Support for Space Navigator 3D Mouse?

[NextWorldVR]

@Danimus2000

I got it to work in 4.21! Note that I am using a 3DConnexion Spacemouse Wireless.

Here is what I did in specific order:

1. I downloaded the plugin from the Google Drive folder referenced in OptimisticMonkey’s post above (see his link above). I extracted the download onto my desktop.
2. I then went to the 3DConnexion website per OptimisticMonkey’s instructions to download the “SDK” file: 3Dconnexion US - SpaceMouse, CadMouse, Drivers
3. On the 3DConnexion website I had to register for an account. Then they sent me an email to confirm. I confirmed the account and then tried to download the SDK but it said I wasn’t registered as a developer. So I went to the developers page again and found another form I had to fill-out regarding the type of software I was developing. I just entered “plugin” as the software I was developing and filled in some additional fields. After I finished that form I was then allowed to download the most recent SDK from the 3dConnexion website. After it downloaded I extracted it onto my desktop. Inside the SDK folder is an executable file (mine was titled: 3DxWare-SDK_v3-4-0_414759.exe
4. I copied that .exe file and pasted it into the plugin (which we extracted in step 1) and put it in the folder: -master/Source/ThirdParty/3DxWareSDK
5. I then went to my C drive -> Program Files -> Epic Games -> UE_4.20 -> Engine -> Plugins -> then I created a folder named “-master”.
6. Then I copied the plugin from my desktop (that now has the SDK saved into it) and pasted it into the “-master” folder from step
7. The result is that if you click on the “-master” folder it has another folder inside with the same name. Then inside that folder is the guts of the plugin with folders such as “Binaries”, “Config” etc etc.

I then opened up Unreal Engine 4.21 and created a new project and my SpaceMouse Wireless was working.

Thank you to , OptimisticMonkey and everyone else who made that possible. Hopefully others will also have success.

This sounds great! Can you clarify a couple of your steps?

*“4. I copied that .exe file and pasted it into the plugin (which we extracted in step 1) and put it in the folder: -master/Source/ThirdParty/3DxWareSDK” *

??? You pasted an exe in a plugin? Is there some like programming or ‘debuggng’ or ? What?? What is the ‘pasting into plugin’ step? What exactly does that mean? Also, why ‘copy’ the exe file? Is there some reason? Can you just put it where it goes (where it goes is usually to run an EXE FILE… I think that a person would RUN an exe file,. ??? You can’t paste anything into it without using an engine and rebuilding the entire program, .

Also* “Then I copied the plugin from my desktop (that now has the SDK saved into it)” *

This doesn’t seem to make any sense,. No Offense! Why would a plugin be on your desktop? How do you save an SDK into a plugin file? (folder? exe? ???) ???!?!?!?!!??

Are you calling: ‘-master’ a Plugin instead of a FOLDER? Where does the exe come in? Is it a Folder? PLEASE Just list the steps!

Please clarify! THANK YOU!