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Hologram sharing
Ok now my "problem" is a bit complex.
First of all...what do I need to do to share a hologram for multiple users and secondly how can I test in emulator ?
I'm working on app that need to share hologram of one of the users to the second one. Any materials how can I achieve that ?
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OptionsJoan mod
Currently, the easiest way to test sharing holograms with the emulator involves running 3 machines- two machines running the experience on their emulators, and one machine running the sharing service.
We are investigating simplifying the process.
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You can check out the sharing library in the holotoolkit: https://github.com/Microsoft/HoloToolkit/tree/master/Sharing
And the Holograms 240 walk-through: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/holographic/holograms_240
I don't think you'll be able to test it without 2 devices, though someone can correct me if that is wrong.
@Fixus the Unity specific repo for the HoloToolKit: https://github.com/Microsoft/HoloToolkit-Unity
may also be helpful
I haven't tried it, but perhaps with a three machine configuration (1 running the sharing service, and 2 dev boxes with Unity, VS and emulator) on a local network you might be able to test.
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Currently, the easiest way to test sharing holograms with the emulator involves running 3 machines- two machines running the experience on their emulators, and one machine running the sharing service.
We are investigating simplifying the process.
@Joan by 3 machines you understand putting 3 diffrent pc`s and connect the via web for example or starting 3 emulators on one machine ?
@Jackson thanks for the information. For sure I will check that and let you know how it went
If you want to use a .net 4.5 framework to get information about what is running in the emulator...how can you do it? I only see the option to share holograms between Hololens not to feed them from another software. Anyone can help me?
Will holograms 240 run in this configuration? : one pc running the sharing service, another pc running emulator, and an actual hololens device?
@yena,
Yes, I used that configuration to test changes to the Sharing course while it was being developed
Thank you @ahillier.
Thanks,
But how do you get the sharing service running on it's own without a Unity Editor?
Stephen Hodgson
Microsoft HoloLens Agency Readiness Program
Virtual Solutions Developer at Saab
HoloToolkit-Unity Moderator
Unity does not support .NET 4.5
Stephen Hodgson
Microsoft HoloLens Agency Readiness Program
Virtual Solutions Developer at Saab
HoloToolkit-Unity Moderator
@stephenhodgson you can run the sharing service without unity by downloading it from the HoloToolkit here:
https://github.com/Microsoft/HoloToolkit-Unity/tree/master/External/HoloToolkit/Sharing/Server
Then run on the command line with:
Can I have the sharing service and the emulator run on the same machine ?
And it's possible to run the service in the hololens device itself ?
It's quite limited to "walk around" with a PC just to run the service.
Thanks
From the other responses, seems like the answer is no. I agree this is very inconvenient...
Hello, I want to mekae sure I get this, my setup is 1 hololens, and 1 computer. Is it possible to test a sharing experience just with this? (my computer running the service AND an emulator) and the app running on the Hololens. (for what I understand above is not convenient, but is it possible? )
Hello,
Thanks for posting this solution. I tried the configuration and it works. Has anyone tried connecting apps using the "SharingConfig.txt file" at: https://github.com/Microsoft/HoloToolkit-Unity/blob/master/External/HoloToolkit/Sharing/DocSource/MDFiles/ConfigFile.md (Matthew Johnson).
The documentation says if this file is present in your working directory the next time an app is run it will attempt to connect to the session server at that address. I have tried several times and cannot get it to work. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Yes. I have tried multiple approaches which works fine in any other UWP setup but this great new device is unable to receieve a single packet. Only thing that works is a stupid SharingService which needs a PC AND STILL doesn't work with auto discovery.
It is possible to use one device and hololens emulator for sharing hologram ? I am trying to do that. But i cannot able to complete. stuck with this process for a long time. any help?
thanks in advance