3D mouse works better with inventor inactive...??

[royjohansen]

I'm having this weird issue; I'm using a 3D Connexion Space Explorer, and have been doing so for quite some years, but now, all of a sudden it hardly moves the model at all in Inventor. But if I Alt+Tab to another application, like i.e. Outlook on my other screen, and THEN tries to use the 3D mouse the model spins and tilts as eagerly as ever...
I'm gettin a bit tired of constantly activating another window every time I want to move my model... Any Tips??

[mdavis22569 · Accepted solution]

Try Calibrating via the Task Manager.

Make sure you have the right driver.....

Maybe uninstall it and reinstall the software for it. 

[royjohansen]

It seems that although I've been using the "check for updates" function in 3D Connexions software they at some point long ago quit updating old software and just launched a new one, without telling me. So now, with som hazzle, I've gotten rid of the old version and installed the new, and my model spins silky smooth 😄 

[johnsonshiue]

Hi! Guys,

If you are on 2019, you want to install 2019.3 update, which has a fix particularly for 3D Connexion devices. There was a subtle bug causing the view port to move slightly off-centered. It has been fixed on 2019.3 update.

Many thanks!

[royjohansen]

I've been on 2019.3 since 12th November it seems 😉