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Closed 3 weeks ago
#19966 closed defect (not a bug)
Could not start space navigator
| Reported by: | Owned by: | Tom Goddard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | |
| Component: | UI | Version: | |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Blocked By: | Blocking: | ||
| Notify when closed: | Platform: | all | |
| Project: | ChimeraX |
Description
The following bug report has been submitted:
Platform: macOS-15.7.4-arm64-arm-64bit
ChimeraX Version: 1.11.1 (2026-01-23 05:51:34 UTC)
Description
I was trying to use a 3D Connexion SpaceMouse (Model 3DX-700 115) with ChimeraX 1.11.1, but it seems there is a missing library and I could not start device snav true. Logs are attached.
Log:
UCSF ChimeraX version: 1.11.1 (2026-01-23)
© 2016-2025 Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
How to cite UCSF ChimeraX
> device snav
> device snav true
Could not start space navigator.
dlopen(/Applications/ChimeraX-1.11.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/spacenavigator/_spacenavigator.cpython-311-darwin.so,
0x0002): Library not loaded:
/Library/Frameworks/3DconnexionClient.framework/Versions/A/3DconnexionClient
Referenced from: <13EAB7C7-A269-3B77-8B62-2910A21842C7>
/Applications/ChimeraX-1.11.1.app/Contents/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.11/lib/python3.11/site-
packages/chimerax/spacenavigator/_spacenavigator.cpython-311-darwin.so
Reason: tried:
'/Library/Frameworks/3DconnexionClient.framework/Versions/A/3DconnexionClient'
(no such file),
'/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OS/Library/Frameworks/3DconnexionClient.framework/Versions/A/3DconnexionClient'
(no such file),
'/Library/Frameworks/3DconnexionClient.framework/Versions/A/3DconnexionClient'
(no such file)
> open 8QOI format mmcif fromDatabase pdb
8qoi title:
Structure of the human 80S ribosome at 1.9 A resolution - the molecular role
of chemical modifications and ions in RNA [more info...]
Chain information for 8qoi #1
---
Chain | Description | UniProt
L5 | 28S rRNA (3773-MER) |
L7 | 5S rRNA (120-MER) |
L8 | 5.8S rRNA (156-MER) |
LA | 60S ribosomal protein L8 | RL8_HUMAN 1-257
LB | Large ribosomal subunit protein uL3 | RL3_HUMAN 2-403
LC | Large ribosomal subunit protein uL4 | RL4_HUMAN 1-368
LD | Large ribosomal subunit protein uL18 | RL5_HUMAN 2-294
LE | Large ribosomal subunit protein eL6 | RL6_HUMAN 42-288
LF | Large ribosomal subunit protein uL30 | RL7_HUMAN 1-248
LG | 60S ribosomal protein L7a | RL7A_HUMAN 1-266
LH | 60S ribosomal protein L9 | RL9_HUMAN 1-192
LI | 60S ribosomal protein L10-like | RL10L_HUMAN 1-214
LJ | 60S ribosomal protein L11 | RL11_HUMAN 1-178
LL | 60S ribosomal protein L13 | RL13_HUMAN 1-211
LM | 60S ribosomal protein L14 | RL14_HUMAN 1-215
LN | 60S ribosomal protein L15 | RL15_HUMAN 1-204
LO | 60S ribosomal protein L13a | RL13A_HUMAN 1-203
LP | 60S ribosomal protein L17 | RL17_HUMAN 1-184
LQ | 60S ribosomal protein L18 | RL18_HUMAN 1-188
LR | 60S ribosomal protein L19 | RL19_HUMAN 1-196
LS | 60S ribosomal protein L18a | RL18A_HUMAN 1-176
LT | 60S ribosomal protein L21 | RL21_HUMAN 1-160
LU | 60S ribosomal protein L22 | RL22_HUMAN 1-128
LV | 60S ribosomal protein L23 | RL23_HUMAN 1-140
LW | 60S ribosomal protein L24 | RL24_HUMAN 1-157
