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How can I capture click events on objects generated programatically?
Hello! I have a number of models, each with a large amount of child objects. For each child object, I want to be able to select it with a click (airtap). Since there are hundreds of child objects, I want to be able to process them through code rather than the Inspector.
For each child object in the model, I am adding a MeshFilter and a BoxCollider. Is there anything else I need to add for it to work? The attached script implements IInputClickHandler, and breakpoints/debug shows that no events are triggered.
I am using the InputManager prefab, and click events work fine with my UI Buttons. However, I am not able to capture click events for my model objects.
Any ideas would be much appreciated, thank you!
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Aha, problem solved.... I had SpatialMapping left out of the layer mask for GazeManager, but apparently there were two UI layers. One of them contained a canvas covering the screen, and was in the layer mask, so it caught all the events. The other UI layer had a menu which was closer than the canvas, so it worked fine.
Thanks anyways Pranav!
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Hi,
First of all, is your cursor changing color or shape when you gaze at the object? If it is, then the problem must be with the gesture. Could be anything from Gesture Manager/Input Manager (depending upon the version of HoloToolKit you're using) to the script which tells the object what to do when an airtap is performed.
If the cursor isn't changing color or shape:
1) There might be a problem with the gaze manager, since you have already added the Box Collider. Or
2) If you're using a HoloLens, and if you haven't used occlusion on any of your objects, make sure that the objects are not behind a wall or any other obstruction. This would make the cursor gaze at the wall instead of the object which is behind the wall. We wouldn't know the difference because we can still see the object and the cursor on top of it without realizing that it is actually gazing at the wall. In this case make sure that the objects are nearer to the camera. Ideally around 3 m in front of the camera (this distance was ideal in my surroundings).
Hope this helps,
Pranav
Aha, problem solved.... I had SpatialMapping left out of the layer mask for GazeManager, but apparently there were two UI layers. One of them contained a canvas covering the screen, and was in the layer mask, so it caught all the events. The other UI layer had a menu which was closer than the canvas, so it worked fine.
Thanks anyways Pranav!
Cool. You're welcome
Pranav