Thank you so Much for the help. Im new at this so hopefully you can help me figure it out
What is this mouse called and is it supported still?
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What is this mouse called and is it supported still?
Im lopking to buy this mouse and wonder if it still is supported by 3dconnexion in Windows 10 and 8? What about os10?
Thank you so Much for the help. Im new at this so hopefully you can help me figure it out
Thank you so Much for the help. Im new at this so hopefully you can help me figure it out
Re: What is this mouse called and is it supported still?
That is an original 'Space Pilot' and 3Dconnexion support for them ended in March of 2013.
Spacemice -- Input devices for a 3D world.
Re: What is this mouse called and is it supported still?
Hello N0rth3rnlight -
As Tehrasha says, it is a Space Pilot.
For older devices like the Space Pilot, the version of the application you are planning to use it with can be as important as the OS to determine whether it will be of use to you. It could be a good starter device if its price reflects the limitations.
For applications that require an add-in for 3D device navigation, a new version of the add-in needs to be written each time a new version of the application is released.
The Space Pilot software from 2013 will not contain the current application add-ins.
For applications like NX and Inventor, the lack of an add-in means the application-specific button editor would not be available. Navigation in applications like SolidWorks and 3DsMax however, requires an add-in for each version. The final Space Pilot driver has add-ins for SolidWorks 2013 , Maya 2014 and 3DsMax 2014.
If you use applications like Catia or Revit where support for 3D devices is written inside the application then no add-in is needed.
As far as the OS, Space Pilot drivers were made for the OS versions in 2013 - Vista, XP, Win7 and Win8. For Windows 10 you would need one of the current devices.
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Barbara
As Tehrasha says, it is a Space Pilot.
For older devices like the Space Pilot, the version of the application you are planning to use it with can be as important as the OS to determine whether it will be of use to you. It could be a good starter device if its price reflects the limitations.
For applications that require an add-in for 3D device navigation, a new version of the add-in needs to be written each time a new version of the application is released.
The Space Pilot software from 2013 will not contain the current application add-ins.
For applications like NX and Inventor, the lack of an add-in means the application-specific button editor would not be available. Navigation in applications like SolidWorks and 3DsMax however, requires an add-in for each version. The final Space Pilot driver has add-ins for SolidWorks 2013 , Maya 2014 and 3DsMax 2014.
If you use applications like Catia or Revit where support for 3D devices is written inside the application then no add-in is needed.
As far as the OS, Space Pilot drivers were made for the OS versions in 2013 - Vista, XP, Win7 and Win8. For Windows 10 you would need one of the current devices.
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Barbara