A 3Dconnexion 3D mouse is used to reorient and navigate a model’s view. The device has a pressure sensitive controller cap designed to flex in all directions.
When a view change occurs with the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse, the ViewCube tool is reoriented to reflect the current view.
3Dconnexion Options on the Navigation Bar
You can change the behavior of the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse from the navigation bar.
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Option |
Description |
Example |
|---|---|---|
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Object Mode |
Navigates and reorients the view in the direction of the controller cap. |
Move the controller cap right to pan the view to the right. |
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Walk Mode |
Simulates walking through a model. The view of the model is moved in the opposite direction of the controller cap. The orientation and height of the current view is maintained. |
Move the controller cap up to elevate the view. This makes the model appear to move down. |
|
Fly Mode |
Simulates flying through a model. The view of the model is moved in the opposite direction of the controller cap. The orientation and height of the current view is not maintained. |
Move the controller cap up to elevate the view. This makes the model appear to move down. |
|
2D Mode |
Navigates the view using only 2D navigation options. The view moves in the direction of the controller cap. |
Move the controller cap to pan and zoom the view. |
| 3Dconnexion Settings | Displays 3Dconnexion Settings dialog box to change the settings of the 3Dconnexion 3D mouse. | Adjust the navigation speed used for view changes. |
Use 3D Mouse View Management Buttons
You can access different views (such as Top, Front, Left, Right, or Home) with buttons available on some 3Dconnexion 3D mouse models. Use the Button Configuration Editor to customize the operations of these buttons. When you click any of these buttons on the device, you can
- Fit the view to the model extents. Rotates the view of the object around the center of the scene and zooms out to fit the scene into the viewport.
- Reorient the current view to a preset view. Returns the view of the object to a predetermined view.
- Maintain selection sensitivity. Reorients the model around a defined pivot point based on the current selection.