iClone + 3Dconnexion

The ultimate animation experience

iClone simplifies the world of 3D Animation in a user-friendly production environment that blends character animation, scene design and cinematic storytelling. Easily produce professional animations for film previsualization, game development, content development and art.

The 3Dconnexion integration will unleash the full power for creating your animations. Fluid, intuitive, immersive navigation, and quick commands will let you experience your 3D world like never before.

Speed up iClone 3D animation with SpaceMouse

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Move around effortlessly in your 3D scene – like you were physically part of it. Change cameras, lighting and trigger animations through custom buttons.
Simultaneously pan, zoom, and rotate geometry for efficient model building.

More than 700 iClone features can be custom mapped to SpaceMouse with 3DxWare 10.
To make iClone more user-driven, almost all iClone functions can be customized and mapped onto user-defined hotkeys.

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Animation Editing + Timeline Scrubbing

Animation creation in iClone becomes even more powerful with paced animation playback, fast and intuitive editing. For timeline scrubbing, the SpaceMouse turns into a jog dial allowing you to pan, zoom, and fast scroll through timeline when seeking frames.

  • Adjustable sensitivity to XYZ axis.
  • Fast traversal between End Effector Controllers.
  • Adaptive scroll speed according to dial range.
  • Custom hotkey triggers – set key, break, loop, speed, etc.
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Object Transformation + Light Arrangement

Editing and controlling objects and lights becomes both easier and quicker. Create 3 types of lighting – Directional light, Spotlight, Point light – and move your lights and 3D objects around as desired.

  • Adjustable sensitivity to XYZ axis.
  • Move, rotate, scale selected 3D objects.
  • Freely move and rotate lights with manageable gizmo show/hide.
  • Control switching target lights and On/Off.
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Camera Directing

Experience intuitive and smooth directing: record the camera movement path to a chosen camera track, easily switch between cameras, replay and edit the timeline.

  • Camera create, switch, and recording.
  • Navigate 3D scenes with steady camera controls, e.g. familiar Drone Camera operation.
  • Switch Focal Length (Lens type) for DOF (Depth of Field).
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CadMouse and Keyboard Pro with Numpad

Efficiency and comfort

Customize and access even more commands through the dedicated features of the CadMouse and Keyboard Pro with Numpad. Let the precision and comfort enhance your animation workflow.

  • Simultaneous scene pan and command select
  • Quick camera zoom while maintaining intuitive model control
  • Efficient radial menu command access
  • On-screen display of commonly used commands for efficient workflow organization
  • Direct non-macro command access for more flexible workflows.

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iClone & 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse showcase

Loïc Bramoullé, Art & Film Director (France)
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iClone 8 Tutorial - Device Live with 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse

Reallusion
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Controlling Motions, Lights and Cameras using iClone 8 and 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse

Digital Puppets, 2D/3D Animation Studio (UK)

Which features are available?

Tested iClone version:
2023
Tested 3DxWare version:
10.8.7
Supported platforms:
Windows

SpaceMouse

iClone Navigation

  • Object Mode
  • Fly Mode
  • Target Camera Mode
  • Dynamic Timeline Scrubbing
  • Auto Rotation Center
  • Selected Item Rotation Center
  • Horizon Lock
  • Rotation Lock
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iClone Views

  • Fit View
  • Standard Views
  • Custom Views
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iClone Tools

  • Application commands
  • Command icons
  • Radial Menus
  • Macros
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CadMouse

iClone Navigation

  • QuickZoom
  • SmoothZoom
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iClone Views

  • Fit View
  • Standard Views
  • Custom Views
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iClone Tools

  • Application commands
  • Command icons
  • Radial Menus
  • Macros
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Keyboard and Numpad

iClone Tools

  • Application commands
  • Command icons
  • Radial Menus
  • Macros
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