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Reference: Remote display with Amazon DCV

Amazon DCV is a remote display solution provided by AWS and is free to use on AWS instances. It is one of the solutions tested by Autodesk to connect remotely to Autodesk Flame on AWS, the other being HP Anyware. Amazon DCV clients are available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Amazon DCV supports multiple monitors, Wacom tablets, and Tangent Panels.

For more details about Amazon DCV, see AWS documentation.



Installing Amazon DCV

To install Amazon DCV, follow the instructions found in Install the Amazon DCV Server on Linux. Make sure to select and follow the instructions for the Rocky Linux OS version matching your instances.

Important:

Since the Flame AMI already meets all the Amazon DCV prerequisites, do not follow the instructions regarding prerequisites for Linux Amazon DCV servers.

After installing the Amazon DCV server, set Amazon DCV for automatic console sessions. Follow the instructions for Linux Amazon DCV Server in Enabling Automatic Console Sessions.

Flame Family products require access to the instance's GPU, so Amazon DCV must run in console mode, not in virtual session.

Important:

In the supplied code sample, replace session-owner by a user available on the instance.

Once you have completed the Amazon DCV setup, set the Amazon DCV server to start automatically. Enter the following command in a shell:

sudo systemctl enable dcvserver


Amazon DCV Security Group

In addition to the regular Security Group required by Flame, Amazon DCV expects some ports to be open. Create a Security Group with the following:

  • Inbound rules: refer to Network Ports
  • Outbound rules: use the AWS default rules


Using Wacom Tablets with Amazon DCV

To use your Wacom tablet with Amazon DCV, see the Amazon DCV documentation.

Note:

On Windows, if you plan to use USB devices other than only the Wacom tablet, run the Amazon DCV client installer with the Windows Run as administrator option, and select the USB driver installation option during the install.



Using Tangent Panels

At the time of this writing (spring 2025), USB Removable Devices is only available to the Windows clients of Amazon DCV. Refer to Using USB remotization for the latest information.

The following Tangent panels work with Amazon DCV:

  • Tangent Arc
  • Tangent Element (four and five modules configurations)
  • Tangent Ripple
  • Tangent Wave

For the best experience:

  1. Make sure to:

    • Install the latest version of Amazon DCV.
    • Install the USB remotization drivers (which are disabled by default). For more information, see Amazon DCV documentation.

  2. Make sure you have the latest Tangent Hub installed on your workstation. Tangent Hub is available here: https://www.tangentwave.co.uk/tangent-support/.

  3. Connect your Tangent panels to your workstation.

  4. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\NICE\DCV\Client\bin and run dcvusblist.exe.

  5. Connect to your AWS instance using Amazon DCV.

  6. Copy each Filter string to your Amazon DCV server administration file. See Amazon DCV documentation.

  7. On Windows, Right-click and select Copy Filter string.

  8. Paste the string on your instances.

  9. For multiple panels, you will need to copy strings one by one.

  10. Paste the string to the server.

  11. Save the file.

  12. Restart the Amazon DCV server as explained in the Amazon DCV documentation.

  13. Reconnect to the instance.

  14. From Amazon DCV top menu, enable the Tangent panel in Amazon DCV Removable Devices.

  15. Start the Autodesk Flame Family software.

  16. Use your Tangent panel.

For best results when working with multi-module Tangent panels like Tangent Arc or Tangent Element:

  1. Connect to your AWS instance with Amazon DCV.
  2. Start the Flame Family product.
  3. Enable the Tangent modules in Amazon DCV Removable Devices.
  4. Use the Tangent panels.
  5. Before leaving Flame Family products, disable the modules in Amazon DCV Removable Devices.

If the Tangent panels are not available when using your Flame Family software, reboot the instance.



Using Multiple Screens

If you plan on using setups with multiple screens, you can find instructions here.

To enable multiple screens on the client, see these instructions.

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