Spaceball settings..... 3

[CAD2015]

Hi,

I use for my CAD tasks a simply spaceball (3DConnexion SpaceNavigator for Notebooks).
I do not always use it (most of the time I use my mouse for 3D geometry movements).
Today, by accident I start using the spaceball and I was surprised to see that the geometry was moving around a point (preselected maybe by chance as well).
Now, I can'r repeat that performance anymore......
Is it possible to adjust the setting of the spaceball in such way that the geometry would move around a point (similar with initially selecting a point with 3rd button of the mouse)?

Thanks!

CAD 2015

 

[NutAce]

It is called "Set Rotation Reference" You can find it in the "View Shortcut" menu

Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2

Building new PLM environment from Scratch using NX11 / TC11

 

[CAD2015]

Ronald,

I can't find the "Set Rotation Reference".
Can you send me a snapshot of the location, please?

CAD 2015

 

[NutAce]

Expecting you have the drivers installed...
With NX active you start the settings panel for your 3Dmouse. There should be (in NX) a Ribbon tab available for this.

Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2

Building new PLM environment from Scratch using NX11 / TC11

 

[CAD2015]

Unfortunately, my spacebsall is different than yours, an older model......I use it for my Catia projects, not for NX...........
It doesn't have the option I've been looking for........(It has only "Rotation On/Off")..............

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CAD 2015

 

[NutAce]

I use it for my Catia projects, not for NX

Then you should ask this in a CATIA forum...

Ronald van den Broek
Senior Application Engineer
Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
NX9 / TC10.1.2

Building new PLM environment from Scratch using NX11 / TC11

 

[matnas]

CAD2015

In your pictures Power point and Chrome is active application so you won't find this setting. Make sure NX - Modeling is active application see NutAce picture.

/Mattias

NX5 -> NX12
I-deas 12, NX I-deas6.6
Solid Works 2017

 

[CAD2015]

Thank you all!

CAD 2015

 

[Toost]

You should also have this option in a toolbar / tab in NX ( depending on the NX version)
This is NX10:

Regards,
Tomas

 

[CAD2015]

Thanks a lot, Tomas!

CAD 2015

 

[CAD2015]

I found it on MB3, too.

CAD 2015

 

[Toost]

Cannot say anything about the "Right-click in the graphics Set rotation reference" in your NX version,
but in older versions of NX there was two "rotation references"; one which was set in the spaceball meny/toolbar and only applied to the spaceball.
The other , right click in graphics only applied to "mouse driven rotations".

( I do not have a spaceball attached where i am now)

Regards,
Tomas

 

[CAD2015]

At the moment, I am more interested in the spaceball "Set rotation reference" option.
More helpfully.....
Thanks a lot for sharing.

CAD 2015