3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, today announced that its award-winning 3D mice are now supported by the latest version of DAZ Studio™, the free 3D figure posing, rendering, and animation software by DAZ 3D™, providing creative professionals, digital artists and hobbyists with a more intuitive way to interact with their 3D art. 3Dconnexion’s SpaceNavigator™ 3D mouse enhances the creative design experience for users of all skill levels, from professionals to hobbyists, by providing an immersive way to visualize 3D designs and create unique digital art and animations.
3Dconnexion’s 3D mice significantly simplify and accelerate the design process, allowing DAZ Studio users to spend more time on their digital creations. Whether designing 3D avatars for virtual worlds or digital art and animations for multimedia applications, professionals and creative enthusiasts alike can use 3Dconnexion’s 3D mice to edit and pose 3D models and simultaneously view a scene from several angles without switching between multiple navigation modes.
“Our 3D mice give 3D artists more creative freedom by decreasing the time spent selecting navigation or mode commands in the application interface and allowing them to focus more on creating unique digital art and animations with virtual people, props and scenery,” said Dieter Neujahr, president of 3Dconnexion. “Integrating seamlessly and easily into the DAZ Studio design workflow, the SpaceNavigator gives artists a new dimension of interactivity and control of 3D content.”
With 3Dconnexion’s 3D mice, DAZ Studio artists experience simple, yet precise control of 3D models, camera views and lights, and the ability to navigate through 3D scenes while in Orbit mode by gently lifting, pressing and twisting the 3D mouse controller cap to pan, zoom and rotate without stopping to select commands. Unlike mice confined to motion on one flat plane, 3Dconnexion’s 3D mice enable artists to move in all three dimensions simultaneously, using six degrees of freedom.
“We strive to provide high-quality tools for both 3D professionals and hobbyists alike, and the affordable SpaceNavigator 3D mouse is a great companion to DAZ Studio, which provides a unique solution for users at any design level,” said Brian Howell, product manager, DAZ 3D. “In addition, SpaceNavigator not only introduces new ways to interact with DAZ Studio, but it is fun to use, adding a new element of enjoyment to the creative experience.”
3Dconnexion provides advanced and affordable 3D mice that are supported by more than 130 of today’s leading and powerful 3D applications, including Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 Extended and Acrobat® 9, Autodesk 3ds Max® and Maya®, Blender, DAZ 3D DAZ Studio, Google Earth™ and SketchUp®, MAXON CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, Microsoft® Virtual Earth™, Second Life Grid® Platform, Smith Micro Software Poser®, SolidWorks®, and all of the top-tier 3D CAD applications. For a complete list of applications supported by 3Dconnexion, visit www.3dconnexion.com/solutions/cad/all_sup_app.php.
Pricing and Availability
DAZ 3D’s DAZ Studio supports the entire 3Dconnexion product line, including SpaceNavigator, SpaceNavigator for Notebooks, SpaceExplorer™, and SpacePilot™, on Windows® XP and Windows Vista®. SpaceNavigator Personal Edition (MSRP $59), SpaceNavigator Standard Edition (MSRP $99), SpaceNavigator for Notebooks (MSRP $129), SpaceExplorer (MSRP $299), and SpacePilot (MSRP $399) are available from major online resellers, including Amazon, Buy.com, CDW, Dell, and PC Mall, as well as directly at www.3Dconnexion.com.
This article was last modified on June 19, 2020
This article was first published on September 11, 2008
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