3D connexion SpaceExplorer 3D Navigation Device with USB Interface ( 3DX-700026 )
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Customer Review: Great 3D Controller
Summary: 4 Stars
The SpaceExplorer is one of this is the best 3d controllers for 3d cad I know of. We has about 5 of these at our shop and they are used constantly.Customer Review: This will NOT replace your mouse or trackball
Summary: 3 Stars
It's a well-designed product, but its a terrible shame that it can't be used as a normal mouse. This is never explicitly stated in the description and really ought to be. Applications have to be specifically supported. You can not use this device to, for example, control your cursor and click on stuff and assign the buttons to open applications. At least, not unless you obtain the SDK (software developer kit) and have the skills to develop this functionality yourself. This is a major, and really kind of surprising, oversight. Yes, the SpaceExplorer is super-fab for Sketchup and other 3-D programs that are supported (although other reviews do point out some issues) and the product is intended to be used in conjunction with a normal mouse in such apps. But isn't it absolutely, screamingly obvious that people will want this device to replace their mouse altogether for navigating their operating system and pedestrian apps like email, iTunes, web browsers, etc? Come on, 3D Connexion, don't you want to sell a lot more of these things? I am very disappointed that the usability of this device is so limited.Customer Review: Nice, but too many buttons.
Summary: 3 Stars
I tried this, & was initially a bit overwhelmed by all the buttons: there are so many, it's easy to trigger them accidentally when you're tiliting the device head. The '2D' function annoyed me at first, but it can prove useful. The best thing about this uinit is the "hand-rest"-shaped body, which keeps the unit in correct orientation, (a constant problem with the basic unit.) In the end, I decided the buttons were superfluous; I can just add some keyboard shortcuts in Solidworks instead. I returned it & went back to the more basic PE edition. (I also use double-sided tape to keep it in place on my desk.) It's simpler, & MUCH cheaper.Customer Review: Great 3-D Mouse. Not durable.
Summary: 3 Stars
Functionally this 3-D mouse is great. The shortcut keys are assignable to useful functions (iso view, save, undo, etc). The problem I have now is that the mouse has a thin tactile rubber coating that is quickly falling off. Once there's a "hole in the armor" so to speak, the whole coating starts peeling away, so it looks like my mouse has eczema.Customer Review: SpaceBall User Review
Summary: 3 Stars
Product functions well. It would be nice to have more indents on some of the buttons so your fingers don't get lost. One major complaint I have is with the protective rubber coating around joystick. The coating is thin and made of rubber and started coming off whithin a month of use.