Space Navigator center point rotation

[specprogrammer]

When I select a centerpoint and start rotating, That centerpoint drifts about as I rotate. Is there a way to make the centerpoint momentarily stick? If I select "dominant" in the app configuration tab, it seems to stick but I prefer being able to rotate multiple axis.

[LA CAMmer]

Is this what you are looking for? In the 3D Control Panel under properties, uncheck "Auto Rotation Center".

 

[specprogrammer]

Is this in the 3D connexion software or MasterCam? My 3d connexion control panel looks completely different, and I haven't found it yet inside of MC.

[gcode]

In Mastercam..

add

"Select Motion Controller Center Postition" to

your toolbar or Right Mouse Button

Its the last icon, bottom right in the

"View Manipulation" dropdown when you launch

Customize.

 

You click the icon then click a point and that will be you center of rotation..

Mastercam is very good about this and I've never had trouble with it not sticking.

 

SolidWorks.. not so much... but..

3D Connexion released new drivers last week

3D driver download

 

for Space Pilots and Space Pilot Pro. It contains a new utilty called "Intelligent 3D Navigation"

It works for SolidWorks and NX and it works well.

so.. if you havn't done so already, upgrade your Space Pilot drivers

[LA CAMmer]

Actually, that was inside SolidWorks.

 

When I installed the 3DConnexion software it put a menu in SolidWorks at the top called 3Dcontrol (the picture I posted above). I also can't find this control panel inside MasterCam. I only see a rotation point in SolidWorks, not in MasterCam, and I can't find where to turn it on. It was on automatically in SolidWorks. It seems to be working properly in MC, but I can't see it.

 

It is blue in SolidWorks so I thought maybe changing the background color in MC would do it, but I still can't see it.

 

I will keep looking.

[specprogrammer]

Thanks!

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

I've had one of my buttons mapped to select rotation point since day 1.

[gcode]

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I also can't find this control panel inside MasterCam.

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In Mastercam..

add

"Select Motion Controller Center Postition" to

your toolbar or Right Mouse Button

Its the last icon, bottom right in the

"View Manipulation" dropdown when you launch

Customize.

 

You click the icon then click a point and that will be you center of rotation..

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[LA CAMmer]

Thanks gcode.

 

Can you guys see the rotation point in MC like it shows in my SW - a little blue circle? The functionality is working in MC but I can't see it, or is it not supposed to show up?

 

[gcode]

It does not show up in Mastercam

You can turn the display off in SolidWorks

if you'd like.. but I like it

[Jayson Kramer]