Spaceball in Inventor

[J.CROTEAU]

Were can I find information or training file or video file that can help me understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't know how to configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball make a pattern component. Thank you

[Anonymous]

J.CROTEAU wrote:
> Were can I find information or training file or video file that can help
> me understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't
> know how to configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my
> spaceball make a pattern component. Thank you

There should be an icon in the system tray after you install. Select
open window, then go to help, the demos will help you learn the
operation. The spaceball is primarily an xyz motion controller with
programmable buttons. The primary input device is still your mouse.

--
Hal Gwin
Mechanical Designer
Xenogen

Dell Precision 650
Dual 2.66 GHz Xeon
1.5 GB DDR
Quadro4 900 XGL
nVidia 6.14.10.4351 drivers
Dell UltraSharp 19" LCD

[J.CROTEAU]

I have already went to help, and play a little with the demo and I want to know if the spaceball is suppose to replace the rotation tool complitly. Also can you tell me how can a programme my spaceball button ( just tell me how to do a pattern component ). Thank you

[Anonymous]

may the shwarz be with you!

[J.CROTEAU]

Ké?? Shwarz=good or bad and if bad is the answer tell me why.

[hi-lex]

It will replace your Rotation feature and will also zoom and pan. As for setting up the buttons to do a pattern - I'm not sure erxactly what you are refering too. You should try using Inventor and you will see what it does.
How many buttons do you have?

[Anonymous]

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Ké??
Shwarz=good or bad and if bad is the answer tell me
why.

[J.CROTEAU]

I have 12 buttons. Wend a say pattern component, it's just a exemple of a fonction that does not have already a hot key (ex: C = mate, L = line, S = sketch,...) so I can't make a macro. Also with the rotation tool you could clik on a bolt in a assembly (for exemple) and you will rotate around it, but I don't know if there's a way to do this with the spaceball.

[Anonymous]

He was alluding to an American movie called
"SpaceBalls".  You should be able to program the buttons.  Open
Inventor.  Click on the spaceball icon in your tray and open.  Right
click to User Macro in the list and click add. You will want to set up a user
macro something similar to "<Alt>+F (Wait) N" for bringing up the new file
dialog.  You may probably need  "<Alt>+I (Wait) P"  Enter a
name.  Then click in the big box.  Hit ALT and I simultaneously on
your keyboard.  Click the insert pause button the hit P.  Save. 
Now drag your new macro onto the button that you want.  If it has an
assignment you will need to Right click and unassign first I
believe.

Kathy Johnson

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Ké??
Shwarz=good or bad and if bad is the answer tell me
why.

[J.CROTEAU]

Good one sorry I was slow on that one

[hi-lex]

You should be in Invntor trying it out instead of asking us if it will do it. As far as creating a mcro goes - yes - you can create a macro. How do you do it - I'm not sure, I haven't tried it in a few months. WAIT< try this - click on the #Dconnection icon in the lower left coner of Windows and then click on User Macros.

[Anonymous]

J.CROTEAU wrote:
> I have 12 buttons. Wend a say pattern component, it's just a exemple of
> a fonction that does not have already a hot key (ex: C = mate, L = line,
> S = sketch,...) so I can't make a macro. Also with the rotation tool you
> could clik on a bolt in a assembly (for exemple) and you will rotate
> around it, but I don't know if there's a way to do this with the spaceball.

The rotate component tool allows you to rotate a part in space. The
rotation in view, rotates your viewing position in space. They are two
different ways of rotation. The spaceball is a rotation of your viewing
position in space, it does not rotate a part in space, you will have to
do that with the mouse.

--
Hal Gwin
Mechanical Designer
Xenogen

Dell Precision 650
Dual 2.66 GHz Xeon
1.5 GB DDR
Quadro4 900 XGL
nVidia 6.14.10.4351 drivers
Dell UltraSharp 19" LCD

[Anonymous]

When you Open the 3dConnexion window, what is in the application drop-down?
(3dxWare for ????????) If should say Inventor. If not, you will not be able to
assign macros to buttons. As a mater of fact, you should re-load the driver. If
it does say Inventor there, it is working properly. However you will only be
able to set macros to do things you can do with your keyboard (i.e. menu
options, hotkeys, Alt-commands). You can not start icons or hidden commands with
Buttons. And you can not program now hotkeys.