LX | 60S ribosomal protein L23a | RL23A_HUMAN 1-156
LY | 60S ribosomal protein L26 | RL26_HUMAN 1-145
LZ | 60S ribosomal protein L27 | RL27_HUMAN 1-136
La | Large ribosomal subunit protein uL15 | RL27A_HUMAN 1-148
Lb | 60S ribosomal protein L29 | RL29_HUMAN 1-159
Lc | 60S ribosomal protein L30 | RL30_HUMAN 1-115
Ld | 60S ribosomal protein L31 | RL31_HUMAN 1-125
Le | 60S ribosomal protein L32 | RL32_HUMAN 1-135
Lf | 60S ribosomal protein L35a | RL35A_HUMAN 1-110
Lg | 60S ribosomal protein L34 | RL34_HUMAN 1-117
Lh | 60S ribosomal protein L35 | RL35_HUMAN 1-123
Li | 60S ribosomal protein L36 | RL36_HUMAN 1-105
Lj | 60S ribosomal protein L37 | RL37_HUMAN 1-97
Lk | 60S ribosomal protein L38 | RL38_HUMAN 1-70
Ll | 60S ribosomal protein L39 | RL39_HUMAN 1-51
Lm | Ubiquitin-60S ribosomal protein L40 | RL40_HUMAN 1-128
Ln | 60S ribosomal protein L41 | RL41_HUMAN 1-25
Lo | 60S ribosomal protein L36a | RL36A_HUMAN 1-106
Lp | 60S ribosomal protein L37a | RL37A_HUMAN 1-92
Lr | 60S ribosomal protein L28 | RL28_HUMAN 1-137
S2 | 18S rRNA (1740-MER) |
SA | 40S ribosomal protein SA | RSSA_HUMAN 1-295
SB | 40S ribosomal protein S3a | RS3A_HUMAN 1-264
SC | 40S ribosomal protein S2 | RS2_HUMAN 1-293
SD | 40S ribosomal protein S3 | RS3_HUMAN 1-243
SE | 40S ribosomal protein S4, X isoform | RS4X_HUMAN 1-263
SF | 40S ribosomal protein S5 | RS5_HUMAN 1-204
SG | 40S ribosomal protein S6 | RS6_HUMAN 1-249
SH | 40S ribosomal protein S7 | RS7_HUMAN 1-194
SI | 40S ribosomal protein S8 | RS8_HUMAN 1-208
SJ | 40S ribosomal protein S9 | RS9_HUMAN 1-194
SK | 40S ribosomal protein S10 | RS10_HUMAN 1-165
SL | 40S ribosomal protein S11 | RS11_HUMAN 1-158
SM | 40S ribosomal protein S12 | RS12_HUMAN 1-132
SN | 40S ribosomal protein S13 | RS13_HUMAN 1-151
SO | 40S ribosomal protein S14 | RS14_HUMAN 1-151
SP | 40S ribosomal protein S15 | RS15_HUMAN 1-145
SQ | 40S ribosomal protein S16 | RS16_HUMAN 1-146
SR | 40S ribosomal protein S17 | RS17_HUMAN 1-135
SS | 40S ribosomal protein S18 | RS18_HUMAN 1-152
ST | Small ribosomal subunit protein eS19 | RS19_HUMAN 1-145
SU | 40S ribosomal protein S20 | RS20_HUMAN 1-119
SV | 40S ribosomal protein S21 | RS21_HUMAN 1-83
SW | 40S ribosomal protein S15a | RS15A_HUMAN 1-130
SX | 40S ribosomal protein S23 | RS23_HUMAN 1-143
SY | 40S ribosomal protein S24 | RS24_HUMAN 1-133
SZ | 40S ribosomal protein S25 | RS25_HUMAN 1-125
Sa | 40S ribosomal protein S26 | RS26_HUMAN 1-115
Sb | 40S ribosomal protein S27 | RS27_HUMAN 1-84
Sc | 40S ribosomal protein S28 | RS28_HUMAN 1-69
Sd | 40S ribosomal protein S29 | RS29_HUMAN 1-56
Se | Ubiquitin-like FUBI-ribosomal protein eS30 fusion protein | RS30_HUMAN -73-59
Sf | Ubiquitin-40S ribosomal protein S27a | RS27A_HUMAN 1-156
Sg | Receptor of activated protein C kinase 1 | RACK1_HUMAN 1-317
Non-standard residues in 8qoi #1
---
B8N —
(2~{R})-2-azanyl-4-[5-[(2~{S},3~{R},4~{S},5~{R})-3,4-bis(oxidanyl)-5-(phosphonooxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-3-methyl-2,6-bis(oxidanylidene)pyrimidin-1-yl]butanoic
acid
K — potassium ion
M7G — 7N-methyl-8-hydroguanosine-5'-diphosphate
MG — magnesium ion
SPD — spermidine (N-(2-amino-propyl)-1,4-diaminobutane; Pa(34))
UY1 — 2'-O-methylpseudouridine-5'-monophosphate
ZN — zinc ion
56 atoms have alternate locations. Control/examine alternate locations with
Altloc Explorer [start tool...] or the altlocs command.
