Hello everyone,
I am starting to work with 3DConnexion’s Spacemouse Enterprise Kit today at work and am wondering how other users have their buttons programmed?
I don’t use mine much - I’m really a part time SketchUp user my muscle memory (to use the puck well) degrades quickly with non-use.
But I do recall that the first thing I retrain myself to use when faced with a large project (large enough to renew my facility with the puck) are the buttons I’ve programmed for the Space Bar, Escape Key, and Control Key (Option on the Mac). Before I programmed my Spacemouse Enterprise buttons, those were the 3 things I often use where, without the Spacemouse, I’m constantly needing to use the keyboard. Just about everything else, even if not programmed as a Spacemouse button, can be accessed through menus.
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Hi, new here and also have the enterprise kit but when I run the free sketchup online version it doesn’t work, do you need the desctop version?
Yes. This only works with the desktop client versions.
Thanks Dave!
Hi thanks for sharing
I just bought mine and am keen to hear how others have configured and optimized
How have you found this configuration?
Do u still use this configuration?
What configuration have you done also for your mouse?
Thanks
Dave P (Pembo)
Great request. I didnt see your post here
I am also asking the same question
Love the use of the controller - so quick and easy to learn.
Hi Dave,
I modified this setup slightly by assigning short macros to the V1, V2, & V3 buttons to give me the ability to lock each axix (Green, Blue, Red). I have found this much more convenient than reaching over to the keyboard every time.
Here is how I set up my CAD Mouse:
One other tip: always save your settings! I didn’t save mine the first time and had to reload everything from memory after a driver update. That took some head scratching!
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Cool! I was wondering how to lock on the axis from the enterprise so I didn’t have to go to the keyboard every time. Very cool!
Just make sure you place the macro on the primary function of each button - I accidentally programmed them into the “hold down” function of each button the first time and then couldn’t figure out why nothing worked as expected when I hit the buttons… 
@Gitwood73 I’m not sure how to program these macros to those buttons. Would you share a step-by-step instruction?
No problem:
- Open SketchUp
- Open the 3DConnexion Settings Menu
- Make sure 3DConnexion is in Trimble SketchUp mode. This is easiest if you click on your SketchUp screen - 3DConnexion will recognize this as the active program:
- Make sure your Enterprise is selected, then open the button menu
- Choose your button, in this case let’s say the V1 button
- Click on the sub-menu arrow to the right of the dialog box:
- Choose Macros/New Macro
- Enter your Macro Name before you click to record (in my case “Left Arrow (LOCK GREEN)”
- Click to record. Once you click in, every key stroke is recorded, so plan your attack. In this case, simply hit the left arrow and release.
- Click Save and you’re done!
As I mentioned before, make sure to save your settings by clicking on the More button (see first image) and the Export Settings. This will save a lot of grief when you do updates or reinstall.
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So cool! Thank you!
@Gitwood73 You, sir, are a Gentleman and a Scholar! i was looking for some guidance on how to set up my Spacemouse Enterprise bundle and this is exactly the information I needed. Thank you very much my friend!
Ha! Thanks for the compliment! I have gained so much by reading these forums that it’s nice to be able to give a little back.
Let me know how it works out!
I do have 1 question…if I am looking at leaving behind the key board (which I trust is one of the goals of the Enterprise) what kind of numbers pad do you use?
I have a dedicated number pad on the right side of my gaming laptop, so I use that with my right hand. Bit of a pain to reach over for the comma, ', and " symbols though, but it’s not that bad.
Can you assign a button to a plugin command / tool
Yes you can. You can even assign Macros to t the buttons…just create your own Macro and assign it and boom…done…
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