topic Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow in Fusion Support Forum

3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

beav700 — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 01:49:42 GMT

Hey guys. So I have been trying for days to figure out this problem. Mu Spacemouse rotates the views in Fusion in slow motion. The preferences in Spacemouse driver does not effect the speed in fusion. I tried downloading all drivers reinstalling, rebooting. Nothing works. All other apps run super fast with spacemouse and settings in preferances do effect them except fusion 360. It's not graphic card issue because I can select orb tool and spin my parts super fast.

Been reading for hours and watched many videos which shows 3d mouse settings inside Fusion 360 which I do not have. 3DConnexion SpaceMouse does not have plug in for Fusion 360, only Inventor, Autocad and Maya

Thanks for help

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

TheCADWhisperer — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 14:39:53 GMT

Can you post image similar to this for your 3D Connexion device?

(I have also found that it is helpful to right click Calibrate every morning.)

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

motorhobo — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 13:06:41 GMT

I have noticed this too. If we're talking about the same thing, I've been able to 'fix' it by minimizing the Fusion window and then resizing/maximizing it again. The Space Mouse appears to lock up or stop working properly after a while. I haven't figured out what triggers this behavior.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:52:20 GMT

I have the same issue in my setup. Rotation is smooth and lag free when using the scroll wheel on the mouse but lots of lag and slow motion when I use spacemouse.

Win 10 64 Bit

Quadro K1000m

Spacemouse Pro - All settings at default and this mouse works fine in all other software

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:12:22 GMT

Update, reboot has worked so far so good.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

elelieveld — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:47:26 GMT

Switch to a high-speed USB port...problem solved for me.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

mar4VA3V — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 12:51:43 GMT

Hello,

I had the same problem, and a restart solved it.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

steveEQC6U — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:36:48 GMT

It was USB related for me as well; I think my external USB hub wigged out, plugged my SpaceMouse into the computer directly, and *poof* problem solved.

This was a big relief, because it's a new machine with monstrous amounts of power, and I was a little freaking out that Fusion. Ran. So. Slowly.

I'll be replacing my USB hub.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

michaelvila — Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:14:45 GMT

Thanks for the post elelieveld! I couldn't figure this out for months! I purchased a USB Hub, that hooks into my iMac via the Thunderbolt input which is a very fast connection, because I needed more USB inputs, and when I switched from the USB Hub directly to the computer, VIOLA it works great now, every day, awesome thank you.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

joncolinleonard — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 13:08:55 GMT

As steveEQC6U experienced, my USB dongle had wiggled partially loose in the port in my notebook PC. Reinserting it solved the issue completely. Thanks for the tip.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

Bjanders — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 18:32:15 GMT

I have this same issue on a Mac Mini M2 Pro. Using the normal mouse everything is smooth. When I use the Spacemouse it's very jumpy/laggy. I have the Spacemouse connected directly to the Mac mini.

I have 4k display. When I make the Fusion window about a quarter of the display (full HD size), then it is super smooth. But as soon as I start sizing up from there it gets jumpy.

There are no issues when using a normal mouse. Then it is smooth, no matter the size of the window. From that we can conclude that it's not a problem that the Mac is too slow, or that the Fusion is too slow, but combination of the Spacemouse and Fusion. ~~I don't have any other app to test with.~~

Edit: I just tested with the 3DConnextion demo Viewer app, and there it is (too) fast and smooth. Thinking about it some more, I think the first time I tested Fusion on on the M2 Pro (I just recently got it), it was so fast that I had to dial down the SpaceMouse speed setting. I believe something has changed. Maybe the last Fusion update? I'm using

2.0.17244. It some previous version when I initially tested, and dialled down the SpaceMouse speed.

Edit 2: I removed the SpaceMouse driver and reinstalled. Nothing changed. It's still slow. I also want to point out, that the issue occurs with a really simple drawing, like one single block.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

Dimension3fab — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 01:30:34 GMT

I am having the exact same issue on fusion 360 using my M1 MacBook Pro.

It appears to have something to do with the graphics ram or some other hardware utilization issue. I have a feeling it is because then you use the space mouse the input change rate is much higher than the mouse and this is clogging something.

I hope this is repaired soon as it totally changes the modeling experience. Im definitely sending my love to the Fusion 360 software dev team to figure this one out!!

Peace!

Isaac Norris

Space Cadets Lighting

SpaceCadetsLighting.com

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

Bjanders — Sat, 07 Oct 2023 18:38:12 GMT

In the Fusion 360 Preferences I changed General -> SpaceMouse driver to Legacy (it was set to Latest), and now it is smooth again.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

stepXHM58 — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:44:47 GMT

THANK YOU! That worked great for me. What a relief!

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

zbigPB5ZC — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 21:12:02 GMT

Thank you, that did it! And just to think how much time I wasted cursing at the jerky movement performance and feeling miserable while I could be enjoying my hobby, before I came across your solution... The funny thing is, I saw that configuration option but never thought to actually try it because it was already at "Latest" and who would want any "Legacy" stuff, right? I'm not a smart man. Also, I can now assign one of my SpaceMouse's buttons to Mac's Command key so I can finally do multiple selections without my left hand having to leave my SpaceMouse and reach for the keyboard, like I always wanted, and it never worked for me with the "Latest" driver 😊 If there was an option to like your post 100 times, I'd do just that, five hundred times.

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

yourisiegel — Sat, 10 May 2025 14:03:00 GMT

Thanks it is better indeed with legacy but for me it stays in the orbit display (no edges showing) until I orbit again whith the mouse after whcih display goes back to normal.
I had opened a ticket with 3dconnexion but they are useless, the fact of the matter is that this mouse is very buggy, unstable and not pleasant to use with fusion (at least on mac). I would not recommend this product if you plan to use it with fusion (I don't know for other software).

Re: 3DConnexion SpaceMouse, very slow

TheCADWhisperer — Sat, 10 May 2025 15:59:39 GMT

@yourisiegel

Works fine for me on Windows 11 OS.