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News Release from: 3Dconnexion | Subject: SpacePilot 3D
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 November 2005
3D controller makes the most of Inventor
The 3Dconnexion SpacePilot 3D controller can now detect and rapidly adapt to more than 21 environments for Autodesk Inventor.
3Dconnexion has announced significant enhancement to its innovative adaptive sensing technology, allowing the 3Dconnexion SpacePilot 3D controller to detect and rapidly adapt to more than 21 environments for Autodesk Inventor As the user's workflow moves between environments and subenvironments within Inventor, the SpacePilot automatically detects the workflow change, updates its function keys with new commands and displays them on its LCD screen
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Jun 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Default functions are provided for each environment and the user can also customise the function keys by choosing from the entire set of Inventor commands.
This new capability is a significant boost for Inventor users.
The user not only gets the benefit of simultaneous panning, zooming and rotating with the motion controller, but also benefits from an enhanced workflow through this advanced sensing and adapting mechanism and other SpacePilot features such as "quick views" top, right, left, front, ISO commands, which can be executed at the touch of a button.
"We are very pleased with the workflow solution that 3Dconnexion is providing to the Autodesk Inventor community", said Richard Runnells, Senior Manager of Manufacturing Partner Programmes at Autodesk.
"The ability to sense so many environments and command sets, along with 3Dconnexion's navigation of assemblies, parts, drawings and other documents, makes SpacePilot an essential tool for our users".
To provide the increased detection capacity and performance, 3Dconnexion has developed a new, sophisticated sensing mechanism and coupled it with switching-speed improvements.
To enable user customisation, 3Dconnexion has also developed a software tool that allows access to any Inventor command and uses simple drag and drop for mapping commands to keys on the SpacePilot.
"During the course of my design work, I move rapidly from one environment (assembly, drawing, sketch, part) to another, and it is a great boost in productivity to see the SpacePilot keep up with my pace and always offer me the shortcuts I need", said Fernando Romero, Project Engineer, Sulzer Hickham.
"It is as though it can read my mind and then keep up with my complex workflow".
The new advanced version of the SpacePilot software is available immediately on 3Dconnexion's website by downloading the 3DxSoftware package for Windows XP/2000.
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