2D node in 3D environment

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Godot Version

Godot 4.2

Question

Can I make a 2D node work in a 3D node environment? The 2D node is similar to a display and I’d like to make a TV that has buttons and can be pressed

I made this “minigame” in a node 2d, and I want to play it in a node 3d, is there a way to do that or I’ll have to remake the node 2d but in 3d.

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it’s possible to do it using viewports, can’t remember how to do it exactly tho…
there’s a demo for it in the asset library, but it’s for godot 3.5, but mabe it helps:
https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/127

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For Godot 4 there is this Demo project: godot-demo-projects/viewport/gui_in_3d at master · godotengine/godot-demo-projects · GitHub

And a not yet merged improved version: Rewrite Gui in 3D demo to use Physics Picking for mouse events by Sauermann · Pull Request #925 · godotengine/godot-demo-projects · GitHub

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Yeah add a sprite and a subviewport. Then add some 2d Elements like a label as a child of the subviewport. Set the viewport render mode to “Update Always” and then set the 3D sprite texture as a viewport texture. Make the viewport texture point towards the subviewport.

Keep in mind its kinda laggy so make sure to have this auto turn off if ur character looks away.

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Didn’t work in my version i don’t know why

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It worked.

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Thanks for the solution, also nice repo.

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