My company just upgraded from SW 2007 to SW 2010 (long story, don't ask). This means that I can no longer use my Spaceball 4000FLX (which I really like) because of the expired driver support issue.
I found a Spaceball 5000 USB on ebay which I like. Will that work with SW 2010?
Replacement for 4000FLX?
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Looks like that might already be the case. On the drivers download site, they have the 3DxSoftware you can download and then they have the SolidWorks 97 - 99 plug-in, but nothing that says it works with SW 2010. Will the "97-99" plug in work with SW 2010? Which driver(s) should I be downloading here?
Alternately, I've read that one can get a usb-serial adapter, put that on a 4000FLX, and then use the 5000 driver(s). In that case, which driver(s) should I use?
Alternately, I've read that one can get a usb-serial adapter, put that on a 4000FLX, and then use the 5000 driver(s). In that case, which driver(s) should I use?
While the 4000 FLX is no longer supported, it has been suggested that doing this will make it work with SW 2010:
x
Download 3DxSoftware_v2-8-2.exe
Download 3DxSoftware_v3-7-22.exe
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Run 3DxSoftware_v2-8-2.exe
Select custom installation
Check ONLY 3Dconnexion 3DxWare, v. 5.09.0002
When the website comes up to register just x out of that.
x
Run 3DxSoftware_v3-7-22.exe
Select custom installation
Check ONLY 3Dconnexion Add-In for SolidWorks v. 2.15.1
When the website comes up to register just x out of that.
x
Download 3DxSoftware_v2-8-2.exe
Download 3DxSoftware_v3-7-22.exe
x
Run 3DxSoftware_v2-8-2.exe
Select custom installation
Check ONLY 3Dconnexion 3DxWare, v. 5.09.0002
When the website comes up to register just x out of that.
x
Run 3DxSoftware_v3-7-22.exe
Select custom installation
Check ONLY 3Dconnexion Add-In for SolidWorks v. 2.15.1
When the website comes up to register just x out of that.