3DConnection Space Navigator an SU13!

MichaelNeyses · 7 Sept 2013, 16:17

Hi all,
We are using 2 Machines wit SU8 Prof. Now a new one has been added. We installed SU13 an now face the fact, that our so well loved 3DConn- Space Navigator wont work. Has anybody established a workaround or any solution?

Charlie__V · 7 Sept 2013, 16:58

Michael,
I had the same problem a few months back and had to wait a few weeks for 3D Connexion to update the driver.
It is available now and works fine.....Go to 3D Connexion web site and get the latest driver for your device.

Charlie

MichaelNeyses · 8 Sept 2013, 10:23

Thanks for the Tipp. I was aware of it and installed the latest driver but somehow did not do the job.
Now I found out, it would not do anything in AutoCAD either. I initialized the device by
pulling the cord, push both buttons and hold them while plug in again. Then it would regain
action in AutoCAD but not in SU2013. I took the device and it worked well on another machine with SU8. All the internal updating would not show SU2013 as a configurable device. I dont know what else I should try.

Thanks for any help

Michael

Charlie__V · 8 Sept 2013, 11:45

Michael,
You may have to enable the 3DX extension in SU.

Open SU2013....Window....Preferences....Extensions....3DxSketchup.

If it is already selected I am not sure what the problem is......unless

(I see you are on Windows.....what version?)
If you still have SU V8 installed on this machine, you may try copying the Plug in folder(3DxSketchup) and .rb file (3DxSketchup.rb) from the SU V8 Plug in folder to the SU 2013 Plug in folder.(copy/[paste)

I messed around with this quite a bit before the updated 3Dx driver was available, and so I do not recall if simply installing the updated driver fixed the problem automatically or not.....I want to say it only updated SUV8 Plug in (I have SUV8 & SU2013 on same machine).....but I did get it going.......so stay with it.

Charlie

MichaelNeyses · 8 Sept 2013, 16:42

Hi Charlie,
thanks again for the reply. I was so frustrated today, I removed all of SU2013 and since it is a new machine running on WIN7 Ulimate there was no previous SU installed. I also removed 3Dconnexion completely and reinstalled 3D first, then SU2013. And what you say, it works just fine! Thanks alot for standing by

happy sunday!

Michael

Charlie__V · 9 Sept 2013, 00:31

Michael,

I suspect you are like me.......and when without the Space Navigator it is like someone tied one of your hands behind your back....so I completely understand the R&R of SU 2013.

Glad to hear you were able to get your Space Nav/3DxSU going.

All the best,
Charlie