Spaceball survey question...

[TateJ]

I changed the orientation on mine so that up/down = zoom in/out. I found the default orientation (push/pull = in/out) to be awkward from day one. I met another long-time user at a trade show & she did the same thing for the same reason.

So... Which orientation are you using?

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[dezignstuff]

I work with a guy who changed his settings the way you're talking about, but I use the defaults. The mouse when I first used it was difficult to get used to because motion on a horizontal plane mapped to movement on a vertical plane. With the spaceball defaults, there is no translation, so I think it makes more sense than the mouse.

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I agree ... it's the mouse movement that is wrong when used for "real" 3D.


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[TateJ]

YANCEMAN...

I just checked - by holding my SpaceBall bottom flat to the left side of my monitor. I must disagree with you. It works perfectly.

I suppose all would be right - if I embedded my monitor flat to my desktop (not the Windows Desktop... the one mt Diet Coke with Lime sits on.) But then where would I put my legs?

Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2006 SP02.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Diet Coke with Lime / Dark Chocolate
Lava Lamp
www.Tate3d.com​

 

[yanceman]

lol...it's all good as long as it works well for you. The difficult thing is adapting to the Spaceball like it is second nature, and then work at a workstation that has no Spaceball. It is like having one hand tied behind your back. I teach SolidWorks Level 1 and 2 at a local college and they have no Spaceball, so twice a week I have to mentally shift from having to not having this tool.

Yanceman.

 

[TateJ]

Same for me... but usually I take mine to class. I offer to ley my students try it out during lab time... Only a few will sep-up. It's funny to watch them "ham" it around.

Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2006 SP02.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Diet Coke with Lime / Dark Chocolate
Lava Lamp
www.Tate3d.com​