Difference between revisions of "SpaceNavigator"

Revision as of 15:57, 4 August 2008

The 3DConnexion SpaceNavigator is a 3D mouse with 6 degrees of freedom which can be used in conjunction with Second Life's Joystick Flycam. It's officially supported from version 1.20 and up.

Install the drivers and calibrate. In Second Life, make sure to do this:
- Go to Edit menu > Preferences > Input & Camera tab.
- Click "Joystick Setup" and click "Enable Joystick" in the upper-left. If it's grayed-out, make sure your SN is connected properly.
Confirm Preferences and click OK.
- Avatar mode - Move the SpaceNavigator cap. You should see your avatar move around.
- Flycam mode - Press the left SN button, and move the SN to control your camera. (Note that tiny white "Flycam" text no longer appears in the lower-right.)
- Build mode - Rez an object, and while it's selected, twist the SN. You should see the object spin.

To learn more, see the Joystick Flycam page and watch video tutorials (these were filmed in an earlier version of Second Life, so some details have changed since then):

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Join an inworld group like "3DConnexion Space Cadets" to chat with other SN fans.

SpaceNavigator doesn't work with the Linux viewer. See VWR-5297 and this 3DConnexion forum post.

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 ** '''Build mode''' - Rez an object, and while it's selected, twist the SN. You should see the object spin.
-* '''[[Video_Tutorials#SPACENAVIGATOR|Watch video tutorials]] to learn more''' (these were filmed in an earlier version of Second Life, so some details have changed since then):
+* To learn more, '''[[Joystick Flycam|see the Joystick Flycam page]]''' and '''[[Video_Tutorials#SPACENAVIGATOR|watch video tutorials]]''' (these were filmed in an earlier version of Second Life, so some details have changed since then):
 <videoflash>gEAyMDDSh5g</videoflash>