Input device support to aid 3D manipulation
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VX Corporation product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Dec 16, 2002
The upcoming version 7 of the award-winning VX CAD/CAM software will support the leading SpaceMouse and SpaceBall 3D controllers from 3Dconnexion.
The upcoming version 7 of the award-winning VX CAD/CAM software will support the leading SpaceMouse and SpaceBall 3D controllers from 3Dconnexion.
3Dconnexion's controllers are used in a two-handed fashion in conjunction with a standard mouse.
The combination of two input devices helps users to position and manipulate objects in 3D space much more efficiently than by using just a single, regular mouse.
Zooming, panning, and rotating models are all much more realistic and direct.
In addition, VX users will rely less on command-driven keyboard input to create product geometry and, as a result, will streamline the entire design process with far fewer interruptions.
Users report up to a 30% increase in productivity and less fatigue.
"Because Version 7 of VX will include a number of sophisticated assembly capabilities, it is especially well-suited to the powerful 3D input devices from 3Dconnexion", said Bob Fischer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at VX.
"VX is known for making complex design easy, but the addition of a SpaceMouse or SpaceBall raises productivity with VX to an unprecedented level".
The new 3D constraint system developed for VX version 7 permits users to simply touch two surfaces or edges to quickly build a constrained complex assembly.
With the intuitive manipulation of components made possible by 3Dconnexion's SpaceMouse and SpaceBall, speed of assembly design will be increased even further.
In addition, the new assembly tools in VX 7 make it easy to drag and join parts that can be constrained for motion analysis and interference checking.
All parameters are editable and the assembly will update automatically as changes are made to constraints.
In-depth information about assembly constraints can be displayed to diagnose assembly problems as components are manipulated with the SpaceMouse or SpaceBall.
"Because of its inherent strengths in visualisation and design engineering, 3D CAD software such as VX has virtually replaced 2D applications", said Wolfgang Hausen, CEO of 3Dconnexion.
"Our input devices are the next logical step in this 3D evolution and are fast becoming the de facto standard".
(This was Engineeringtalk's Top Story on 13 December 2002).
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