Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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You need to restart 3DxService.exe if you change Base.xml. You don't need to reboot.

These alternate Shift/Ctrl/etc options will not appear in the GUI. If you assign some other function to these keys, they will override your Base.xml assignments. It is possible to make them available in the GUI, but I'd just leave those keys alone in the GUI.
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Thank you for the great input Jwick, but still no luck in my end. I think I will have to park this for now, and get back to it later.

Best Regards,
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jwick wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:56 am You need to restart 3DxService.exe if you change Base.xml. You don't need to reboot.

These alternate Shift/Ctrl/etc options will not appear in the GUI. If you assign some other function to these keys, they will override your Base.xml assignments. It is possible to make them available in the GUI, but I'd just leave those keys alone in the GUI.
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Jwick,

So does latest software not use Global.xml?
This was the edited file that included the RDP keys.

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antonynealrobinson,

The software does use Global. There are many ways of doing this assignment. I suggested Base.xml because, normally, these keys are not overridden anywhere, so the assignment will come from Base.xml. If they are overridden in Global, and that ButtonBank is in use, then they will come from there. You can turn on full logging in the log file to see where it gets each assignment from.

Global will become "more global" in the next release--I'm tightening up the definition. But I still don't think I have a way to indicate "I want this button to always do this no matter what else is assigned anywhere else" (a real global override).

The best approach now is to just not assign it anywhere except Base.xml. But you need to redo that with every release--it's not perfect I'll admit.
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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PanPorzeczka wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:18 pm VirtualHere works for me.
Free version with 1 device is enough.

On host device need to be turn off at device manager to correct use on client.
I test this with SpaceNavigator and work good.

I have win10 Home at home, and win10 Pro at work.
I just tried VirtualHere again, and still no luck for me. When I go into the Remote computer (Win 10 Enterprise, where the "client" software is installed, per the graphic on their site), I get no USB devices showing up in the list whatsoever. The server software is running on my local machine (Win 10 home), so it's not clear if there are other steps to take. And the only thing that disabling the SpaceNavigator in my local machine's device manager does is ask me to reboot for the changes to take effect, then the space mouse is not powered at all. So I'm wondering if you're doing anything special to get this to work. If you have any insight, please let me know. Thanks.

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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Josh T. wrote: Sat Oct 17, 2020 11:50 am
PanPorzeczka wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:18 pm VirtualHere works for me.
Free version with 1 device is enough.

On host device need to be turn off at device manager to correct use on client.
I test this with SpaceNavigator and work good.

I have win10 Home at home, and win10 Pro at work.
I just tried VirtualHere again, and still no luck for me. When I go into the Remote computer (Win 10 Enterprise, where the "client" software is installed, per the graphic on their site), I get no USB devices showing up in the list whatsoever. The server software is running on my local machine (Win 10 home), so it's not clear if there are other steps to take. And the only thing that disabling the SpaceNavigator in my local machine's device manager does is ask me to reboot for the changes to take effect, then the space mouse is not powered at all. So I'm wondering if you're doing anything special to get this to work. If you have any insight, please let me know. Thanks.

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1. Connect 3d device do Win10H
2. Run VH server on Win10H
3. At manager device on Win10 disable 3DConection device
4. At remote desktop connect to VH server using client
5. Use your 3D Device on RD

On RD need to be installed soft from 3DConnection.
Please let me know if this works for you.

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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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PanPorzeczka

Do you use VPN remote desktop?
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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jwick wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 11:29 pm You can assign your keyboard modifier keys to different functions in the driver. These functions work over a network connection.

You have to do this manually though.

There are many ways of doing this, but the easiest way is to modify the Base.xml file in your 3DxWinCore installation directory.
This is typically:
C:\Program Files\3Dconnexion\3DxWare\3DxWinCore\Cfg
You will have to redo this every time you install 3DxWare. You need permissions to edit that file.

