There are two types of 3D motion controller:
SpaceBall - spherical input control handle
SpaceMouse - cylindrical input control handle
EdgeCAM offers support for 3D motion controllers. A 3D motion controller is a three-dimensional input device such as the Space Mouse, that provides the user control of X, Y, and Z translations and X, Y, and Z rotations of a 3D model. This provides full 3D control of graphical images on the screen.
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There are two types of 3D motion controller:
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In EdgeCAM, both types are supported and will work with the same driver. The driver is supplied by 3Dconnexion (Logitech), and must be installed for the device to work with EdgeCAM. For the device to work correctly with EdgeCAM, please ensure that the latest driver is installed. The EdgeCAM driver for all 3D motion controllers can be downloaded from the software downloads page on www.3Dconnexion.com.
Supported devices
Any 3D motion controllers (SpaceBall/ SpaceMouse family) from 3Dconnexion using the latest driver (3DxWare) are supported.
You may experience a time delay when working with EdgeCAM
or EdgeCAM Simulator when the input device is disconnected. This happens
because the driver is looking for the input device and the application
may appear to be hung during this period. When the driver cannot find
the motion controller indicated in the registry a dialog box is displayed,
giving you the option to have the driver search all ports for all devices,
or quit. This
dialog is useful as it may point out problems with the input device or
its connection. The dialog also allows you to choose what the future action
should be.
Choose from the following options:
"Continue to warn the user" (the default and suggested setting).
"Always terminate the driver immediately if incorrect settings are found." This is useful for machines that at times may not have the 3D input device attached (for example, laptops that are taken out of the office without the 3D input device). It prevents an application that is looking for the device from waiting for several minutes while the driver searches all ports for all devices (it can appear that the application is hung during this period.) No further warning dialog box is ever displayed to the user. If the wrong device or no device is found, the driver simply terminates immediately.
"Always search for devices." This is useful if the machine is often used with different types of 3D input devices. In this case, the driver will not warn the user but will automatically search for any devices that may be attached. This could take several minutes. Some applications may appear to be hung during this period.
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