Which 3D mouse

[rchipper]

Hello,

What 3D mouse do you use and why? I'm looking into beginning to use one and could use some suggestions please.

Thanks in advance.

[Aaron Eberhard]

I use a 3dConnexion SpaceMouse Wireless, along with the CAD Mouse.   I don't quite have room to fit the big one comfortably in my work area, and I find that with the radial menus set up, having 8 options available via those two buttons are enough.

[crazy^millman]

I have the Space Mouse Pro Wireless for my home office and the SpaceMouse Wireless for my onsite work.

[David Colin]

I still use an old Spacepilot I like it because i mapped buttons 1-3 to mouse buttons (left-middle-righh) for my right hand to rest.

It's OK with Mastercam but 3D mouse doesn't work with Vericut anymore since V9.

I should try a Spacemouse pro to check if 1-4 buttons could suit my fingers. Need to find budget though^^

[cncappsjames]

I use a Logitech MX Master mouse. My hands are too big for the majority of mice on the market. 

I use a 3D Connexion wireless SpaceNavigator. It has 2 buttons which is perfect because its about all my memory is good for not being a full-time programmer anymore. Plus they are only about $150

I assigned toggle shading to the right button and set rotation point to the left button. 

[rchipper]

Thank you all for the input. I actually have a older Space Pilot Pro. I've installed the drivers but have no idea how to set any of the customizable features.

The manual isn't very helpful as I can see.

How do I get it to work with Mastercam? It does nothing. Is there a setting I don't know about? Ugh.

[rchipper]

Okay, I got it working. Rebooting the computer did the trick.

Now I just need to figure out how to customize the buttons.

[MrFish]

Expand the hidden icons in your task bar and then open the 3Dconnection main console, then use "buttons" button to customize them. Just make sure you are using the spacemouse in the program you want to customize for.

 

[Aaron Eberhard]

Here's my button layout, it seems to be fairly good as I've given it to a few people to get started:

To make a menu like that, configure your buttons,and choose "New radial menu" from the flyout:

Then create a new one (I called my two "view control" and "Accept Cancel":

 

Also, as a preference, under "Advanced" options I prefer to have my Zoom set to Up/Down:

[rchipper]

Aaron,

I got to the Radial Menu Configurations but don't know how to populate the fields with Mastercam options.

Can you give me some tips?

Also I am using an older model Space Pilot Pro the configurations appears differently.

[cncappsjames]

5 hours ago, rchipper said:

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Also I am using an older model Space Pilot Pro the configurations appears differently.

Download the latest drivers. They tend to break stuff form time to time.

 

https://3dconnexion.com/us/drivers/

[rchipper]

9 hours ago, cncappsjames said:

Download the latest drivers. They tend to break stuff form time to time.

 

https://3dconnexion.com/us/drivers/

Thanks, that's the first thing I did.

[gcode]

Is there a trick to enabling the Radial Menus?

I'm running an older (10 years +) Space Mouse Enterprise and the latest drivers

and there are no Radial Menus.

I'm thinking this old device does not support them and I'll need to upgrade

[Corey Hampshire]

I am today years old and just learned about the radial menu buttons on my space mouse. Thanks Aaron! Those could come in handy.

[Aaron Eberhard]

1 hour ago, gcode said:

Is there a trick to enabling the Radial Menus?

I'm running an older (10 years +) Space Mouse Enterprise and the latest drivers

and there are no Radial Menus.

I'm thinking this old device does not support them and I'll need to upgrade

I can't imagine it matters which mouse you have?  I mean, physically it's just a button regardless..  I know you stay up to date on the drivers, so I have no idea?

19 hours ago, rchipper said:

Aaron,

I got to the Radial Menu Configurations but don't know how to populate the fields with Mastercam options.

Can you give me some tips?

Also I am using an older model Space Pilot Pro the configurations appears differently.

I happened to have a SpacePilot Pro on the shelf, and it still shows up for me? 

 

Any chance you're not highlighting the Mastercam window before clicking "Buttons?"  Notice how mine says Mastercam X at the top.

It also tells me that I'm a very naughty boy, and my SpacePilot Pro is a Discontinued device

[gcode]

I'm a dumbass.

I was expecting to see a main Radial Menu  page, but you have to start the edit process on an individual button to get it.

Amazingly enough, I figured this out by reading the instructions 

[Aaron Eberhard]

1 hour ago, gcode said:

I'm a dumbass.

I was expecting to see a main Radial Menu  page, but you have to start the edit process on an individual button to get it.

Amazingly enough, I figured this out by reading the instructions 

Pffttt... .Reading instructions!?

[JoshC]

40 minutes ago, Aaron Eberhard said:

Pffttt... .Reading instructions!?