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Just had a quick play actually - am slammed busy at the moment - daren't move current projects to 2017 just yet, but just tried one exhibition stand I am doing with the Space Mouse Pro Wireless - this one :Screen Shot 2016-09-14 at 07.44.41.png

 

So far - looking really good!!!  Added VW2017 as an application manually (it didn't auto detect - not sure if it was supposed to) and with defaults it was perfect.  Very sensitive - but I guess you can adjust that.  Best of all - the buttons work! So top view / front view / right view buttons / fit to object right there under your thumb.  Superb!

Seems as if Vectorworks engineers have done a lot to support it -when using the 3D button - VW automatically swaps to flyover mode, and it looks like you can change the mode.  There also seems to be a new "Target Camera Mode" Navigation setting.

Still early days, and will play more when I have more time - but it looks like a big step forward!

Thanks @JimW

and all at VW!Andrew

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Direct reply from one of the engineers,

"First of all, I'm not sure which platform he is on. But I think it might be very similar to what Hernan experienced. I remember he needed to adjust the speed for his device. Also, before 3DConnexion includes our configuration file, he needed to make sure that the old settings are not interfered with the new set up in Vectorworks 2017.

Navigation during manipulation on the model problem he pointed out will cause crashes in many cases. Unless we change the underline mechanism of how we redraw the interactive frame, we are not able to make this happen."

but I haven't had time to properly give it a shakedown yet. I use just the SpaceNavigator but the knob's functions should be very similar, i'm just missing the extra buttons. I have one button that toggles between Walkthrough and Flyover and another button that brings up the config menu.

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Yes, something is different in VW 2017.

And it works with all 5 Axis in Object (Orbit) Mode now - Yippieh !

(5, not 6, as I don't want Trackball Rotation sideways)

"Menu" button gives 3 Modes, like in 2016.
Yes Flyover does work different/strange.
Object Mode works well for me but I had to switch assignments, other than 2016.

And don't forget to lower "Overall Speed" in Device Tab.
Somehow that started with middle or 50% speed setting for 2017.
Like for 2016 and all other Apps I use about 10-15% only.

Here are my current Settings :

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No, no jump to top view here (no jump to anywhere)
But it was unusable with the speed setting it created for 2017.

For until VW 2016 it worked with the VW settings from the KBase.
(Those with everything mirrored and mixed up)

For me there were 2 usable Modes.
1. The Object Mode where your 3D Stick works like the object,
e.g. rotate stick around Z left, Object rotates left.
And 2. the rotated Fly Through Mode where I get ill :S
Where the stick will move your "head" in virtual space.
e.g. rotate stick around Z left, look to or rotate head to the left.

the second mode currently does not work for me here.
Which is good, so I don't get ill :)

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