Synchronise settings between CADmice

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nisaa
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Synchronise settings between CADmice

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Hi,
I have a CADmouse pro (wired) and I am looking at getting a CADmouse pro wireless (one to use in the office and one when working from home). Is there a way to keep the settings for the two mice synchronised so that the button functions etc are identical no matter which mouse I am using? I only need this to work on a single laptop
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Re: Synchronise settings between CADmice

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Unfortunately not ATM. Though, it is a common request.
The settings are human-readable. You could write a script to synchronize the settings, but I don't know how you would know which Device has the most recent assignments.
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Re: Synchronise settings between CADmice

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Okay, thank you for your reply.

What would be the process to manually synchronise the settings (e.g. after a change in button mapping for one mouse, to ensure there is matching behaviour for the other mouse)
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Re: Synchronise settings between CADmice

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When you change a button assignment, the cfg file for your application, e.g., %appdata%\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\Cfg\Solidworks.xml) will have an <Output><ActionID> entry for that button in the Device section for a specific device. You need to copy it from the Device it was made in, to the other Device you want to sync it to.

E.g.,
<Device>
<ID>ID_ProductID_C654</ID>
<CurrentButtonBank>Default</CurrentButtonBank>
<ButtonBank Default="true">
<Name>STR_DEFAULT_BUTTONBANK</Name>
<ID>Default</ID>
<Button>
<Input>
<ActionID>HIDButton_3</ActionID>
</Input>
<Output>
<ActionID>Orbit</ActionID> <-- copy this to the other device
</Output>
</Button>
..
<Device>
<ID>ID_ProductID_C657</ID>
<CurrentButtonBank>Default</CurrentButtonBank>
<ButtonBank Default="true">
<Name>STR_DEFAULT_BUTTONBANK</Name>
<ID>Default</ID>
<Button>
<Input>
<ActionID>HIDButton_3</ActionID>
</Input>
<Output>
<ActionID>Orbit</ActionID> <---- here
</Output>
</Button>
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Re: Synchronise settings between CADmice

Post by nisaa »

Okay thank you for your help
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