Design World

  • Home
  • Technologies
    • 3D CAD
    • Electronics • electrical
    • Fastening & Joining
    • Factory automation
    • Linear Motion
    • Motion Control
    • Test & Measurement
    • Sensors
    • Fluid power
  • Learn
    • Ebooks / Tech Tips
    • Engineering Week
    • Future of Design Engineering
    • MC² Motion Control Classrooms
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
    • Webinars
  • LEAP AWARDS
  • Leadership
    • 2022 Voting
    • 2021 Winners
  • Design Guide Library
  • Resources
    • Subscribe!
    • 3D Cad Models
      • PARTsolutions
      • TraceParts
    • Digital Issues
      • Design World
      • EE World
    • Women in Engineering
  • Supplier Listings

3Dconnexion’s New Software Development Kit

By Design World Staff | March 26, 2007

Share

3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, announces the availability of a new software development kit (SDK), enabling developers of 3D design and visualization applications to quickly and easily implement support for 3Dconnexion’s award-winning line of 3D navigation devices, including the SpaceNavigator. The 3Dconnexion COM-based SDK for Windows is free and available immediately for download at www.3dconnexion.com/support.

With 3D content being integrated into a broader array of applications, 3Dconnexion navigation devices are being used increasingly to simplify the control of 3D imagery in traditional 3D design software, as well as in applications that incorporate 3D visualization. 3Dconnexion’s devices are used as companions to the mouse and keyboard and are held in the alternate hand to simultaneously pan, zoom, and rotate camera views as well as 3D objects. The 3Dconnexion product line is supported by more than 100 of today’s most popular 3D applications, including Google Earth, Adobe Acrobat 3D, and Autodesk Maya.

3Dconnexion’s new SDK includes instructions and examples of application source code, as well as code samples in C+, Visual Basic, and Java. In addition, 3Dconnexion offers several support resources exclusively for developers, including a developer’s forum (www.3Dconnexion.com/forum) and dedicated e-mail support.

“Developers of 3D applications are constantly seeking ways to enhance the interaction between people and their products,” said Froi Lomotan, director of software engineering for 3Dconnexion. “More and more developers are turning to natural and intuitive interfaces coupled with an advanced 3D navigation device. Our new SDK helps developers easily integrate six-axis navigation capabilities within their applications.”

Availability 3Dconnexion’s COM-based SDK for Windows is currently available at www.3dconnexion.com. Program instructions, samples and support information are available to registered participants at www.3dconnexion.com/sdk. The new 3Dconnexion SDK for Macintosh OS will be available on March 30, 2007. 3Dconnexion currently provides an SDK for Linux, which is available at www.3dconnexion.com/support.

The spaceNavigator PE (personal edition) device has a suggested retail price of $59.
The personal edition license supports non-commercial use of the device and offers online technical support only. It includes a user license that authorizes use by software developers, as well as for education and personal use. The SpaceNavigator SE (standard edition) device has a suggested retail price of $99. The standard edition license comes with an unrestricted user’s license and two years of full support (Web, E-mail, and phone).

All devices are available through major online resellers, including Amazon and CDW; a network of value added resellers; and directly from 3Dconnexion at www.3dconnexion.com.

3Dconnexion, a Logitech Company
www.3Dconnexion.com.


Filed Under: Aerospace + defense, Appliance engineering + home automation, 3D CAD, Automotive, Factory automation, Machine tool industry + subtractive manufacturing, Medical, Semiconductor, Software
Tagged With: 3dconnexion
 

Tell Us What You Think!

Related Articles Read More >

Mars helicopter receives Collier Trophy
Flexible rotary shafts to power Delta Airlines’ engines powering their first Airbus A321neo aircraft
Ontic acquires Servotek and Westcon product lines from Marsh Bellofram
Flexible rotary shafts support thrust reverser on 150 LEAP 1-A turbofan engines

DESIGN GUIDE LIBRARY

“motion

Enews Sign Up

Motion Control Classroom

Design World Digital Edition

cover

Browse the most current issue of Design World and back issues in an easy to use high quality format. Clip, share and download with the leading design engineering magazine today.

EDABoard the Forum for Electronics

Top global problem solving EE forum covering Microcontrollers, DSP, Networking, Analog and Digital Design, RF, Power Electronics, PCB Routing and much more

EDABoard: Forum for electronics

Sponsored Content

  • Industrial disc pack couplings
  • Pushing performance: Adding functionality to terminal blocks
  • Get to Know Würth Industrial Division
  • Renishaw next-generation FORTiS™ enclosed linear encoders offer enhanced metrology and reliability for machine tools
  • WAGO’s smartDESIGNER Online Provides Seamless Progression for Projects
  • Epoxy Certified for UL 1203 Standard

Design World Podcasts

July 26, 2022
Tech Tuesdays: Sorbothane marks 40 years of shock and vibration innovation
See More >
Engineering Exchange

The Engineering Exchange is a global educational networking community for engineers.

Connect, share, and learn today »

Design World
  • Advertising
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Manage your Design World Subscription
  • Subscribe
  • Design World Digital Network
  • Engineering White Papers
  • LEAP AWARDS

Copyright © 2022 WTWH Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media
Privacy Policy | Advertising | About Us

Search Design World

  • Home
  • Technologies
    • 3D CAD
    • Electronics • electrical
    • Fastening & Joining
    • Factory automation
    • Linear Motion
    • Motion Control
    • Test & Measurement
    • Sensors
    • Fluid power
  • Learn
    • Ebooks / Tech Tips
    • Engineering Week
    • Future of Design Engineering
    • MC² Motion Control Classrooms
    • Podcasts
    • Videos
    • Webinars
  • LEAP AWARDS
  • Leadership
    • 2022 Voting
    • 2021 Winners
  • Design Guide Library
  • Resources
    • Subscribe!
    • 3D Cad Models
      • PARTsolutions
      • TraceParts
    • Digital Issues
      • Design World
      • EE World
    • Women in Engineering
  • Supplier Listings