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3DConnexion mouse support

3DConnexion mouse support

Can you add 3D Mouse support in ReCap? Just like InfraWorks, this works very handy navigating around the scan.

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Wayne_PTS
Contributor

I first used a 3D mouse (Space Mouse) in the year 2000.

Surely this can't be considered a 'new' peripheral?

Please action.

SN44798
Explorer

Any update on this? Is 3D Connexon space mouse still not supported with Recap Pro?

andrewdroth
Advisor

At the time of this post, this is the most liked idea station post for Recap with 384 Likes, that is 272 more likes that the second place with 112 likes...

Read the room.

3D Connexion is currently supported on 203 applications. 

Please make it 204. 

:folded_hands:

rreedjavan
Community Visitor
Hear Hear. It is highly frustrating and inefficient to work in multiple applications with all but one using the 3D mouse, then needing to revert back to the hated view cube only in Recap.
vstgeorges
Participant

Please Autodesk, make Recap support for 3Dconnection mouse!!

ramesh_sridharan
Autodesk
Status changed to: Gathering Support

All, We are actively looking into this and will provide an update moving forward.

cgchad
Contributor

8 years later, 388 votes and autodesk just now changes this to "gathering support"...

The company i work for is re-evaluating software choices and things like this will come up in the discussions. 

ramesh_sridharan
Autodesk
Status changed to: Accepted

My previous comment "All, We are actively looking into this and will provide an update moving forward." accidentally changed the status. It is not back to gathering support. We are actively looking into this for implementation.

Light_Guy
Collaborator

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

tomlynham6453
Enthusiast

This is a public service announcement for everyone on this thread.  I am officially changing my status for Autodesk ReCap to:   REJECTED.  

 

This status was not automatically generated and is thick with /s

pedro_corona47DSK
Community Visitor

Please include support update

zhaoyang_ma
Autodesk

Hi Everyone,

 

We really appreciate your suggestions!

 

For 3DConnexion mouse support, we want to understand more about your requirements.

 

Currently, in ReCap Pro, there are many different views, e.g.:

  • 3D point cloud view
  • RealView
  • Mini-Map view or expanded Mini-Map view
  • RealView in the registration process
  • Mini-Map view or expanded Mini-Map View during the registration process
  • 3D preview in the registration process

Can you help us answer the following questions?

  • Do you only want 3DConnexion mouse support for 3D point cloud view and 3D preview?
  • Do you also want 3DConnexion mouse support for RealView?
  • Do you also want 3DConnexion mouse support for Mini-Map view?

 

There are several different kinds of 3DConnexion mouse with different functions:

  • 3D navigation
  • Keyboard keys
  • Application command buttons with LCD display
  • QuickView keys and rotation lock
  • CustomView keys

From the above list, which functions will you use in ReCap Pro?

 

Do you adjust settings (e.g., rotation speed) for 3DConnexion mouse? How would you like to change the settings?

 

Do you have any other suggestions for 3DConnexion mouse support in ReCap Pro?

 

Thanks in advance!

JimCrutcher
Contributor

@zhaoyang_ma...

I appreciate your asking what we want. But we've already told you we want support for 3DConnexion as we've done for the past eight years. If youhad offered the easiest, simplest support eight years ago, we'd now have spent the next eight years asking for enhancements to that support.

Personally, I'd envision it to work at the very least in navigating the point cloud. I'd envision navigating in the photo environment as limited at best. I can't pan my point of view in a photo.

If you could provide point cloud support, we might be able to give you some insight on what might be the next enhancement to pursue.

The fact that I can import the point cloud from ReCap into Inventor and the 3DConnexion interface works perfectly grinds my gears that it has taken eight years to get the response you gave us today.

Regards,

Jim

 

cgchad
Contributor

@zhaoyang_ma 

Here's an idea.. Open inventor and import a point cloud.  Look at the way a spacemouse functions in that environment, then make recap function the same way. AS A STARTING POINT.

 

THEN, and this is huge, listen to the users for the enhancements to that functionality since each user will have different needs.  DON'T wait 8 years to respond.  In fact Don't wait more than 1 month to accept that there is a need for it.

JimCrutcher
Contributor

@zhaoyang_ma Please do as @cgchad suggests, but be sure to set the 'View' to 'Perspective'. In 'Orthographic' mode you can't see past the first layer of points. See the attached video. If you could get ReCap to perform this well, I'd be a much happier camper.

andrewdroth
Advisor

@zhaoyang_ma 

 

Everywhere were 3D manipulation applies. 

 

And even zoom when it's 2D. For example, in Autodesk Inventor I can rotate, zoom, pan, etc. when looking at a part or an assembly, but when working on a drawing I can still use the spacemouse to zoom when dealing in 2D.

Wayne_PTS
Contributor

@andrewroth I concur. If it requires <shift> and scroll button, then the the spacemouse should manipulate it just like in Inventor.

rafal_jarominiak
Explorer

Hi there.

 

Reply to @zhaoyang_ma:

  • 3D point cloud support is the main task.
  • Looking around in RealView will also be useful.
  • Moving around in 2D on the Mini-Map is not necessary. But when you start using a 3DConnexion mouse you automatically want it everywhere.

I really miss the Helicopter Mode I used to use in Sketchup a few years ago. But later it was removed.

regards

John_DeLeeuw
Advisor

FINALLY! :folded_hands:

 

Thanks all who voted for this idea and had an extreme long patience :winking_face:

 

3D Mouse Navigation (2025.1)

https://help.autodesk.com/view/RECAP/ENU/?guid=WN_3D_Mouse

vdwesthuizen
Explorer

At last we have the 3dconnexion function in recap! 2024-10-03 with recap 2025.1 service pack

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