Application not showing up in my 3D connection control panel

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pmccrorey
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Application not showing up in my 3D connection control panel

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I just reinstalled sw on my pc and am trying to restore my 3d connection device to where i was.

I am using windows xp sp2, with a space pilot on Solidworks. Used to, I could open up my 3dconnection control panel and see several programs in the configuration list drop down. The one I am interested in in Solidworks. When I am in solidworks, my spacepilot LCD says solidworks...but when i go to change the zoom/pan arrangement, i get a different config page. I used to be able to go change the "Solidworks" configuration before...If I open up the 3dconnexion w/solidworks closed, get "Any Application" in the list.

Can you help?
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Application not showing up in my 3D connection control panel

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Hi pmccrorey

Please use the functions of 3DxSolidWorks (the Plug-In) instead of using the functions of 3DxWare (the driver). The Plug-In settings have higher priority and any change you will make in the Plug-In will be transferred to the driver, which will store these.

The Plug-In offers many advantages relative to the driver, the more important one is that it is context-sensitive, it will detect in which modus SolidWorks runs and for each modus will restore a button mapping previously saved. You can configure as well more profiles for each modus available (Part, Assembly, Drawing).

If you still have problems, please post here.
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pmccrorey
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Where do i get the plug-in?

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Where do I get the plug in? I had it but recently had to reinstall my machine and lost those settings.

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Where do i get the plug-in?

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Hi pmccrorey

You should have the plug-in displayed (default setting). If you don't have it displayed, but a 3Dconnexion window appears as you start SolidWorks the plug-in is installed but not displayed. In order to display it you should check whether you have a main-menu point called "3Dcontrol", the first position in that menu is the "Toolbar". It has to be checked and so the plug-in toolbar will be displayed.

If SolidWorks doesn't shows such a menu (3Dcontrol), please install 3DxSoftware again (or just activate the "Update Wizard").
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