Vive laser pointer turn off??

Questions & Answers
1

I have a scene where I am using SteamVR_LaserPointer.cs to pick an interactive object.
Once the object is picked I am changing the scene.
Just before I change scene I disable the SteamVR_LaserPointer.cs script.

But in the new scene the Laser Pointer is still there and visible on the Control and yet the Script for it is disabled.

Does anyone have any idea how I can turn this thing off???
Thanks …

2

@diggerjohn greetings from the future! I just solved this one for myself in the SteamVR 2.2 package. It takes an alteration to the SteamVR_LaserPointer.cs script. In the Update() function, the first thing you see is this:

if(!isActive)
{
    isActive = true;
    this.transform.GetChild(0).gameObject.SetActive(true);
}

This seems to do nothing, and forces the laser to always be on. Also, the “active” public variable appears to do nothing. Period. Instead, replace that isActive section to this:

if(active != isActive)
{
    isActive = active;
    pointer?.SetActive(isActive);
}
if(!isActive)
    return;

This allows you to actually turn the laser on/off by setting the public variable “active” to true or false. Alter to taste if you need other functionality to still be active when the visible laser is off.

3

Hey guys thanks for tracking this.
I am happy to say I SOLVED this little problem.
I migrated to VRTK.
It’s solid.
No worries about Steam updates braking my code any more.
Strongly recommend it.