Spaceball FLX Series Certified for Autodesk's Mechanical Desktop Application

Strategic Insights -

The Spaceball FLX Series of 3D input controllers has achieved certification from Autodesk for their Mechanical Desktop software, providing complete support for the industry's best-selling parametric feature-based solid assembly and surface modeling solution. This development marks a significant milestone in Spacetec IMC Corporation's goal of securing Spaceball support for every CAD, design, and multimedia tool application. The certification ensures that users of Mechanical Desktop will benefit from the improved interactivity and productivity delivered by the Spaceball FLX series, which provides six-degrees-of-freedom (6D) motion control and allows users to simultaneously pan, zoom, and rotate 3D models.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Spaceball FLX Series has achieved certification from Autodesk for their Mechanical Desktop software, Releases 2.0 and 3.
  • The certification delivers significant value to Spacetec's PC customer base, aligning with the company's goal of securing Spaceball support for every CAD, design, and multimedia tool application.
  • Spaceball 2003 and 3003 FLX controllers now provide full compliance with Mechanical Desktop, offering support for both Windows NT and Windows 95/98 versions.
  • To attain certification, Spacetec provided SpaceWare source code and development support to the Mechanical Desktop integration team.
  • The result of the certification is that Spaceball 3D controller support is now integrated into Autodesk's development, QA, beta testing, and product release cycle.
  • Benefits of using a Spaceball include improved interactivity, simplified movement of large assemblies, greater design comprehension, increased productivity, and earlier detection of errors.
  • These benefits lead to reduced tooling costs, improved product reliability, greater opportunity for experimentation, and faster time to market.
  • The Spaceball is a registered trademark of Spacetec IMC Corporation, while SpaceWare and PowerSensor are also registered trademarks, and Autodesk is the recognized world leader in PC design software.

Statistics:

  • Over three million customers in more than 150 countries use Autodesk's 2D and 3D products.
  • Autodesk's products are used in many industries for architectural design, mechanical design, mapping, film and video production, video game development, and Web content development.
  • The fourth largest PC software company in the world is Autodesk, with over three million customers worldwide.
  • The certification of Spaceball support for Mechanical Desktop delivers significant value to Spacetec's PC customer base.

Sources:

  • (Aug. 26, 1998) - Press release from Spacetec IMC Corporation.
  • "About the Spaceball" and "About Autodesk" sections within the press release.
  • Information provided by Autodesk and Spacetec IMC Corporation regarding their products and services.