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Pack34:
During the apocalypse, I've been expanding my skill set to include more mechanical design. Solidworks, OnShape, etc. Right now it's mainly making detailed component models and various widgets to 3D print.

I've made good use of "fancy" mice and keyboards in the past (Nostromo keypad, Razer Naga) and have had mixed success. The Nostromo ended up being largely useless but the Naga mouse ended up being amazing. I used it more with Eagle than Altium, but binding all common commands to buttons on the mouse made doing layout really fluid.

A big question is if the Spacemouse could be worth it. Navigating Onshape just using a keyboard and mouse feels fluid, but with Solidworks it's a little clunky. I was thinking that the Spacemouse or Spacemouse Pro look interesting to try but I don't want to eat the money like the Nostromo.

Has anyone here had experience with this?

georges80:
My younger son (4th yr mech eng) has been using one (not the pro) for the past year or so with solidworks. Using it for suspension modeling of the formula sae vehicle at his university and loves the mouse for the ease of rotating/navigating through the models.

If you have specific questions I could forward them on to him.

cheers,
george.

cdev:
I've got two spaceballs..

LOL.

One is a USB 5000 and the other is a Old HP serial spaceball like the ones I used back in the day/

They both have a big advantage over mice for modeling 6DOF is much more intuitive. I mostly just use with Blender. Ive never been able to get the USB one to work with GE, maybe it would work with it now that I have an nvidia card. I paid literally $10 for each of them. Have had both for ages.


--- Quote from: Pack34 on December 19, 2020, 09:39:50 pm ---During the apocalypse, I've been expanding my skill set to include more mechanical design. Solidworks, OnShape, etc. Right now it's mainly making detailed component models and various widgets to 3D print.

I've made good use of "fancy" mice and keyboards in the past (Nostromo keypad, Razer Naga) and have had mixed success. The Nostromo ended up being largely useless but the Naga mouse ended up being amazing. I used it more with Eagle than Altium, but binding all common commands to buttons on the mouse made doing layout really fluid.

A big question is if the Spacemouse could be worth it. Navigating Onshape just using a keyboard and mouse feels fluid, but with Solidworks it's a little clunky. I was thinking that the Spacemouse or Spacemouse Pro look interesting to try but I don't want to eat the money like the Nostromo.

Has anyone here had experience with this?

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Ground_Loop:
I use a space mouse with one hand i addition to a regular mouse on the other hand. Along with programmed macro keys the setup can't be beat.

NiHaoMike:
For hobbyist use, how difficult would it be to DIY one out of 3D printed parts and rotary encoders or potentiometers? For that matter, is the "spacemouse" just a joystick?

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