Buy 3Dconnexion SpacePilot - 3D motion controller w/ LCD display - optical - 21 but3Dconnexion SpacePilot - 3D motion controller w/ LCD display - optical - 21 but Product Description:
- HIGH END DEVICE FOR CAD DCC APPS
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Use the SpacePilot in your non-dominant hand to position, rotate, pan and zoom your model in one single, fluid motion. Use the mouse with your other hand to simultaneously edit the model or select menu items.
Gone are the days when 3D navigation meant endless mouse clicks to move around an object or to fly through space and remembering how to change views and control objects within the X, Y, Z axes...one tedious step at a time. Plus, it is no longer necessary to remember different application's unique commands for manipulating 3D objects or scenes.
With 3Dconnexion's SpacePilot, you simply push, pull, tilt or twist the SpacePilot's controller cap to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D imagery. You'll unify navigation systems from mulitple 3D programs and experience a natural way to work (and play) in 3D environments using 3Dconnexion's award-winning technology.
Unique adaptive sensing technology gives you the functionality you want, the instant you want it. Commands become available on the LCD and dynamically update as you switch between applications or work in different modes within an application. Plus, an array of extendable, programmable speed keys - including Control, Fit, View and keyboard modifiers - help you stay immersed in your design.
SpacePilot's software automatically recognizes the programs already loaded on your computer-such as Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Solid Edge, UGS NX, and a host of other CAD and DCC applications-and installs default configurations that predefine the functions assigned to programmable buttons.
3Dconnexion's Configuration Wizard is an interactive tool that uses animation and imagery to guide you through controller cap movement and configuring your preferences. The Configuration Wizard also provides demonstration applications so you can practice or start using the device right away.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
jerry -- 3d designer
By Jerry S. Thomas
I've now owned my SpacePilot for about a year and use it principally with Autodesk Inventor. I am at my computer all day, every day. I don't know how I ever worked without it. Everything they say about improved productivity is true and in fact may be something of an understated claim.I seldom use the programmable buttons but I use the orientation buttons (to right of controller knob) and the function keys (to the left of controller knob) all the time. It is robust and has withstood thousands of hours of use with no sign of any wear.It took no time to become second nature. It is so intuitive that within days it became an extension of my hand. It is ergonomically very comfortable. Between the SpacePilot and my programmable MX Revolution mouse I have most of everything I need in my two hands at all times. I've moved the keyboard back under the monitor and placed the SpacePilot and mouse directly in front of me. For number entry I've placed a number keypad/calculator immediately to the right of my mouse and I seldom need to go to the keyboard.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
New SpacePilot has nice features
By Layne Howard
When Solidworks went to version 2008, I sadly had to say goodby to my classic Spacemouse--an unsupported serial device. The replacement, the 3Dconnexion SpacePilot, is a welcome replacement. The puck control has less mechanical travel than the Spacemouse, which was easy to get used to. The quality of the device is better than I expected from seeing the images. But the most useful improvement to me is the application-context-sensitive button mapping. When you change applications, the SpacePilot updates its LCD screen to show you how the buttons have been remapped for that application. When you go to Solidworks assembly mode, for example, the buttons change so that you can easily go to insert, mate, rotate, etc. Also there is a special button specifically for "Fit", which is a zoom-all command. Very nice, overall, and as with other 3D mice, facilitates two-handed CAD actions.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Great addition to your workflow for anyone who works in 3D.
By Robin Boling
I work in 3D Studio Max and the space pilot nearly doubles my navigation speed as compared to using the keyboard/mouse. The customizable buttons are nice, I have a regular preset, a rigging preset, and a modeling preset so far. So when I'm rigging a character I can easily pan around the model and select verticies, adjusting their weights using the programable buttons.The button placements aren't as good as they could be but bearable, you can actually remap ALL buttons on the device for every configuration you have so you might find it easier to remap the ctrl,shift,alt,esc buttons to custom commands.. or the viewport buttons as those are easier to reach while navigating.Of course for pure fun factor flying around in google earth with it is a joy, but for that you might as well buy the $60 space navigator.If you need customizable keys for your work as I do then its definatly worth it and makes navigation a breeze.I got mine here on amazon for only $270, too bad the price is higher now.Edit: Looks like the price dropped to 220 now, not bad!Still lacking ZBrush and Mudbox support, hopefully will get one of those soon, probably Mudbox.
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