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Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

(OP)
I picked up a Serial Space Mouse Plus from Ebay a month back, and have just come to try and install it but with no luck !

Does anyone out there use one / know how to get it to work with Solidworks 2011 - or as it is a bit old now, is it no use.

The website for 3Dconnexion says they do not support it anymore. But I belive that it may still be possible to get this to work ?

Thanks

Ian

RE: Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

I think the only one that is supported is the USB port 3D mouse.

Serial ports were obsoleted about 2-3 years ago when using it with SW, not sure about other software.

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Scott Baugh, CSWP pc2
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RE: Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

I think that you will need to use an older spacemouse driver
I have attached a link to v2.8.2 which I believe is the last to support serial devices. as far as I know serial to usb convertors won't work...
I think that if you install this driver, you can install the later programs over the top to get the latest functionality...
Hope this helps,
Cliff

http://www.3dconnexion.com/for_registered_users_only.html?selected_product=ca2aa9b7-9bbd-2c59-c7dd-4b0d8f4fda5a

RE: Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

Install the v2.8.2 driver, just the main 3D Connexion program. Do not install any program specific add-ins.  Then go and get the latest driver for an Explorer from the 3D Connexion website. Install just the SolidWorks add-in.  We have serial spaceballs working with SW2011 and Windows XP.

Not sure if the above will work on Windows 7 systems.

 

Anna Wood
Xeon W3680, Nvidia Quadro 4000, 12 Gb RAM, WD Velociraptor, Dell U3011 Monitor
SW2011 SP1, Windows 7 x64
http://www.solidmuse.com
http://www.phxswug.com

RE: Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

(OP)
fantastic thank you !!! will try to get on with it today, work load allowing ! We are on Xp here too, so fingers crossed

RE: Serial Spacemouse with Solidworks 2011 ? Anyone had any luck ?

I have not been able to get my USB space mouse to work with W7.
sad
 

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Hardie "Crashj" Johnson
SW 2010 SP 4.0
HP Pavillion Elite HPE
W7 Pro, Nvidia Quaddro FX580

 

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