Agreed, 3DConnexion's 3D mice are awesome. I also have the space traveler and love it. I use it with Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, and even 2d apps. I've seen the newer versions that are much cheaper. I wouldn't mind sacrificing the extra buttons for such a cost savings. Hell you can't even effectively use the ones on the space traveler because you can't distinguish them. The new, cheaper ones are an awesome tool for anyone doing CAD. You'll never go back to using on-screen manipulation.
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Agreed, 3DConnexion's 3D mice are awesome. I also have the space traveler and love it. I use it with Solidworks, Autodesk Inventor, and even 2d apps. I've seen the newer versions that are much cheaper. I wouldn't mind sacrificing the extra buttons for such a cost savings. Hell you can't even effectively use the ones on the space traveler because you can't distinguish them. The new, cheaper ones are an awesome tool for anyone doing CAD. You'll never go back to using on-screen manipulation.