--
Dave Jacquemotte
Automation Designer
www.autoconcorp.com



"J.CROTEAU" wrote in message news:f17a22c.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Were can I find information or training file or video file that can help me
understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't know how to
configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball make a
pattern component. Thank you

[J.CROTEAU]

Thank you it's exacly what I was asking for.

[Anonymous]

Where can I find a list of the key combinations and what they do?
I have tried in wain on the 3Dconnextion site

Finnur P.

"Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
news:04CDD0EBBDABB76DEC50AD784F305A58@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> When you Open the 3dConnexion window, what is in the application
drop-down?
> (3dxWare for ????????) If should say Inventor. If not, you will not be
able to
> assign macros to buttons. As a mater of fact, you should re-load the
driver. If
> it does say Inventor there, it is working properly. However you will only
be
> able to set macros to do things you can do with your keyboard (i.e. menu
> options, hotkeys, Alt-commands). You can not start icons or hidden
commands with
> Buttons. And you can not program now hotkeys.
>
> --
> Dave Jacquemotte
> Automation Designer
> www.autoconcorp.com
>
>
>
> "J.CROTEAU" wrote in message
news:f17a22c.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Were can I find information or training file or video file that can help
me
> understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't know
how to
> configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball make a
> pattern component. Thank you
>
>

[Anonymous]

A good place to start is looking at what key strokes would activate the
menu.

Kathy Johnson

"Finnur P. Frodason" wrote in message
news:4D5B077FE25264647C8C24C1860373EE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Where can I find a list of the key combinations and what they do?
> I have tried in wain on the 3Dconnextion site
>
> Finnur P.
>
> "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> news:04CDD0EBBDABB76DEC50AD784F305A58@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > When you Open the 3dConnexion window, what is in the application
> drop-down?
> > (3dxWare for ????????) If should say Inventor. If not, you will not be
> able to
> > assign macros to buttons. As a mater of fact, you should re-load the
> driver. If
> > it does say Inventor there, it is working properly. However you will
only
> be
> > able to set macros to do things you can do with your keyboard (i.e. menu
> > options, hotkeys, Alt-commands). You can not start icons or hidden
> commands with
> > Buttons. And you can not program now hotkeys.
> >
> > --
> > Dave Jacquemotte
> > Automation Designer
> > www.autoconcorp.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "J.CROTEAU" wrote in message
> news:f17a22c.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Were can I find information or training file or video file that can
help
> me
> > understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't know
> how to
> > configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball make
a
> > pattern component. Thank you
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

RMB on the icon in the task-tray and click "Open Window". (3DxWare for _____
should say Inventor) In the left box there is a option called "User Macros"
Expand that. RMB on any of the existing Macros and click "Edit User Macro" See
how it looks?

To create your own...RMB on "User Macro" and hit "Add User Macro". Then, just
type in the keystrokes as you would in Inventor. (If you need, you can switch
over and actually do the keystrokes to make sure you are doing it right.) Call
is something useful. Hit save. Then drag the newly formed Macro into the button
location you want (1, 2, 3...) (BTW, it says this at the bottom of the window.)

--
Dave Jacquemotte
Automation Designer
www.autoconcorp.com



"Finnur P. Frodason" wrote in message
news:4D5B077FE25264647C8C24C1860373EE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Where can I find a list of the key combinations and what they do?
> I have tried in wain on the 3Dconnextion site
>
> Finnur P.
>
> "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> news:04CDD0EBBDABB76DEC50AD784F305A58@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > When you Open the 3dConnexion window, what is in the application
> drop-down?
> > (3dxWare for ????????) If should say Inventor. If not, you will not be
> able to
> > assign macros to buttons. As a mater of fact, you should re-load the
> driver. If
> > it does say Inventor there, it is working properly. However you will only
> be
> > able to set macros to do things you can do with your keyboard (i.e. menu
> > options, hotkeys, Alt-commands). You can not start icons or hidden
> commands with
> > Buttons. And you can not program now hotkeys.
> >
> > --
> > Dave Jacquemotte
> > Automation Designer
> > www.autoconcorp.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "J.CROTEAU" wrote in message
> news:f17a22c.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Were can I find information or training file or video file that can help
> me
> > understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't know
> how to
> > configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball make a
> > pattern component. Thank you
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Thanks to all of you but this I all know.
What I wanted to know is how to finds out what the keystrokes are if you do
a RMB and select from a menu f.ex Isometric.
Are the Inventor menus documentet somewhere?
I am so old fashioned that I prefer books to "ebooks" 🙂

