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geekhack Community => Input Devices => Topic started by: kurplop on Sun, 10 April 2016, 07:56:32
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My 3D architectural program recently showed how this product can be used for 3D manipulations and I was curious of anyone here has tried it. http://amzn.com/B000LB7G00
I think that it is used to supplement a standard mouse and is not necessarily designed to replace it.
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My 3D architectural program recently showed how this product can be used for 3D manipulations and I was curious of anyone here has tried it. http://amzn.com/B000LB7G00
I think that it is used to supplement a standard mouse and is not necessarily designed to replace it.
I'm thinking of use cases but cannot think of any..
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I'm thinking of use cases but cannot think of any..
In my business I could see it useful for walking a client through a 3D model of a proposed building project. I don't think I would use it enough to justify the space it takes up but can see how it could be invaluable for someone who does.
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I'm thinking of use cases but cannot think of any..
In my business I could see it useful for walking a client through a 3D model of a proposed building project. I don't think I would use it enough to justify the space it takes up but can see how it could be invaluable for someone who does.
That would be a good purpose indeed. But I don't see myself playing an FPS with it :P
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Yea you can learn it, but if we're gonna have to use the mouse anyway.. might as well just hotkey some rotations in there..
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I use one of these daily. It's for manipulating 6 axis and 3D space in CAD models.
I don't think it'd be useful for games and it supplements your mouse. It doesn't replace it.
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I use one for 3D modelling and gaming. I would absolutely not move forward gaming without one. Don't get much use out of it at work as a trackball with proper mappings does just as good a job.
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I could see how this could be helpful when dealing with large areas. I thought it mostly used with major 3D modeling programs like 3ds Max or Maya.
Oh, the 3DCONNEXION SPACEPILOT PRO 3DX-700036 was the one I was thinking about :eek:
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Actually, this is the first time I heard about the Space Navigator 3D mouse. And I suddenly get curious about it. By the way, according to what I have read, this type of mouse is use to facilitate works with 3D experience. Likewise, it is good for those who would want to have a personal device.
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I use the Spacemouse Pro for work. I'm a mechanical engineer and I can honestly say it's awesome for 3D modeling but doesn't have much use beyond that. You can use it in Google Earth I believe but that's kinda just a novelty. I use it to scroll web pages sometimes. It's really meant to be used at the same time as a regular mouse or trackball -- one in each hand, on opposite sides of the keyboard.
(http://www.3dconnexion.com/fileadmin/templates/images/SpaceMouse2014/top-panel-device.png)
Edit: The keys on the Space Pro suck ass. I wish they were mechanical...
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I have a variant: the original SpacePilot. Got it for a good price off of eBay. I keep it handy for the day that I finally sit down and learn how to use Blender or other 3D modeling software.
I originally bought it for gaming purposes, actually, but the drivers make it a pain to do that. Star Citizen keeps picking up the wrong axis and sending my ship spinning out of control, for example.
It's a shame, considering this thing was practically made for 6DoF games, and the older SpaceOrb 360 was a game controller based on the exact same tech and rightfully billed as the ultimate Descent controller. (Being able to bypass the in-game turn limits may have something to do with that!)
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I have a SpaceMouse and I use it for pan/zoom when image editing (only if my hand isn't already on the Wacom) and for camera/view controls in some applications. It's not very good for gaming, both because of terrible driver support/integration and because it has a very limited physical range of movement and is only suited for precise, small movements.
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this is how i use mine. 3dsmax, gaming and scroll wheel/pan etc
(http://i.imgur.com/cdLcyoS.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/IdBuerf.jpg)
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Alas, had high hopes: Tried it and did not like it for "normal" day to day typing / moving programs around. If I remember correctly (must have been four or five years ago that I had it for 4-5 months) my impression at the time was that it is fine for accurate stuff like CAD.