SpaceMouse Wireless - Bluetooth Edition 3DX-700115

The 3Dconnexion mouse is very good and extremely precise, especially for 3D work. It greatly improves navigation and overall productivity. The only downside is the USB receiver (dongle), as there is no dedicated place to store it, which creates a risk of losing it. I am currently using the Bluetooth connection, which works very well and avoids this issue.

This is my first space mouse. I should have bought one years ago. It's built so solidly, the software works very well. It makes 3D cad so much easier. I do wish the driver was more versatile, but for a professional's tool, it's so very well done. I like the smaller unit for desk space, but I'm not a full time designer so I value the space over the keyboard. I don't even use the two buttons on it to their full potential, but mapping one to be a ctrl for Solidworks is a gamechanger. If you CAD a lot, just get it. Or build your own. Either way.

love it! wish I had gotten it earlier!

I picked one up on a whim hoping it would alleviate some of the stress on my right wrist while cad-ing, but in practice I didn't use it enough to make a difference. I ended up returning it, but I did like it... it just wasn't worth the price for the occasional use I would give it. (I have too many alternative input devices that didn't work for me laying around and I couldn't bear to add to the pile. Trackballs, LEAP motion, macro pads, pen tablet... I just keep falling back to mouse and keyboard.) The hardware feels lovely: base is super heavy, grippy and solid; the cap/joystick/thing feels durable despite being lightweight and easy to manipulate; pleasing fit and finish overall. It wasn't too hard to get used to moving around with it. It has plenty of sensitivity and it's easy to adjust to fit your tastes. It just works in most software with little setup. I even got it to work with Tinkercad via a Chrome plugin. It comes with a quality zipper case, cable, dongle and nice (but not too overdone) packaging. The software, while feature-rich, feels a teeny bit wonky on Windows - for instance, the uninstaller failed on me and I had to run it a few times before it worked. That nice, heavy base is a burden if you want to actually bring this thing around with you. My bag already weighs plenty, thanks. The wired one is probably fine for most folks with a desktop or dock, unless you're obsessed with having a cable-free desktop. So yeah, if you're working in CAD all day and want to move your camera around with your free hand, this is for you! Otherwise, I don't think it's worth the cost for most casual designers.

Essential for cad/cam. Plug and play with fusion 360. Saves so much time and frustration with moving your model around. Heavy base, comes with a case, and easy to use.

My husband uses this for his 3D printing hobby and he really loves it. It was a Christmas present and it does great with multiple axis projects. It took him a bit to learn and get the muscle memory, but it works across multiple apps the same way. Definitely worth the cost. Easy to set up to get started.

It’s making CAD/CAM Designing and programming much easier than just using regular mouse and keyboard.

Great price on a device