama to create UI.

* '''[[SteamVR/Environments/Panorama_Javascript_API|Panorama Javascript API]]''' - Client-side Javascript API classes and functions available in SteamVR Home.
* '''[[Cloth Simulation]]''' - Information on the Source 2 cloth simulation system.
* '''[http://steamcommunity.com/app/453170/guides/ Destinations Guides on Steam]''' - further guides, tutorials and articles from the community (Destinations being the predecessor of SteamVR Home).