This workshop follows the Presentation UI Guide

Files

Presentation UI Workshop (Before).zip

Presentation UI Workshop.zip

Links

• GMUI Overview
• GMUI API Documentation
• Module Snippets

Workshop Summary

1. What is Presentation Layer & why should you use it

• Presentation Layer is a separate scripting layer from the simulation that runs at render update speed, rather than simulation update speed
• This means you can create complex, smooth UI animations with using the DCEI.Animation APIs to achieve UI effects not otherwise possible
• It also enforces good coding practices by separating simulation logic from presentation logic

2. How do you use Presentation Layer

• Presentation Layer scripts are accessed through Assets/Scripts/Presentation.lua.txt, similar to how Simulation Layer scripts are accessed through Trigger.lua.txt
• Libraries have separate entry points for simulation and presentation—use the :Presentation annotation when using libraries in presentation or the :Shared annotation when using libraries in scripts that can run in either layer

3. Creating a simple Presentation Layer layout

• Layouts should be added to the UI hierarchy as their own script files in Presentation.lua.txt. This goes a lot faster using the layout module snippets [0]