[Paraview] VRPN Setup

[Nikhil Shetty]

Sean,

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Sean Delaney <sdelaney at cp.dias.ie> wrote:

> Hi Nikhil and Stephan,
>
> Outstanding response time, thanks! As you say, my first mistake is not
> using a CAVE client-server setup.
>
> I have set up a CAVE display with the short pvx file below, (borrowed from
> the CAVE example). I run the server with
> pvserver /path/to/config.pvx
> I don't use MPI because I only have 1 screen and hence 1 process. I launch
> the client (by ssh from another machine) with
> paraview --stereo --stereo-type="Crystal Eyes" --server="hubble1"
> --state=/path/to/1.pvsm
> where "hubble1" is the local hostname, and also the PVserver name.
>
> Result: A "cave" type window is launched in fullscreen mode on the main
> display showing a stereo image. The standard Paraview client is available
> on the remote machine (via X forwarding). I can manipulate the session with
> the mouse on the remote machine. Moving the tracking targets has no effect
> on the main display.
>
> Perhaps I should save the state from the CAVE session and append the VRPN
> settings to that one instead?
>
> Make sure that the VRPlugin is loaded at startup. The appended VRPN
setting in *.pvsm are read by the plugin. When the plugin is not loaded
then the configuration is simply ignored.

Thanks,
>
> Seán
>
>
> ------------------------------ config.pvx ------------------------
> <?xml version="1.0" ?>
> <pvx>
>  <Process Type="client" />
>  <Process Type="server">
>     <EyeSeparation Value="0.065"/>
>     <Machine name="hubble1"
>              Environment="DISPLAY=:0"
>              LowerLeft="-1.0 -1.0 -1.0"
>              LowerRight="1.0 -1.0 -1.0"
>              UpperRight="1.0  1.0 -1.0">
>     </Machine>
>   </Process>
> </pvx>
>
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