Autodesk VRED
Supported Versions: 2024.2, 2025
How to install
Installation
Download and install Autodesk VRED Pro You will also need the OmniStream Standalone Windows application it is currently only available to ZeroLight partners. To become one, get in touch here. If you are a ZeroLight partner, please follow the Windows instructions here.
Your application will require a VRED Core license for each OmniStream Cloud instance.
Project Setup
Once the ZeroLight OmniStream application has been installed you can use it to deploy your application.
Make sure you have the following settings set in Edit > Preferences
- FileIO -> OS / VPB -> Writer -> File Compression: Best
- FileIO -> OS / VPB -> Writer -> Texture Compression: Lossless
- Render Options -> Visualization Advanced (Tab) -> Enable OpenGL Texture Compression
Select File -> Export and export your VPB file.
Launch the OmniStream Windows Application from the plugins folder.
- Select your project directory
- Select your VPB file
- Under the license tab enter your Autodesk License Server address (e.g. 2080@ipaddress.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com)
- Click "Build and Deploy to OmniStream"
Events
Mouse and keyboard events are sent to the VRED Core application running your scene. You can whitelist certain keys using the Standalone application menu.
Json data can be sent to your application and parse by the function parseJSONCommands in your project.
def parseJSONCommands(JSONString):
commands = json.loads(JSONString)