SpaceExplorer USB axis mapping problem

[mstp]

I've made custom XML and since buttons are working fine mapping WASD keys to axis won't. There is absolutelly no reaction.
I'm running Win 10 Pro 21H1 19043.1526, 3DxWare 10.6.4, 3DxWinCore 17.6.4.16911, SpaceExplorer FW 4.04.
XML placed in %APPDATA%.

The code is:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!--
(c) Copyright 3Dconnexion. All rights reserved. 
$Revision: 12637 $
-->
<AppCfg Default="true" xmlns="" CfgFormatVersion="1.2" ThisFileVersion="1.3">

<Settings>
		<ResponseCurve>1.00</ResponseCurve>
		<!--<OverallScale>0.68</OverallScale>-->
	</Settings>
	
	<CfgProperties>
		<ID>ID_cod2mp_s</ID>
		<Name>STR_cod2mp_s</Name>
		<InheritsFromID>ID_Base_Cfg</InheritsFromID>
		<Access />
	</CfgProperties>
  
<AppInfo>
    
  <Name>STR_cod2mp_s</Name>
  <ExecutableName>cod2mp_s.EXE</ExecutableName>
  <Grab>None</Grab>
  <Transport>KMJ</Transport>
	  
</AppInfo>
 

  
<Devices>
<Device>
 <Name>SpaceExplorer</Name>
 <VendorID>46d</VendorID>
 <ProductID>c627</ProductID>
 <InheritsFrom>Standard 3D Mouse</InheritsFrom>
 <AxisFilter>None</AxisFilter>
 <CurrentAxisBank>Default</CurrentAxisBank>
 <CurrentButtonBank>Default</CurrentButtonBank>
			
			
<AxisBank Default="true">
    <ID>Default</ID>
	<Name>STR_DEFAULT_BANK</Name>
	
	
	<!--back-->
	
      <Axis>
      <Enabled>True</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Y</ActionID>
      <Min>0</Min>
      <Max>511</Max>
      <Deadband>200</Deadband>
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      <ActionID>KB_Keystroke</ActionID>
      <RepeatStyle>PressAndHold</RepeatStyle>
      <Keystroke>
      <Key>16</Key>
      </Keystroke>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
	  
	
	<!--forward-->
	
      <Axis>
      <Enabled>True</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Y</ActionID>
      <Min>-512</Min>
      <Max>0</Max>
     
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      <ActionID>KB_Keystroke</ActionID>
      <RepeatStyle>PressAndHold</RepeatStyle>
      <Keystroke>
      <Key>1A</Key>
      </Keystroke>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
	  
	  
	  <!--crouch-->
	  
      <Axis>
      <Enabled>True</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Z</ActionID>
      <Min>0</Min>
      <Max>511</Max>
      <Deadband>200</Deadband>
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      <ActionID>KB_Keystroke</ActionID>
      <RepeatStyle>PressAndHold</RepeatStyle>
      <Keystroke>
      <Key>6</Key>
      </Keystroke>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
	 
	  
	  
      <Axis>
      <Enabled>False</Enabled>
      <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Rx</ActionID>
      <Min>-512</Min>
      <Max>511</Max>
      </Input>
      <Output>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Rx</ActionID>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
	  
	  
	  <!--left-->
	  
      <Axis>
      <Enabled>True</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Rz</ActionID>
      <Min>0</Min>
      <Max>511</Max>
	  <Deadband>200</Deadband>
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      <ActionID>KB_Keystroke</ActionID>
      <RepeatStyle>PressAndHold</RepeatStyle>
      <Keystroke>
      <Key>4</Key>
      </Keystroke>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
	  
      
	  <!--right-->
	  
	  <Axis>
      <Enabled>True</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Rz</ActionID>
      <Min>-512</Min>
      <Max>0</Max>
	  <Deadband>200</Deadband>
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      <ActionID>KB_Keystroke</ActionID>
      <RepeatStyle>PressAndHold</RepeatStyle>
      <Keystroke>
      <Key>7</Key>
      </Keystroke>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
      
	  
	  <Axis>
      <Enabled>False</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_X</ActionID>
      <Min>-512</Min>
      <Max>511</Max>
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_X</ActionID>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
      