Finnur
"Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
news:CED7CDDE990CFEA4A227E512DDA463B7@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> RMB on the icon in the task-tray and click "Open Window". (3DxWare for
_____
> should say Inventor) In the left box there is a option called "User
Macros"
> Expand that. RMB on any of the existing Macros and click "Edit User Macro"
See
> how it looks?
>
> To create your own...RMB on "User Macro" and hit "Add User Macro". Then,
just
> type in the keystrokes as you would in Inventor. (If you need, you can
switch
> over and actually do the keystrokes to make sure you are doing it right.)
Call
> is something useful. Hit save. Then drag the newly formed Macro into the
button
> location you want (1, 2, 3...) (BTW, it says this at the bottom of the
window.)
>
> --
> Dave Jacquemotte
> Automation Designer
> www.autoconcorp.com
>
>
>
> "Finnur P. Frodason" wrote in message
> news:4D5B077FE25264647C8C24C1860373EE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Where can I find a list of the key combinations and what they do?
> > I have tried in wain on the 3Dconnextion site
> >
> > Finnur P.
> >
> > "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> > news:04CDD0EBBDABB76DEC50AD784F305A58@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > When you Open the 3dConnexion window, what is in the application
> > drop-down?
> > > (3dxWare for ????????) If should say Inventor. If not, you will not be
> > able to
> > > assign macros to buttons. As a mater of fact, you should re-load the
> > driver. If
> > > it does say Inventor there, it is working properly. However you will
only
> > be
> > > able to set macros to do things you can do with your keyboard (i.e.
menu
> > > options, hotkeys, Alt-commands). You can not start icons or hidden
> > commands with
> > > Buttons. And you can not program now hotkeys.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dave Jacquemotte
> > > Automation Designer
> > > www.autoconcorp.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "J.CROTEAU" wrote in message
> > news:f17a22c.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > Were can I find information or training file or video file that can
help
> > me
> > > understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't
know
> > how to
> > > configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball
make a
> > > pattern component. Thank you
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

Use the ALT key. Notice how the menu titles have one of the letters underlined?
Well, if you hit ALT- it will bring up that menu. Then, just type
in the letter on that menu corresponding to action you want. So, for example,
View isometric would be Alt-vs., I

So, when you are creating the macro, just type the buttons in exactly like you
would if doing it in Inventor.

--
Dave Jacquemotte
Automation Designer
www.autoconcorp.com



"Finnur P. Frodason" wrote in message
news:6C3846629ED2E73B409B9BE03BE11C1F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Thanks to all of you but this I all know.
> What I wanted to know is how to finds out what the keystrokes are if you do
> a RMB and select from a menu f.ex Isometric.
> Are the Inventor menus documentet somewhere?
> I am so old fashioned that I prefer books to "ebooks" 🙂
>
> Finnur
> "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> news:CED7CDDE990CFEA4A227E512DDA463B7@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > RMB on the icon in the task-tray and click "Open Window". (3DxWare for
> _____
> > should say Inventor) In the left box there is a option called "User
> Macros"
> > Expand that. RMB on any of the existing Macros and click "Edit User Macro"
> See
> > how it looks?
> >
> > To create your own...RMB on "User Macro" and hit "Add User Macro". Then,
> just
> > type in the keystrokes as you would in Inventor. (If you need, you can
> switch
> > over and actually do the keystrokes to make sure you are doing it right.)
> Call
> > is something useful. Hit save. Then drag the newly formed Macro into the
> button
> > location you want (1, 2, 3...) (BTW, it says this at the bottom of the
> window.)
> >
> > --
> > Dave Jacquemotte
> > Automation Designer
> > www.autoconcorp.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Finnur P. Frodason" wrote in message
> > news:4D5B077FE25264647C8C24C1860373EE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Where can I find a list of the key combinations and what they do?
> > > I have tried in wain on the 3Dconnextion site
> > >
> > > Finnur P.
> > >
> > > "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> > > news:04CDD0EBBDABB76DEC50AD784F305A58@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > When you Open the 3dConnexion window, what is in the application
> > > drop-down?
> > > > (3dxWare for ????????) If should say Inventor. If not, you will not be
> > > able to
> > > > assign macros to buttons. As a mater of fact, you should re-load the
> > > driver. If
> > > > it does say Inventor there, it is working properly. However you will
> only
> > > be
> > > > able to set macros to do things you can do with your keyboard (i.e.
> menu
> > > > options, hotkeys, Alt-commands). You can not start icons or hidden
> > > commands with
> > > > Buttons. And you can not program now hotkeys.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dave Jacquemotte
> > > > Automation Designer
> > > > www.autoconcorp.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "J.CROTEAU" wrote in message
> > > news:f17a22c.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > Were can I find information or training file or video file that can
> help
> > > me
> > > > understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't
> know
> > > how to
> > > > configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball
> make a
> > > > pattern component. Thank you
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[Anonymous]