7 atoms have anisotropic B-factors. Depict anisotropic information with
Thermal Ellipsoids [start tool...] or the aniso command.
OpenGL version: 4.1 Metal - 89.4
OpenGL renderer: Apple M2 Max
OpenGL vendor: Apple
Python: 3.11.9
Locale: en_US.UTF-8
Qt version: PyQt6 6.9.1, Qt 6.9.0
Qt runtime version: 6.9.2
Qt platform: cocoa
Hardware:
Hardware Overview:
Model Name: MacBook Pro
Model Identifier: Mac14,5
Model Number: MPHK3LL/A
Chip: Apple M2 Max
Total Number of Cores: 12 (8 performance and 4 efficiency)
Memory: 32 GB
System Firmware Version: 13822.81.10
OS Loader Version: 11881.140.96
Software:
System Software Overview:
System Version: macOS 15.7.4 (24G517)
Kernel Version: Darwin 24.6.0
Time since boot: 6 days, 10 hours, 40 minutes
Graphics/Displays:
Apple M2 Max:
Chipset Model: Apple M2 Max
Type: GPU
Bus: Built-In
Total Number of Cores: 30
Vendor: Apple (0x106b)
Metal Support: Metal 3
Displays:
Color LCD:
Display Type: Built-in Liquid Retina XDR Display
Resolution: 3024 x 1964 Retina
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes
Connection Type: Internal
Installed Packages:
aiobotocore: 3.2.0
aiohappyeyeballs: 2.6.1
aiohttp: 3.13.1
aioitertools: 0.13.0
aiosignal: 1.4.0
alabaster: 1.0.0
annotated-types: 0.7.0
anyio: 4.12.1
appdirs: 1.4.4
appnope: 0.1.4
asciitree: 0.3.3
asttokens: 3.0.1
asyncssh: 2.22.0
attrs: 25.4.0
babel: 2.17.0
backoff: 2.2.1
beautifulsoup4: 4.13.5
blockdiag: 3.0.0
blosc2: 3.12.2
boto3: 1.42.55
botocore: 1.42.55
build: 1.3.0
certifi: 2025.7.14
cffi: 2.0.0
cftime: 1.6.5
charset-normalizer: 3.4.4
ChimeraX-AddCharge: 1.5.20
ChimeraX-AddH: 2.2.8
ChimeraX-AlignmentAlgorithms: 2.0.2
ChimeraX-AlignmentHdrs: 3.6.1
ChimeraX-AlignmentMatrices: 2.1
ChimeraX-Alignments: 3.1.1
ChimeraX-AlphaFold: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-AltlocExplorer: 1.2
ChimeraX-AmberInfo: 1.0
ChimeraX-Animations: 1.0
ChimeraX-Aniso: 1.3.2
ChimeraX-Arrays: 1.1
ChimeraX-ArtiaX: 0.6.0
ChimeraX-Atomic: 1.61.4
ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary: 14.2.1
ChimeraX-AtomSearch: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-AxesPlanes: 2.4
ChimeraX-BasicActions: 1.1.3
ChimeraX-BILD: 1.0
ChimeraX-BlastProtein: 3.0.0
ChimeraX-Boltz: 1.1
ChimeraX-BondRot: 2.0.4
ChimeraX-BugReporter: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-BuildStructure: 2.13.1
ChimeraX-Bumps: 1.0
ChimeraX-BundleBuilder: 1.6.0
ChimeraX-ButtonPanel: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CageBuilder: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-CellPack: 1.0
ChimeraX-Centroids: 1.4
ChimeraX-ChangeChains: 1.1
ChimeraX-CheckWaters: 1.5
ChimeraX-ChemGroup: 2.0.2
ChimeraX-Clashes: 2.3
ChimeraX-ColorActions: 1.0.5
ChimeraX-ColorGlobe: 1.0
ChimeraX-ColorKey: 1.5.8
ChimeraX-CommandLine: 1.3.0
ChimeraX-ConnectStructure: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-Contacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-copick: 1.6.0
ChimeraX-Core: 1.11.1
ChimeraX-CoreFormats: 1.2
ChimeraX-coulombic: 1.4.5
ChimeraX-Crosslinks: 1.0
ChimeraX-Crystal: 1.0
ChimeraX-CrystalContacts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-DataFormats: 1.2.4
ChimeraX-Dicom: 1.2.7
ChimeraX-DistMonitor: 1.4.2
ChimeraX-DockPrep: 1.1.4
ChimeraX-Dssp: 2.0
ChimeraX-EMDB-SFF: 1.0
ChimeraX-ESMFold: 1.0
ChimeraX-FileHistory: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-FunctionKey: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Geometry: 1.3
ChimeraX-gltf: 1.0
ChimeraX-Graphics: 1.4.1
ChimeraX-Hbonds: 2.5.3
ChimeraX-Help: 1.3