	  <Axis>
      <Enabled>False</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Ry</ActionID>
      <Min>-512</Min>
      <Max>511</Max>
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Rx</ActionID>
      </Output>
      </Axis>
	  
	  </AxisBank>
	  
	  
	  
	  
<ButtonBank Default="true">
	<Name>STR_DEFAULT_BUTTONBANK</Name>
	<ID>Default</ID>
        
		
    <Button>
	<Input>
    <ActionID>HIDButton_11</ActionID>
    </Input>
	<Output>
    <ActionID>KB_Space</ActionID>
    </Output>
	</Button>
	
	
    <Button>
	<Input>
    <ActionID>HIDButton_4</ActionID>
    </Input>
	<Output>
    <ActionID>KB_F2</ActionID>
    </Output>
    </Button>
	
	
    <Button>
    <Input>
    <ActionID>HIDButton_6</ActionID>
    </Input>
    <Output>
    <ActionID>KB_F4</ActionID>
    </Output>
    </Button>
	
	
    <Button>
    <Input>
    <ActionID>HIDButton_5</ActionID>
    </Input>
    <Output>
    <ActionID>KB_F1</ActionID>
    </Output>
    </Button>
	
	
    <Button>
    <Input>
    <ActionID>HIDButton_3</ActionID>
    </Input>
    <Output>
    <ActionID>KB_F3</ActionID>
    </Output>
    </Button>
	
	
	
    </ButtonBank>
	
	
  </Device>
</Devices>
  
</AppCfg>

Please tell me what I'm doing wrong - jog ist working fine f.e. in Solidworks.

[jwick]

Sorry for making you edit XML. It was not meant to be supported this way...

There are a few things wrong with the file.

1) if you are going to put it in %appdata%, the <AppCfg> line should have default="false" not default="true"

2) XML is quite case sensitive. I try to handle some mixed case, but if XML is doing the handling the case is important.
Change the <Enabled>True</Enabled> to <Enabled>true</Enabled> (and False to false)
Change the <Keystroke> element names to <KeyStroke> (while admitting that I write KB_Keystroke differently)

[mstp]

Changes made - no luck, something is still missing/wrong. It looks like any KeyStroke is not responding no matter if it is a button or axis. I've made a small experiment - mapped some HIDButton with KeyStroke and it is too not working ( only working are function keys F1-F10 mapped as KB_F1 etc. and KB_Space ). Then I'v made a macro using settings window and this is overwriting an XML in appdata like that:

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<MacroTable>
    <MacroEntry>
      <ID>m</ID>
      <KeyStroke>
        <Key>10</Key>
      </KeyStroke>
	  
    </MacroEntry>
  </MacroTable>
  
  <ButtonBank Default="true">
        <Name>STR_DEFAULT_BUTTONBANK</Name>
        <ID>Default</ID>
        <Button>
          <Input>
            <ActionID>HIDButton_3</ActionID>
          </Input>
          <Output>
            <ActionID>m</ActionID>
          </Output>
        </Button>
      </ButtonBank>
  
  
  

and suddenly KeyStroke is working!

Tried the same with mapping axis using ActionID like that:

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<MacroTable>
    <ID>forward</ID>
      <KeyStroke>
        <Key>1A</Key>
      </KeyStroke>
	  
    </MacroEntry>
  </MacroTable>
  
  <Axis>
      <Enabled>true</Enabled>
      
	  <Input>
      <ActionID>HIDMultiAxis_Y</ActionID>
      <Min>-512</Min>
      <Max>0</Max>
     
      </Input>
      
	  <Output>
      
            <ActionID>forward</ActionID>
          
      </Output>
      </Axis>
  
  

but this obviously is not working...

So my obseravtion is that any KeyStroke is working only when added as macro using settings window but since it is not possible for axis I'm stuck here...

My thought is that using settings window triggers/writes something somewhere else besides XML file in appdata...

[jwick]

You can't have macros on axes.
Creating the macros for a button with the GUI is useful. It shows you the Key codes you need to use for your keyboard.

There was nothing basically wrong with the first file. Just some syntax errors.
Let me know if your registered email is accurate and I can send you a fixed file.

[mstp]

Registered mail is fine, please send the file and we will see.

[jwick]

File sent

[mstp]

Thank you very much - everything is working just like I wanted it!
Now I need to carefully anaylize your XML and find out what was wrong with my XML.