Support for Space Navigator 3D Mouse?

santokki · January 12, 2015, 9:36pm

Thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much. You are the man!!!

anonymous_user_17ec24a01 · January 12, 2015, 9:50pm

This will be so amazeballs. I’m focusing on all the other parts of my prototype game other than level building until this is ready. Once you’re used to working with a space navigator, you just can’t go back to doing without it!

JGwinner · January 19, 2015, 1:33am

If anyone else can help or test, let me know.

I need a 6DOF controller for a UFO space sim I’m working on, although using it in the editor would be amazing as well of course.

== John ==

anonymous_user_1d308d7a · January 20, 2015, 8:46pm

As a new owner of a Space Navigator 3d mouse…I’m very much looking forward to this

anonymous_user_a536cddc · January 28, 2015, 12:08pm

We are waiting too - support 3dConnection device will help a lot during development

BinarySword · February 11, 2015, 3:57am

1+ Would definitely use

santokki · March 2, 2015, 11:53pm

Hello is this still being worked on? If there is a need for testers please just say the word.

gmpreussner · March 3, 2015, 2:13am

Work on this currently on hold, because of GDC, and we’re also trying to figure out some technical/licensing issues with the 3Dconnexion folks. We’ll keep you posted!

anonymous_user_1d308d7a · March 3, 2015, 2:52am

thanks for the update!

Ayudante_De_Santa · March 3, 2015, 10:13pm

Thanks Waiting =)

anonymous_user_612efe9a1 · March 5, 2015, 9:25pm

I just recently discovered SpaceNavigator and found this thread while checking what engines support it. Good news that’s this is still planned, I guess, hopefully the “technical/licensing” issues get sorted out. Looking forward to it.

BinarySword · March 6, 2015, 4:28am

Glad to hear that support for the Space Navigator 3D Mouse has not been forgotten

chungaflomper · March 9, 2015, 2:28am

+2 . Really looking forward to full support.

ParcelRot · March 27, 2015, 12:16am

I’m also looking forward to this!

CryBaby · March 30, 2015, 2:43pm

+1

What is the status?
I was thinking on hiring a freelancer to do this myself.

CryBaby · March 30, 2015, 2:46pm

I am using SpacePilot, also by 3DConnexion. I hope this will also be implemented?

gmpreussner · March 30, 2015, 3:08pm

Some preliminary work went in for Windows message queue interception and root window handle access in the SDK integration. We also have a mechanism now to write and distribute this plug-in as part of UE4 without having to include SDK files (users will have to install the SDK on their own and compile it themselves). Substantial changes are required to add support for the Space Mouse in our 3d viewports (they are currently hard-coded for specific mouse and keyboard input). I recommend that you do not attempt the integration on your own - you’re going to have a bad time, and even if you hack the viewport code to support the changes, a pull request for that part of the Editor code base would likely be rejected.

I had to put this on hold again, because I’m slammed with other high priority tasks right now. I hope to get back to it in the second half of April.

anonymous_user_cdc732a3 · March 30, 2015, 6:16pm

What about the 2D viewports? Are they likewise hard coded on input, or would integration there be easier once the ability to accept the input in the first place is made available? (Looking for lower hanging fruit to pick… )

On a side note, could you publish your WIP in a repository we could help hack on? That way those of us with a vested interest can help as we have time with pull requests to that WIP repo, then you can get the best implementation in and done with the main repo.

anonymous_user_689e935a · March 31, 2015, 1:01am

;260339:

Some preliminary work went in for Windows message queue interception and root window handle access in the SDK integration. We also have a mechanism now to write and distribute this plug-in as part of UE4 without having to include SDK files (users will have to install the SDK on their own and compile it themselves). Substantial changes are required to add support for the Space Mouse in our 3d viewports (they are currently hard-coded for specific mouse and keyboard input). I recommend that you do not attempt the integration on your own - you’re going to have a bad time, and even if you hack the viewport code to support the changes, a pull request for that part of the Editor code base would likely be rejected.

I had to put this on hold again, because I’m slammed with other high priority tasks right now. I hope to get back to it in the second half of April.

Hmm that sounds rather involved. Are you aware that with the m2u plugin and SpaceNavigator support in Maya I can actually get 3D mouse support as it is? Of course the input is handled in Maya and the UE4 viewport is synced to the Maya viewport, but I just thought I’d mention it. Maybe there’s a good idea somewhere in there.

cybereality · March 31, 2015, 3:39am

Cool. I would use this if it gets released. I bought a Space Navigator only to find it doesn’t work in Maya LT (it’s just sitting there on a shelf now).