3Dconnexion: SpaceExplorer
SpaceExplorer offers effortless navigation for more than 100 of today's most powerful 3D design and visualization applications.
SpaceExplorer datasheet (pdf)
Why Choose SpaceExplorer
- High-End Capabilities. Mid-Range Price.
- 50% fewer mouse clicks. 20% more productivity
- Simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D models
- Advanced Ergonomic design for use with either hand
- No-look access to 15 speed keys
Now includes an unrestricted user license and comprehensive telephone and online customer support package.
High-End performance. Mid-Range price.
Simply push, pull, tilt or twist the SpaceExplorer's controller cap to simultaneously pan, zoom and rotate 3D objects and environments. SpaceExplorer features an array of easy-to-reach function keys labeled and pre-programmed with commands from leading design applications. Keys automatically map as you move between applications for unified navigation.
50% fewer mouse clicks. 20% greater productivity.
Gone are the days when 3D navigation meant endless mouse clicks to move around an object or to fly through space and remembering how to change views and control objects within the X, Y, Z axes...one tedious step at a time. Plus, it is no longer necessary to remember different application's unique commands for manipulating 3D objects or scenes.
Using SpaceExplorer together with a mouse engages both your hands in a natural, intuitive work style. One hand drives the SpaceExplorer, positioning your model, then rotating, panning and zooming in one single, fluid motion. Your mouse hand can simultaneously edit the model or select menu items.
The SpaceExplorer button array includes two numbered buttons for programmability of the user's favorite application commands, plus keys for Speed, Views, 2D only, Fit, Control Panel and keyboard modifiers. This enables you to master any supported 3D application without having to leave the device to reach for the keyboard.
The new SpaceExplorer 3D navigation device:
Preconfigured. Easy to customize.
SpaceExplorer's software automatically recognizes the programs already loaded on your computer-such as Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Solid Edge, UGS NX, and a host of other CAD and DCC applications-and installs default configurations that predefine the functions assigned to programmable buttons.
Earn your wings in no time at all.
3Dconnexion's Configuration Wizard is an interactive tool that uses animation and imagery to guide you through controller cap movement and configuring your preferences. The Configuration Wizard also provides demonstration applications so you can practice or start using the device right away.
Plus, your 3DxSoftware will never be out of date, because 3Dconnexion's Update Wizard keeps you up-to-date on the latest OS and application versions and new features.
Anatomy of a 3D Navigation Device
3D navigation devices feature a ball, or cap, which rotates in 6 directions to control 3D imagery. They also have programmable buttons that can be mapped to applicaton shortcuts and modifier keys for one-touch access. Studies show that 3D designers can increase productivity simply by adding a 3D navigation device for the non-dominant hand in conjunction with the use of a mouse.
Touch and Zoom
With a tap on the controller cap, you can pan, zoom and rotate models and objects on your screen, simultaneously, without using your mouse. Imagine, experiencing 6 degrees-of-freedom in one intuitive, fluid motion, precisely positioning your model or scene in 3D space. Further, with one touch of a programmable button, you can execute a command sequence that would take many trips to the keyboard or many clicks on the menu bar to accomplish.
Once you experience what you can do with a 3D navigation device ….you’ll see why you can’t do without one!
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Save time and resources by streamlining your workflow. Maximize your efficiency by going from an interrupt driven workflow, utilizing only one hand to an integrated process using both hands. Studies show that using both hands will optimize your productivity by 30%. |
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SpaceExplorer Specifications
- Advanced 6 degrees-of-freedom optical sensor
- Speed adjustable to preference
- Sculpted palmrest for comfort
- 15 programmable function keys
- 593g (USB) 619g (Serial)
- 3-year warranty
System Requirements
- Intel Pentium 4/III or AMD/Athlon™ processor based system
- Windows: 140 Megabytes free disk space for driver and plug-in installation
- UNIX/Linux: 2 Megabytes free disk space for driver installation
- USB 1.1 or 2.0
Operating System Supported
- Windows XP x86 or x64
- Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit
- Windows 2000
- UNIX (HP-UX 11, IBM AIX 5.2, Sun Solaris 8 or greater)
- Linux (Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3, SuSE 9.0 or greater)
- Mac OS X (10.4.6 or later)
