The Answer to “Who is using 3D Mice?”

The results are in from my previously posted polls.  I have three results from two polls about who’s using 3D mice, and how they got them.  How did I get three results from 2 polls? Well the first result of the polls is that I really dislike the polling site memedex.com.  I wish wp-polls would … Continue reading “The Answer to “Who is using 3D Mice?””

3D Mice, who uses them?

[memedex:pollid#489615] So, I really don’t know when to stop beating a dead horse.  I’m going to talk about 3D mice again.  However, this time, I’ve created a poll to see how many people are even using them with their 3D CAD application.  The reason for this is two-fold.  First, I’m experimenting with the use of … Continue reading “3D Mice, who uses them?”

3DConnexion SpacePilot PRO (Tinkering with buttons and views)

I’ve been tinkering with the SpacePilot PRO.  I love customization.  The SpacePilot PRO offers a high level of customization.  I will discuss different facets of the device in future articles.  This time I am writing about the programmable buttons. The SpacePilot PRO has 21 programmable buttons.  Additionally, 10 of those buttons have dual mappings for … Continue reading “3DConnexion SpacePilot PRO (Tinkering with buttons and views)”

SolidWorks Legion contest for SpacePilot PRO (April 2011)

Republished reminder (original post here): What better way is there for me to show my appreciation to SolidWorks Legion readers than to give away free stuff!  3Dconnexion gives away new 3D mice from time to time to raise awareness of their products.  This month, they have offered to give a SpacePilot PRO to the first place winner … Continue reading “SolidWorks Legion contest for SpacePilot PRO (April 2011)”

SolidWorks Legion April 2011 contest – SpacePilot PRO

What better way is there for me to show my appreciation to SolidWorks Legion readers than to give away free stuff!  3Dconnexion gives away new 3D mice from time to time to raise awareness of their products.  This month, they have offered to give a SpacePilot PRO to the first place winner of the SolidWorks Legion April … Continue reading “SolidWorks Legion April 2011 contest – SpacePilot PRO”

Using Empty Views (Part 2: How to use them)

My articles on Empty Views in SolidWorks have been long in coming.  This is not due to the topic being complex or anything.  It’s just taken me that long to get around to this series.  (There’s been a lot of other stuff to talk about in the meantime, such as SolidWorks World 2009, something called … Continue reading “Using Empty Views (Part 2: How to use them)”