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zazz
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Solidworks: Rotation in part mode is very choppy - Spacepilot Pro .

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I have kept my Spacepilot Pro in a drawer for the most of the time (6-7 years) as it has never been fully compatible with Solidworks, see https://www.3dconnexion.com/forum/viewt ... hilit=zazz

Now i got a new computer so it was time to give the Spacepilot Pro another chance in hope that things had changed to the better. But I still have same problems as before. Rotation in part mode is very choppy (runs smoothly in assembly mode). This came with introduction of SW2018 (and now in SW2019) and has never been resolved. But if mouse click and hold on a popup bar. tool bar or the Solidworks text on the upper left corner while rotating, it resumes to a very smooth movement till you release the mouse button again. I have seen more people with similar problems and this strange "solution", see half way down in this thread.

https://forum.solidworks.com/thread/216569

I could not attach any pictures here.....

Any ideas how to solve it? Or is Solidworks and 3Dconnection doomed to never work well together.
zazz
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Re: Solidworks: Rotation in part mode is very choppy - Spacepilot Pro .

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Even moving the mouse around randomly makes the rotation smoother.

I have tried different driver and even with a different mouse and also with no mouse connected to the computer. But no change

I have the Latest driver 10.5.12.
zazz
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Re: Solidworks: Rotation in part mode is very choppy - Spacepilot Pro .

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Oh, i forgot to say that rotation with the middle wheel button is very smooth... This must be a Spacemouse-to-Solidworks issue as the 3DC's demo is butter-smooth...

Am I alone to have this issue? And why no comments from 3Dconnection people?
zazz
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Re: Solidworks: Rotation in part mode is very choppy - Spacepilot Pro .

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I see that the headline got wrong, The device i have is a SpaceMouse Pro, nothing else
matthewnayna
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Re: Solidworks: Rotation in part mode is very choppy - Spacepilot Pro .

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i have the same issue,

downloaded the same latest driver and it takes a min to rotate 360 degrees but the mouse does it instantly

Im finding it hard to use this 3d mouse TBH. I may shop around for a new one

ill try a few of the old drivers first
matthewnayna
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Re: Solidworks: Rotation in part mode is very choppy - Spacepilot Pro .

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i had luck with an old release on my laptop
3DxWare64_v10-6-4_r3119.exe
win ten surface book 2 and solidworks
zazz
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It started with SW2018... I have tried most drives from 2017 till a few months ago and all have the same issue. All works beautifully in the 3DC's own 3D-viewer, but works crap with Solidworks
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