3D Connexion Query
3D Connexion Query
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I have a new toy: a SpaceMouse Pro. I quite like it so far, but one real irritation is that in assemblies it doesn't seem to changed the centre of rotation in the same way as it does in parts. In a part, if I zoom to a particular detail, release the puck, then rotate around, the centre of rotation changes: great. Not so in assemblies - the centre of rotation remains fixed, which is no good if I'm zoomed into a feature!
I've done a couple of searches and heard murmurs of '...doesn't support SW' and '...just have to get used to it' etc. Surely this can't be so?
I've done a couple of searches and heard murmurs of '...doesn't support SW' and '...just have to get used to it' etc. Surely this can't be so?






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Jeff Mirisola
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I'll try downloading the latest driver and see if it has any effect.
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Eric
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@johnengr1 - I will try that, but I do want a solution to the issue as well: i.e. the rotation to work in the same manner as it does in parts.
Quite annoying little trait, this...
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Contact their tech support department, they've always provided me with great help when needed.
Jeff Mirisola
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There is an option that affects movement of Parts with spaceball for Translation and movement in regard to the entire assembly. This also comes into play with the Spacemouse navigating up and down in the Feature Manager or moving views around.
Most of the time regarding their tech support I've found many users have better knowledge of how the 3dConnexion devices and drivers work than their tech support.
Most times if you contact SolidWorks they'll blame all the problems on 3dConnexion and Vice VersaThis dodgery gets old fast. I'll look into this a bit and see if I experience the same issues or find a setting that may help.
The Spacemouse is probably just using center of gravity as rotation center but you should be able to use screen center instead. If you use Edit In Place or In context you'll probably get the Part Mode behavior but that's just an assumption and I haven't tested that yet.
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Jeff Mirisola
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