{"id":344,"date":"2009-10-16T22:34:17","date_gmt":"2009-10-17T05:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.navadesigns.net\/updates\/?p=344"},"modified":"2010-03-09T20:27:45","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T04:27:45","slug":"3-d-mouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navadesigns.net\/updates\/3-d-mouse\/","title":{"rendered":"3-D Mouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"floatLeft\" title=\"spacenavigator\" src=\"http:\/\/www.navadesigns.net\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/spacenavigator-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"spacenavigator\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>I never thought I&#8217;d ever consider using two mice at the same time. Yes, two mice! The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dconnexion.com\/3dmouse\/spacenavigator.php\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceNavigator<\/a> is used for navigating through within 3-D programs like Google Earth and Blender. It&#8217;s basically a camera control.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that I find annoying as a paper engineer is moving the camera around in Blender to see different angles of the model that I&#8217;m working on. It&#8217;s slow and cumbersome to do it by hand. The SpaceNavigator is supposed to be more fluid and intuitive, so I&#8217;m strongly considering investing in one. Although, I haven&#8217;t made up my mind just yet.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s compatible with over 100 3-D applications, allowing control over panning, zooming, and rotation. There are other versions (they kinda look like tricorders) that are high-priced, but would help eliminate having to use the keyboard as well. 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