Take 3ds Max and Character Studio to the max with a 3Dconnexion navigation device (also called "motion controller"). Use one hand on the device to move the camera or scene and view from all sides (or tumble/track/dolly). With the other hand on the mouse, select, tweak vertices, apply textures, create or scrub timelines. Boost your creativity to the max! Get PDF at Download Center

Why 3ds Max Users rely on 3Dconnexion Navigation Devices

  • Improve productivity by up to 30%; reduce mouse usage by over 50%
  • Pan, zoom and rotate in one fluid motion; without your mouse
  • Map hundreds of 3ds Max functions to programmable buttons

  • Create separate sets for modeling and animation and switch with a single click (SpacePilot)
  • Rapidly create motion paths with the device
  • Work simultaneously in 2D and 3D windows

3ds Max Highlights

Powerful Navigation: Working with just a mouse forces you to constantly shift between navigation and editing. With a navigation device, you can simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate in one fluid motion. Navigation becomes second nature, so you stay totally focused on your work

Tools and functions at your fingertips: Map any 3ds Max function or tool to SpacePilot’s programmable speed keys and execute them without removing your hand from the navigation device. Buttons 1 through 6 are displayed on the LCD screen. Create as many sets of commands as you like and toggle through them with the Config button.

Multitask in multiple windows: A navigation device gives you greater control for tasks requiring two or more windows, such as editing in an orthographic view while you navigate and inspect your design in a perspective window. You can switch effortlessly between 2D and 3D windows, providing dedicated 3D view control while you adjust vertices in the 2D edit window with your mouse.

Know where you are: SpacePilot automatically adjusts as you change applications. For example, when you shift into Adobe Photoshop, the device refreshes its keys with Photoshop functions, and they’re immediately displayed on the LCD screen.

Animate from every angle: Perfecting your shot so that it looks great from every angle can take forever. With SpacePilot, you can check it from every angle, while your mouse edits. Your mouse hand adjusts while your other hand instantly delivers the perfect view with SpacePilot.

Get inside the studio: 3Dconnexion’s “3DxStudio” provides you with the ability to easily switch between Camera and Scene Movement, Setting Center of Rotation, enabling Auto Key animation and other features. For example, create an animation with the navigation device by creating a camera, selecting Enable Auto Key Animation on the 3DxStudio panel, and move the scene and object. You can play back your animation with the touch of a button.



“The SpacePilot increases modeling productivity. I was able to edit quickly and efficiently while simultaneously rolling my work around the screen. It gives you the ability to move the model and tweak verts, animation keyframes, and shader parameters, all while maneuvering around the object like a dogfighter.”
Spencer Lindsay
Game Developer Magazine

 

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