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News a Safe Harbor blog New SpaceExplorer Offers Design Pros the Ultimate Mouse Replacement 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff November 28, 2006 If you enjoy this post, please share it! 3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, has introduced SpaceExplorer, a 3D navigation device that features powerful navigation control, a convenient key console and advanced ergonomic design. The SpaceExplorer, suggested retail price $299, provides responsive control of three-dimensional objects and environments without the repeated steps required to navigate with a keyboard and mouse. The SpaceExplorer comes with 3DxSoftware which offers new support for Autodesk Design Reviewer, Autodesk DWF Viewer, Google Earth and Google SketchUp software. In addition, 3Dconnexion announced that SpaceBall and SpaceMouse are being discontinued as of December 31, 2006; support for both products will continue through December 31, 2009. "The SpaceExplorer navigation device, with its full feature set at such an attractive price, was designed as an ideal replacement for SpaceBall users," said Rory Dooley, president 3Dconnexion. "The SpaceExplorer team focused on ergonomic design and achieved a new level of comfort and usability for 3D navigation devices." The SpaceExplorer navigation device uses six optical sensors to continuously communicate multiple threads of navigation data to 3D applications. Users command six-degrees of freedom with the controller cap to manipulate 3D objects and navigate three-dimensional environments. Its ergonomic design allows use by either hand and features 15 pre-configured function keys within comfortable reach of the controller cap. "Our experience with 3D navigation devices has been amazing. We have come to rely on them so heavily that they are automatically implemented for all of our new engineers and designers who work with CAD. The devices are amazingly simple to use and their use becomes second nature within just a few minutes," said Pat Fairchild, A500 Structures Supervisor and CAD administrator for Adams Aircraft. Key Features, Pricing and Availability The 3Dconnexion SpaceExplorer navigation device is targeted at design professionals who are looking for high-powered 3D navigation at an affordable price. The device, offered at US$299.99 includes: Six degrees of freedom via a controller cap designed to flex in all directions 15 pre-configured keys that comprise the design command console Ergonomic design complete with palm rest for use with either hand 3DxSoftware v. 3.0 Configuration Wizard that uses animations and imagery to demonstrate how to use and configure the device Support for greater than 100 3D applications New support for Autodesk Design Reviewer, Autodesk DWF Viewer, Google Earth and Google SketchUp software Support for Windows, UNIX or Linux Three-year warranty Web, email and telephone support 0 responses to "New SpaceExplorer Offers Design Pros the Ultimate Mouse Replacement" Leave a comment You can use select BBCode tags to format your thoughts including: [b], [i], [s], [u], [url], [quote] and [code].

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