What is the 6D mouse, what does it do, how do you use it?

6D Mouse is a low-cost pointing device for use with motion trackers supporting a serial interface. In addition to its three prorammable buttons, it contains an embedded DC magnetic sensor for continuously tracking its positon and orientation (X, Y, Z, Yaw, Pitch, Roll) in free space. You can use it as a 3D mouse, an interactive pointer or virtual interface to real-time visualization systems.

It can control 3d character by "touching it". The step of use it is to hold the ball and imagine you are holding the head of the chrarcter's head. Pull up is to make it bigger and push down is to make it smaller, and go right or left is to turn it right or left.




Which file & how/ do I go to start up a character and see the actors movements? List the steps
Open the computer in the mocap room - go to my computer - D driver - mocap folder - tools -open 1 exe file - use 6d mouse to put the character to the middle and make sure we can see the whole body - press enter - in the pop up window, set the level to 2 - set it to thumb mode - then reset all - then we can see the actors movements