P.S. You can not simulate mouse clicks on the keyboard, which means you can not
have macros that need a mouse action.

--
Dave Jacquemotte
Automation Designer
www.autoconcorp.com



"Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
news:F5D36DA0DBCA1582D1F8C765548322D8@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Use the ALT key. Notice how the menu titles have one of the letters
underlined?
> Well, if you hit ALT- it will bring up that menu. Then, just type
> in the letter on that menu corresponding to action you want. So, for example,
> View isometric would be Alt-vs., I
>
> So, when you are creating the macro, just type the buttons in exactly like you
> would if doing it in Inventor.
>
> --
> Dave Jacquemotte
> Automation Designer
> www.autoconcorp.com
>
>
>
> "Finnur P. Frodason" wrote in message
> news:6C3846629ED2E73B409B9BE03BE11C1F@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > Thanks to all of you but this I all know.
> > What I wanted to know is how to finds out what the keystrokes are if you do
> > a RMB and select from a menu f.ex Isometric.
> > Are the Inventor menus documentet somewhere?
> > I am so old fashioned that I prefer books to "ebooks" 🙂
> >
> > Finnur
> > "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> > news:CED7CDDE990CFEA4A227E512DDA463B7@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > RMB on the icon in the task-tray and click "Open Window". (3DxWare for
> > _____
> > > should say Inventor) In the left box there is a option called "User
> > Macros"
> > > Expand that. RMB on any of the existing Macros and click "Edit User Macro"
> > See
> > > how it looks?
> > >
> > > To create your own...RMB on "User Macro" and hit "Add User Macro". Then,
> > just
> > > type in the keystrokes as you would in Inventor. (If you need, you can
> > switch
> > > over and actually do the keystrokes to make sure you are doing it right.)
> > Call
> > > is something useful. Hit save. Then drag the newly formed Macro into the
> > button
> > > location you want (1, 2, 3...) (BTW, it says this at the bottom of the
> > window.)
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dave Jacquemotte
> > > Automation Designer
> > > www.autoconcorp.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Finnur P. Frodason" wrote in message
> > > news:4D5B077FE25264647C8C24C1860373EE@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > Where can I find a list of the key combinations and what they do?
> > > > I have tried in wain on the 3Dconnextion site
> > > >
> > > > Finnur P.
> > > >
> > > > "Dave Jacquemotte" wrote in message
> > > > news:04CDD0EBBDABB76DEC50AD784F305A58@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > When you Open the 3dConnexion window, what is in the application
> > > > drop-down?
> > > > > (3dxWare for ????????) If should say Inventor. If not, you will not be
> > > > able to
> > > > > assign macros to buttons. As a mater of fact, you should re-load the
> > > > driver. If
> > > > > it does say Inventor there, it is working properly. However you will
> > only
> > > > be
> > > > > able to set macros to do things you can do with your keyboard (i.e.
> > menu
> > > > > options, hotkeys, Alt-commands). You can not start icons or hidden
> > > > commands with
> > > > > Buttons. And you can not program now hotkeys.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Dave Jacquemotte
> > > > > Automation Designer
> > > > > www.autoconcorp.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "J.CROTEAU" wrote in message
> > > > news:f17a22c.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > > > > Were can I find information or training file or video file that can
> > help
> > > > me
> > > > > understand how I'm suppose to work with my spaceball. Also I don't
> > know
> > > > how to
> > > > > configure my spaceball, for exemple tell me how I can my spaceball
> > make a
> > > > > pattern component. Thank you
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>