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Creating and using overlays in SteamVR

Creating the overlay material​

  1. Create a new material and set the shader to VR Standard.
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  2. Scroll down until you see a check box called Overlay, then enable it.
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Creating the overlay in Hammer​

Method 1​

Unlike Half-Life: Alyx iconHalf-Life: Alyx or Counter-Strike 2 iconCounter-Strike 2, Steam VR iconSteam VR has no Overlay window in the Hammer Asset Browser, so you cannot drag and drop the material into the scene.

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To avoid this, select the material in the Material window of the Hammer Asset Browser and drag the material from the Active Material window.

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In case Hammer does not show the Asset Browser, just change the viewport.

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Method 2​

  1. Create a Quad and apply the overlay material.
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  2. Press F1, type ConvertToStaticOverlay, and press Enter.
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