Find these lines under the Standard 3D Mouse Device element:

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        <Button>
          <Input>
            <ActionID>V3DK_ALT</ActionID>
          </Input>
          <Output>
            <ActionID>KB_Alt</ActionID>
          </Output>
        </Button>
        <Button>
          <Input>
            <ActionID>V3DK_SHIFT</ActionID>
          </Input>
          <Output>
            <ActionID>KB_Shift</ActionID>
          </Output>
        </Button>
        <Button>
          <Input>
            <ActionID>V3DK_CTRL</ActionID>
          </Input>
          <Output>
            <ActionID>KB_Ctrl</ActionID>
          </Output>
        </Button>
Change them to these:

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        <Button>
          <Input>
            <ActionID>V3DK_ALT</ActionID>
          </Input>
          <Output>
            <ActionID>Driver_KB_Alt</ActionID>
          </Output>
        </Button>
        <Button>
          <Input>
            <ActionID>V3DK_SHIFT</ActionID>
          </Input>
          <Output>
            <ActionID>Driver_KB_Shift</ActionID>
          </Output>
        </Button>
        <Button>
          <Input>
            <ActionID>V3DK_CTRL</ActionID>
          </Input>
          <Output>
            <ActionID>Driver_KB_Ctrl</ActionID>
          </Output>
        </Button>
I set 3d mouse but ctrl, alt ,.. don't work even if I changed base.xml.
That change event don't work on my workstation (w/o remote connection). I don't think that is ok.
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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I run VirtualHere and I have the same problem with any keyboard key assigned to 3d mouse button. I cannot use keyboard key on 3d mouse button when I use RemoteFX or VirtualHere (joystick and any button with software feature assigned it works perfect) . Any idea how to resolve?
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Petrov wrote: Fri Oct 23, 2020 3:18 am PanPorzeczka

Do you use VPN remote desktop?
Yes. I use VPN to connect to remote desktop.
Sometimes Firewall can block packets between VH server and client.

I test this with VH internal tool EasyFind to make connection.
https://www.virtualhere.com/easyfind

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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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PanPorzeczka wrote: Tue Oct 20, 2020 2:40 pm 1. Connect 3d device do Win10H
2. Run VH server on Win10H
3. At manager device on Win10 disable 3DConection device
4. At remote desktop connect to VH server using client
5. Use your 3D Device on RD

On RD need to be installed soft from 3DConnection.
Please let me know if this works for you.
Thanks for trying, but alas, that does not work for me. That's basically what I tried last time, and I tried it again today. Nothing shows up in the remote pc's VirtualHere Client window list of USB devices -- that menu remains blank for me. My guess is there's more going on (perhaps due to security or something).

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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Note: I also tried to use EasyFind for VirtualHere, and the result is still no go on the Client side (remote). It spins for a few seconds and then repeats that, but never actually connects. I suspect it must be a firewall/security thing. Thanks anyway for the suggestions.

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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Hallo,

First of all, thanks for the description on how to set up the connection within Remote Desktop.
This works like a charm, except for the esc, ctrl etc buttons.
Which I can see is a problem to more users.

I followed the instructions to put Driver_ in front of the functions but it's still not working.
When I asign an function to for example the esc button, it will do the task.
So I conclude from that, that the signal is going from my home pc to my work pc.
The only thing is that it won't work with, is the esc ctrl alt etc functions.

Is there a solution to this problem?

With kind regards

Bram
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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If you have assigned the device's Esc/Shift/Ctrl/etc keys to something else (presumably using our GUI), those assignments will override anything you do in Base.xml.

You will have to put your preferred assignments (Driver_*) into your user files in %appdata%/3dconnexion/3dxware/cfg. Or remove them and they will be picked up from Base.xml.
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Re: Remote Desktop use of local Space Navigator

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Thanks for the fast reply.

That's what I tried.
I modified the base.xml like the instructions and didn’t change it in the GUI.
So the GUI would show empty boxes behind the buttons. So that was working.
Only the buttons still won't work.

Then I tried to assign something else to see that the physical buttons are working.
That's why I tried something related to Solid edge, and those commands work.

So even with the modified Base.xml I can't get de buttons to work with esc ctrl etc.
The main point is, I modified de base.xml and get the empty boxes in the GUI.
So that should work, but it isn’t
Maybe I still do something wrong, but I can’t find it.
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