Cyber Sport Orbital Mouse?

#1

This is probably a stupid question, but I will be starting a 3D animation class and am looking at some of the 3D mice on the market.

I was just wondering if anyone has had experience using the Orbital Mouse with Modeling? Or is it always going to be the 3DConnexion line.

http://www.xoxide.com/cybersport-orbita-mouse.html?gclid=CKWp3eCw37gCFZFFMgodDA0AEg

Thanks.

#2

There’s no standardized API for 3D mice so application support is dependent on the vendor to make plugins. The products from 3Dconnexion have fair application support, a few gaps here and there. I doubt the Cyber Sport 3D mouse has support for professional applications. I’d suggest getting this to see you like it.

http://www.studica.com/us/en/3DConnexion/3dconnexion-spacenavigator/3dx-700028_3.html?utm_source=nextag&utm_medium=ppc

I bought one a while back to try it out. It was basically a waste of time and money for my purposes. Maybe if I was a full-time modeler it would be more worthwhile. Either way make sure you can use applications with a normal mouse just as good because most places (schools, studios, etc.) won’t have 3D mice to work with.

#3

Thank you for your experience and opinion. I guess I was hoping for a package that would function as both a mouse and 3D mouse so that I wouldn’t have to carry so much stuff around.

#4

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