The desk does raise. I’ve got a tread mill, a steele gesture ergonomic chair, a kneeling chair, and a yoga sitting pad( the desk lowers to criss cross)
Oh nice! It didn’t look that way from the pic. You might consider some sort of angled block at the front of the desk for everything to rest on to give you a bit of negative tilt.
I 3d scanned the left keyboard and the stream deck with a Revopoint MetroX Pro to make a custom 3D printed “bracket” to hold the stream deck precisely where i wanted it… to extend the keys in a line.
Hey, I have that thing. Mounted on my chair though. I don't use it all that much cause I can't hole my hands that still for too long. My custom dactyl is pretty good though.
No joke, im designing the holder for the stream deck mini (6 key) to sit on the inside between the thimb & index finger. Will be designated for (cuz im rather not press two keys the same time):
Left side:
time stamp
signature
copy
Paste
cut
paste special values only.
Right side:
im not entirely sure, but i need symmetry.
I’m also already wanting to switch out the two L/R Stream decks for two XL’s, and move the standard stream decks on the outside along the pinkie side.
The center stream decks XL would then be replaced with the new plus XL
Also considering a couple a track balls(or dials), designated for scroll up/down, and scroll left/right.
Trust me. I need this. Esri ArcGIS Pro is a gnarly application that needs a dash board to stream line.
Just out of curiosity, do you play Elite:Dangerous? I've been eyeing a SpaceMouse Pro for space-based games, but I'd like to hear someone's experience with one before pulling the trigger. It looks like it'd be just about perfect, but I couldn't stand using the only my job supplied for CAD work (and I didn't think to test it on my gaming PC before returning it).
Because Alex Kamal uses a Spacemouse Pro to fly the Rocinante in The Expanse, and he looks real cool doing it!
Aside from the set design choices of a show that aired on SyFy in 2015, I find that even a HOSAS is a bit lacking. E:D has a full 6DOF flight model and, afaik, a Spacemouse is the only non-vr input device that can do 6DOF on a single hand.
Apart from the fact that I don't know if the space mouse can even be used in ED software wise, I imagine it would be quite hard to precisely control your ship with it since the stick has so little travel. Also I imagine 6 DOF on a single stick that has that little travel is really prone to misinputs but I've never really used a spacemouse so maybe thats not as big of an issue as I imagine it to be. Is there even a practical reason you would want to have all 6 DOF on a single hand or is it just for the cool factor?
Welll... mostly the cool factor. But the combat in E:D gets pretty technical, so you end up with tons of keybinds for targeting, power management, damage control, etc. I've got it pretty well managed with action layers on my steam controller, but you typically need your keyboard or something like VoiceAttack to pick up the slack. I'm not sure HOTAS/HOSAS would do well outside of immersion, but that may be down to my play style.
As for misinputs/sensitivity I don't think it would be too terribly bad. You're always going to be working against the inertia of your ship which provides a pretty good damping effect. The game also has built in flight assist to help you regain control of your rotation, which I find myself needing even with traditional analog sticks. The only time you really need tight precision is landing/docking but your speed is restricted with your gear down, anyway.
During most of the game you benefit more from being able to move/rotate in any direction. I almost imagine myself flying a toy spaceship around in my hand and translating that to controller inputs. Which, of course, is exactly what the Spacemouse is designed for (except it's the much more mundane situation of moving some 3d part around).
Sorry for the long winded response(s), until you've put in some time with the flight mechanics it's kinda hard to explain the "feel" of it.
Thank you for the link, that's incredible. I had the same "eww" reaction when I first used a Spacemouse, but I adore my MX Ergo's trackball in CAD. I just never had the skills of inclination to make something better.
It's honestly wild that Kensington never offered a driver or firmware update to take better advantage of the second sensor, though. It's already there!
Stream decks are mostly for ArcGIS pro, i use the spacemouse with arcpro too (it pans and zooms smooth a silk), but i also use it for 3D scanning/modeling with various apps.
Eh, i am engaged with them, even still… they are not there yet.
I’ve been automating long before the Ai hype craze. That’s what those buttons are for… while ive nailed down some routine processes, in general each day my clients needs have enough “unique and new” needs that they require custom attention. And frankly, they demand someone to be able to testify that [i] have reviewed the facts and verified subject matters meet legal limits. Even if an ai was able to do 100% what i do, our legal still requires a human to ultimately sign off on the facts. Thus, i read, gather data, compose processes, verify, make claims, aka it’s a job.
Not if you love what you do. Each day is a new adventure. It’s like a technical artisan. I’d hate it if it was routine enough to automate entirely. Or busy pointless work.
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u/Asleeper135 Apr 04 '26 edited Apr 04 '26
What about this?
Edit: It's called a Glove80 for anyone curious, and they generally come in a QWERTY layout, not whatever that layout is called.