Devices Preferences
In the Menu Bar, click Edit > Preferences, then on the left side of the dialog box, select General Settings > Devices. After making any changes, press Apply and Save to save them.
Space Mouse
Enable 3D Mouse - Use to enable the 3D mouse, provided you have installed the appropriate drivers.
View Mode - Select to either control the camera or manipulate an object.
Rotation Pivot - Move around the camera, the selected object, or the focus distance.
Enable Two-Axis Mode - Only available with Enable 3D Mouse checked. Use to enable the two-axis mode, so the camera has only two free rotation axes, while the third, the roll axis, is locked.
Helicopter Mode - Only available with Enable 3D Mouse is checked. Define the height and tilt.
Height - Define the Helicopter Mode height in millimeters.
Use Fixed Height - Only available with Enable 3D Mouse and Helicopter Mode are checked. Use to reset the Helicopter Mode's height map to the value in Height.
Joystick
Pointing Devices
If you experience erroneous spinner behavior or a navigation overlay when interacting (i.e., dragging) with it, enable Force Tablet/Touchscreen Mode to correct this issue.
- Force Tablet/Touchscreen Mode - Use to force the handling of devices as a tablet or touch device because, depending on the driver settings, some devices incorrectly report themselves as a mouse.
Sample settings for a Logitech RumblePad 2
These are suggested Logitech RumblePad 2 settings to use with Autodesk VRED.