How many of you have a Space Ball unit

[Jayson Kramer]

Most defiantly no issues on any of my units.

I would get one.

[Jayson Kramer]

Any one get one of these units yet?

Space Pilot Pro

[bogusmill]

That unit looks awesome!

 

You can get one for home at Newegg,(educational license) for $52.99

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16826154009

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Bogus, that's the "Navigator". The "Pilot" has a large flat base, a bunch of configurable buttons, and an LCD screen to tell you what they'll do. When I switch from Mcam to Sworks and back it automatically switches configurations and the screen tells you which config it loaded.

 

I got my Pilot (not Pilot Pro)from Offlease on Ebay for $108 about a week ago and I've already become addicted.

[gcode]

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Any one get one of these units yet

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Yup..

[Jayson Kramer]

Pictures Mr. G and how do you like it compared to the standard Pilot?

[gcode]

I like it alot .. some of the new buttons are very useful, but its got so many, that you'll never learn them all. It works really well with Adobe Acrobat... blue prints on left screen Mastercam or SW on right , it switches between apps quickly.. it's the only way to draw..

Abode custom keys stick.. having trouble getting SW keys to stick..

Mastercam performance is flawless.

IMO its overpriced. $500 is serious money.

The Outlook stuff is a useless gimick IMO

and it has a 3 ft cord so I had to buy an extension

A flagship product that retails for $500 should not have a too short cable

 

I sold my old Pilot for $100 and paid $399.. no tax and free shipping.. so I'm out $300.

Is it $300 better than my old Pilot.. no

Will I be trading my 2nd Pilot in on a Pro?

yes.. but not till the price comes down.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I'm thinking of clipping the wire for my SpaceNavigator. Since I only have a laptop, I only need it to be about 12" or so...

[Jayson Kramer]

to bad we could not get them wireless.

[Lars Christensen]

gcode, try to go to 3dconnexion and download latest driver, the Solidworks issue should be all fixed.

[gcode]

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gcode, try to go to 3dconnexion and download latest driver, the Solidworks issue should be all fixed.

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I did.. that's when I started having the problem

[Lars Christensen]

Hm.. you might want to try to contact 3dconnexion, because this issue was solved for at least a handful of users by downloading a new driver within the 1st week of the product being on the street.

[Jayson Kramer]

Gcode do you know local rep for this part of states is here in Ventura, Ca.

if you need to contact them I can give the info if you contact me.

[gcode]

I'm in the final stages of a huge project..

Today makes 17 days straight without a break

85 hours in the last 7 days..

I don't have time to trouble shoot it right now.

Once the dust settles I'll take a closer look.

[Lars Christensen]

You lucky dog.....

[gcode]

woof woof

 

The problem I having is..

in SoliDWorks

I create a custom function in the 3D Connexion

Control Panel

+ 8 ( Normal to )

and assign it to the Escape key on my

Space Pilot Pro.. It works correctly,

but once I shut SolidWorks down and reopen

the key assignemnts are back to default.

I can't find "Normal to" on the Mapping Panel

inside SolidWorks and have not tested to see if

key assignments done from the mapping panel stick or not.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Wireless... NOW we're cooking with gas!

 

THAT would be THE way to go.

 

Unfortunately, I'm thinking for the laptop models, battery type would probably be an issue. I don't see how 2 AA Batteries would fit. The big dogs on the other hand... they could swing it. They appear to have plenty of room.

[Code_Breaker]

Here is my workstation:

 

 

I also use a:

1.Space Navigator

 

2.

X-Keys Professional

 

 

and

 

3.

Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse

 

 

[Lars Christensen]

gcode, when you get around to it..........question, are you setting it up by dragging and dropping through the 3DConnexion module inside Solidworks? that works for me.

[gcode]

That is how I would do it, but

"Standard Views" is not present.. which is why

I created a custom toolpathfrom inside

the 3D COnnexion Control Panel.

When I get a minute, I think I need to uninstall

and reinstall my Space Pilot Pro Drivers

 

[ 07-08-2009, 04:33 PM: Message edited by: gcode ]

[Lars Christensen]

ok, let me know how you make out

[Metalmuncher]

After reading about how much you guys liked yours, I got mine today. How did I ever program without one

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

All the cool 'grammers use them now...

 

Hey, can the 3D-lock button on the Pilot (not Pro) be reprogrammed? I want to use it to toggle Mastercam between 2D and 3D c-planes.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

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...How did I ever program without one...

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Another convert.

 

Hey I sold one today where I'm working on a turn key.

[Leigh @ Kodiak]

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All the cool 'grammers use them now..

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I started in 2001 with this bad boy.

 

 

 

Interestingly, as I was googling for a picture, I found this: Spaceball controlled robot for the disabled