I posted this in reply to another message in the Help/Training forum but thought it might be good to put it here also.
From what I've read here, there are several newcomers like myself have been having a difficult time figuring out the instructions for mapping joystick buttons. After spending some time reading the help files and doing some trial & error experiments, I think I’ve figured out how to map all of the views in AH for the Logitech Wingman Extreame 3d Joystick . I've included the results of my step by step efforts below for the rest of the newbies like me that were puzzled by the instructions in the help files.
If I’ve got anything wrong here or if someone else has a better way, please feel free to jump in here and correct.
First of all, go to the Logitech Wingman Profiler (the software that came with your joystick) and make certain that all of the buttons are set to the default. If you’ve assigned any of the buttons in the profiler, it seems to override everything in the AH Mapping Mapping Joystick Buttons setup.
Next run Aces High and go offline and get in a plane without starting the engines. I like to use the 109 because the canopy frame provides a good point of reference when you are setting up the various views.
Bring up the map clipboard and click on the setup button near the bottom.
Next click Joystick Button Mapping.
You should see a screen that says “Stick Map” at the top. With First Hat, Second Hat and Buttons 1-32 across the top. (Just ignore Second Hat because the Wingman Extreme 3D does not have one)
Select the View Keys button on the left side of the box, this will bring up all of the view functions in the middle of the screen. There are four possible “sets” that can be assigned. The idea here is that you assign up to four sets of views and then switch back and forth between them while in flight. I started out here by clearing out everything that I did earlier to avoid conflicts.
Next assign a set 1 view to each of the 8 positions on First Hat:
Click on Set 1 at the top of the Function box, scroll down to the desired function listed to the left and click on it (example, UP Forward) then click on the button on First Hat that you want to assign this function to and then click on the Set Button at the bottom of the window.
Here’s how I have my Set 1 views assigned: Function First Hat
Up Forward Up
Forward Left UL
Forward Right UR
Right Right
Left Left
Back Left DL
Back Right DR
Back DN
Next assign a set 2 view to each of the 8 positions on First Hat by repeating the above. Be sure to click on Set 2 at the top of the function box.
Here’s how I have my Set 2 views assigned: Function First Hat
Up Forward Up
Up Forward Left UL
Up Forward Right UR
Up Right Right
Up Left Left
Up Back Left DL
Up Back Right DR
Up Back DN
Now that you have two sets of 8 views assigned, you have to set up a button that will allow you to switch back and forth between them:
Click on the Global Keys button near the left side of the Stick Map window.
Click on Set 1 at the top of the Function box.
Scroll down and click on Set 2 under the Function column.
Click on the button # at the top of the Stick Map window that you want to assign this function to. Buttons 1-16 are shown but the Wingman Extreme 3d only has 7 buttons so ignore the rest for now. I used button 4 since it’s conveniently located right next to the Hat Switch.
Now click on Set Button at the bottom of the Stick Map window.
Next, click on the Set 2 button at the top of the Function box.
Scroll down and click on Set 1 under the Function column.
Click on the same button # at the top of the Stick Map window that you used to switch to Set 2. (Button # 4 in my case).
Now click on Set Button at the bottom of the Stick Map window.
Then click on OK and you are done !
While in flight, you can toggle between the 2 sets of 8 Hat Switch views by clicking on button 4 on your joystick.
This should give you enough information to go back and assign other functions to the rest of the Wingman Extreme buttons and don’t forget, you can assign sets 3 & 4 as well.
Hope this helps and if anyone has a better way, please let me know.
