VX CAD/CAM Boosts Productivity with 3Dconnexion's Spacemouse and SpaceballSignificantly Simplifies Assembly and Modeling Operations Using More Natural InputView Image, for this article VX Corporation, the pioneering developer of advanced, integrated CAD/CAM solutions for engineers and industrial designers, announces that the upcoming version 7 of its award-winning VX® CAD/CAM software will support the leading SpaceMouse® and SpaceBall® 3D controllers from 3Dconnexion. 3Dconnexion's controllers are used in a two-handed fashion in conjunction with a standard mouse. The combination of two input devices helps users to position and manipulate objects in 3D space much more efficiently than possible with just a mouse alone. Zooming, panning, and rotating models are all much more realistic and direct. In addition, VX users will rely less on command-driven keyboard input to create product geometry and, as a result, will streamline the entire design process with far fewer interruptions. Users report up to a 30 percent increase in productivity and less fatigue. Because Version 7 of VX will include a number of sophisticated assembly capabilities, it is especially well-suited to the powerful 3D input devices from 3Dconnexion, said Bob Fischer, vice president of sales and marketing at VX. VX is known for making complex design easy, but the addition of a SpaceMouse or SpaceBall raises productivity with VX to an unprecedented level. The new 3D constraint system developed for VX version 7 permits users to simply touch two surfaces or edges to quickly build a constrained complex assembly. With the intuitive manipulation of components made possible by 3Dconnexion's SpaceMouse and SpaceBall, speed of assembly design will be increased even further. In addition, the new assembly tools in VX 7 make it easy to drag and join parts that can be constrained for motion analysis and interference checking. All parameters are editable and the assembly will update automatically as changes are made to constraints. In-depth information about assembly constraints can be displayed to diagnose assembly problems as components are manipulated with the SpaceMouse or SpaceBall. Because of its inherent strengths in visualization and design engineering, 3D CAD software such as VX has virtually replaced 2D applications, said Wolfgang Hausen, CEO of 3Dconnexion. Our input devices are the next logical step in this 3D evolution and are fast becoming the de facto standard. About VX CAD/CAMVX CAD/CAM software offers premium-performance capabilities typically available only in expensive enterprise-level products. VX is the only value-priced, premium-performance CAD/CAM software that integrates design and manufacturing to eliminate the traditional gap between CAD and CAM. Manufacturing planning and CNC machining routines are integral parts of the VX engine and provide synchronization between design and manufacturing. In addition, VX provides sophisticated functionality such as advanced Class A surfacing, intelligent sketching, photo-realistic rendering, and history editing. About VX CorporationVX Corporation is a pioneering developer of CAD/CAM solutions for industrial designers, engineers and CNC programmers. VX enables speedy design with fully integrated, accurate manufacturing. Using a blazing fast hybrid modeling engine, engineers can take advantage of the speed of solids with the flexibility of Class A surfaces. Designers can create, modify, visualize, document and machine a vast About 3Dconnexion3Dconnexion, a Logitech Company (Nasdaq: LOGI), is the worldwide market leader in 3D input devices for the growing field of 3D motion control, used in the CAD (Computer Aided Design), EDA (Electronic Design Automation), GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and DCC (Digital Content Creation) markets. Over 200,000 professionals use 3Dconnexion controllers, including its industry-leading SpaceBall and SpaceMouse. ### For further information, contact:
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