Hi guys,
I just got the space pilot pro.
I've really wanted one of these for a long time and finally pulled the trigger but I feel something is wrong with the device and cannot confirm if it is broken as so to send it back asap.
The problem is--
That on the wheel when navigating. when pushed in one direction it start to move the camera and then never stops and just keeps on going!
Every other direction seems to be fine accept this direction. Also it is extremely sensitive which I think this is by design but point being is that I can't even help by not triggering it off because it so sensitive.
I really don't think the space pilot works like this. Can anyone out there recommend a fix or diagnose that this pilot is broken. I have tried this in two programs, Rhino and maya on windows and it's the same.
I look forward to a responsive! Thanks
Is my spacepilot broken
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Re: Is my spacepilot broken
You can correct drifting with the calibrate function.
Open the 3Dconnexion ControlPanel and press the Calibrate button. Calibration does not provide a visible signal. When you press Calibrate, make sure your 3Dconnexion device is on a flat surface and nothing is touching the cap. You will not see an on-screen confirmation that the process has taken place, but it does re-zero the sensors.
Calibration is used primarily to correct erroneous movement- i.e . the model moves without touching the device cap. This can occur if the relaxed position of the cap is slightly changed, then as the cap moves back to the original relaxed position the sensor detects this movement and sends the data to the application causing the unwanted movement.
Due to the sensitive nature of the optical sensors, a slight compression of the cap can cause mis-calibration.While it is normal to rest your hand on the cap when you are not actively moving the model, it is sometimes possible for hand pressure to cause the device to keep trying to re-center once the cap is released. The small stream of data sent to the application as the cap tries to return to center can cause unwanted movement onscreen that the calibrate function can correct. By re-zeroing, calibrate stops the data being sent to the application.
If there are other questions, please let us know.
Open the 3Dconnexion ControlPanel and press the Calibrate button. Calibration does not provide a visible signal. When you press Calibrate, make sure your 3Dconnexion device is on a flat surface and nothing is touching the cap. You will not see an on-screen confirmation that the process has taken place, but it does re-zero the sensors.
Calibration is used primarily to correct erroneous movement- i.e . the model moves without touching the device cap. This can occur if the relaxed position of the cap is slightly changed, then as the cap moves back to the original relaxed position the sensor detects this movement and sends the data to the application causing the unwanted movement.
Due to the sensitive nature of the optical sensors, a slight compression of the cap can cause mis-calibration.While it is normal to rest your hand on the cap when you are not actively moving the model, it is sometimes possible for hand pressure to cause the device to keep trying to re-center once the cap is released. The small stream of data sent to the application as the cap tries to return to center can cause unwanted movement onscreen that the calibrate function can correct. By re-zeroing, calibrate stops the data being sent to the application.
If there are other questions, please let us know.