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Remote Control

Remote Control is a web interface dedicated to assist a SkyReal user in its operations. You can remotely start commands and change selection.

remote control overview

Requirements​

Remote Control is a web app which requires Node.js to run.

  • Download and install latest LTS Node.js version here.

Then, you must allow Remote Control in the SkyReal settings.

allow remote control

Launch​

Inside the SkyReal\SkyReal\Content\Scripts directory, open CMD and start the server:

  • node index.js

Now you can reach Remote Control on your web browser at 127.0.0.1:3000.

Note that SkyReal must be started in collaborative mode.

Interface​

Commands​

The left panel lists all the available commands.

Some commands need a selection. They will take into account your selection in the world outliner.

World outliner​

The right panel lists all the object of the scene. You can sort them by type using the filters.

remote control world outliner filters

There is a distinction between the selection of the SkyReal user and the selection of the Remote Control user.

  • SkyReal selection is represented by a red border: skyreal selection
  • Remote Control selection is represented by a green tile: remote control selection

At the bottom, a toolbar lets you:

remote control world outliner tools
  • Refresh the interface to see the current selection of the SkyReal user
  • Clean the SkyReal user's selection
  • Apply your selection to the SkyReal user's one
  • Focus on the SkyReal user's selection in the World Outliner
  • Hide the selected parts (your selection)
  • Remove the selected parts (your selection)