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Re: Unknown Performance Issues with Inventor

I do commonly use a Space Mouse, yes. Started using at when I got hired at my place of employment about 6 months ago and haven't been able to do 3D Modeling without it since.

However I've set the driver on my desktop to only start when I activate it. It will not turn on automatically. And due to just how slow the assembly was, it wasn't worth even plugging in my space mouse and using it. With that being said, for all the sub assemblies I never ran into performance issues even when using the Space Mouse. I'm more and more believing it was all those faulty constraints. I plan to keep out a better eye for those next year.

And to you JCharlton, I would highly recommend one if you're constantly working wit 3D CAD or any other form or 3D Modeling program. It is an absolute god-send. It took me about a week, maybe a week and a half to get used to, and like I said in my previous paragraph - I just can't do 3D modeling work without it anymore. At the beginning of this season I even purchased a 3D Connexion Notebook Spacemouse so I could use it with my laptop when I would head to the high school after I got out of work.