Wiimote Navigation Add-in for Autodesk Design Review
At Autodesk Labs we are looking at various forms of human-computer interaction. One of them is multi-touch. Another is hand-held controllers. The Wii Remote™ (or Wiimote for short) is such a device. You can hook up a Wiimote to your Windows computer and interact with your designs using the Wiimote Navigation Add-in for Autodesk Design Review. You hold the Wiimote in your hand, move your hand, and Autodesk Design Review pans, zoom, and orbits your model. Although the Wiimote is normally associated with games, easily interacting with your designs is serious business.
The mapping of Wii buttons to Autodesk Design Review commands is very intuitive. In a nod to our experience with multi-touch using gestures, the Wiimote Navigation Add-in for Autodesk Design Review even includes one gesture - shake your Wiimote and the view of your model resets itself.
Steps
- Download and install Autodesk Design Review 2009 from http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=4086277&siteID=123112.
- Download and install Autodesk Design Review 2009 SP1 from http://usa.autodesk.com:80/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=11484616&linkID=9338137.
- Download the Autodesk Design Review Wiimote Navigation Add-in from http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/wiimote_adr/terms_and_condition/.
- Unzip ADR_WII_Patch.zip and execute the ADR_WII.msi installer.
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