Input Devices for a 3D World
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What are Spacemice?
A typical computer mouse has only two degrees of freedom. Translational motion along X and Y axis. Some would argue that the mouse wheel offers a 3rd degree of freedom, allowing for the input of Z data. Though the rolling of a mouse wheel with your finger isnt exactly intuitive as related to vertical motion as picking the mouse up off the desk would be. In 3D applications, it is more often used to 'zoom' the viewing area in and out.By contrast, Spacemice allow six degrees of freedom. (6DOF)
The puck or ball of a spacemouse can be moved along X, Y and Z axis as well as being twisted rotationally on each of those axis. (Roll, Pitch and Yaw)
This wiki is dedicated to the gathering of any and all historical information pertaining to the various models of these controllers.
• CHECK OUT :: Hypersonic's study of 6DOF devices.
Where to Find Spacemice
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3DConnexion -- SpaceNavigator, SpacePilot Pro, SpaceMouse Pro •
SpaceControl -- Makers of the SpaceController, Germany •
Spacial Freedom -- Home of the Astroid 6000, Australia •
Lexip3D -- Homepage of the Lexip 3D ProEBAY
• eBay Listings (Computers & Networking)
• eBay Listings (Business & Industrial)
Official Driver Software
• 3DxWare -- Official driver software for 3DConnexion devices• Spatial Freedom -- Drivers and plugins for the Astroid 6000
Open Source Projects
• LibSBall -- Driver library for serial Spaceballs• LibOrb -- Driver library files for SpaceOrb/Spaceball Avenger
• spacenavd -- Linux driver for 3DConnexion Spacemice
• spacenav-plus -- Fork of spacenavd for Magellan devices
• spnavkbd -- Translates spacemouse movement to keypresses
• Orbduino -- Arduino project allowing serial spacemice to be used as USB HID.
• Orbotron 9000 GitHub repository -- Latest software for this Serial to USB Adapter
• HIDSporb Project -- A Windows driver for the SpaceOrb.
• Spaceball vJoy Feeder -- Recognize Spaceballs as joysticks via vJoy
• SBW -- Spaceball 5000 support for Windows 8
• ControlMyJoystick -- App to use SpaceNavigator as a 6DOF joystick.
• relabsd -- Tool for converting relative motion into absolute.
• JAVA API for 3dConnexion devices
• RBC9 Driver -- Opensource driver for 3dConnexion USB devices
• Using a SpaceController with Blender
• Windows 8 + Spaceball 5000 + Blender + SBW.
Latest Changes / News
Sep-24-2024 WEBSITE UPDATE!• 10 Year Anniversary !!! Only took 2 years to fix the configuration so the page works!
• Sorry everyone. Hopefully more new content soon!
Apr-01-2022 SOFTWARE UPDATE!
Spacenav OpenSource driver release v1.0 !!!
Mar-15-2018 Device Update
Orbotron 9001 USB adapters now avaialble.
Feb-26-2018 NEW DEVICE!!!
• New Product Release:: Spacemouse Compact
Aug-09-2017 Official Driver Update
• 3DxWare 10.5.0 from 3dConnexion
Apr-25-2016 NEW DEVICE!!!
• New Product Release:: Spacemouse Enterprise
Sep-25-2014 New Home
• Welcome to WWW.SPACEMICE.ORG Update your bookmarks!
1991
1999
2006
2011
Spacemice though the years, arranged chronologically by manufacturer.
Do you have a spacemouse? Show it to us!
Do you use it in a unique way? Tell us about it!
Do you use it in a unique way? Tell us about it!
There are many Spacemice which we have found almost no information.
Some were non-production prototypes and others have simply been lost to antiquity.
Please, look over the devices in this section and help us document them.
While these devices add some degrees of freedom above and beyond the normal mouse, they are not truly Spacemice.