ChimeraX-HKCage: 1.3
ChimeraX-IHM: 1.1
ChimeraX-ImageFormats: 1.2
ChimeraX-IMOD: 1.0
ChimeraX-IO: 1.0.4
ChimeraX-ItemsInspection: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-IUPAC: 1.0
ChimeraX-KVFinder: 1.7.3
ChimeraX-Label: 1.2
ChimeraX-ListInfo: 1.2.2
ChimeraX-Log: 1.2.2
ChimeraX-LookingGlass: 1.1
ChimeraX-Maestro: 1.9.2
ChimeraX-Map: 1.3
ChimeraX-MapData: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapEraser: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MapFilter: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-MapFit: 2.0
ChimeraX-MapSeries: 2.1.1
ChimeraX-Markers: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mask: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-MatchMaker: 2.2.2
ChimeraX-MCopy: 1.0
ChimeraX-MCPServer: 0.1.0
ChimeraX-MDcrds: 2.17.2
ChimeraX-MedicalToolbar: 1.1
ChimeraX-Meeting: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Minimize: 1.3.2
ChimeraX-MLP: 1.1.1
ChimeraX-mmCIF: 2.16
ChimeraX-MMTF: 2.2
ChimeraX-ModelArchive: 1.0
ChimeraX-Modeller: 1.5.22
ChimeraX-ModelPanel: 1.6
ChimeraX-ModelSeries: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Mol2: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-Mole: 1.0
ChimeraX-Morph: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-MouseModes: 1.2
ChimeraX-Movie: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-MutationScores: 1.0
ChimeraX-Neuron: 1.0
ChimeraX-Nifti: 1.2
ChimeraX-NMRSTAR: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-NRRD: 1.2
ChimeraX-Nucleotides: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-OME-Zarr: 0.5.5
ChimeraX-OpenCommand: 1.15.2
ChimeraX-OrthoPick: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-PDB: 2.7.12
ChimeraX-PDBBio: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-PDBLibrary: 1.0.5
ChimeraX-PDBMatrices: 1.0
ChimeraX-PickBlobs: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Positions: 1.0
ChimeraX-PresetMgr: 1.1.4
ChimeraX-ProfileGrids: 1.4.2
ChimeraX-PubChem: 2.2
ChimeraX-ReadPbonds: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Registration: 1.1.2
ChimeraX-RemoteControl: 1.0
ChimeraX-RenderByAttr: 1.6.5
ChimeraX-RenumberResidues: 1.1
ChimeraX-ResidueFit: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-RestServer: 1.3.3
ChimeraX-RNALayout: 1.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibMgr: 4.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDunbrack: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsDynameomics: 2.0
ChimeraX-RotamerLibsRichardson: 2.0
ChimeraX-SaveCommand: 1.5.2
ChimeraX-Scenes: 0.3.1
ChimeraX-SchemeMgr: 1.0
ChimeraX-SDF: 2.0.3
ChimeraX-Segger: 1.0
ChimeraX-Segment: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Segmentations: 3.5.10
ChimeraX-SelInspector: 1.0
ChimeraX-SeqView: 2.17.3
ChimeraX-Shape: 1.1
ChimeraX-Shell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Shortcuts: 1.2.1
ChimeraX-ShowSequences: 1.0.3
ChimeraX-SideView: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-SimilarStructures: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Smiles: 2.1.2
ChimeraX-SmoothLines: 1.0
ChimeraX-SpaceNavigator: 1.0
ChimeraX-StdCommands: 1.19.1
ChimeraX-STL: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Storm: 1.0
ChimeraX-StructMeasure: 1.2.1
ChimeraX-Struts: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-Surface: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-SwapAA: 2.0.1
ChimeraX-SwapRes: 2.5.2
ChimeraX-TapeMeasure: 1.0
ChimeraX-TaskManager: 1.0
ChimeraX-Test: 1.0
ChimeraX-Toolbar: 1.2.3
ChimeraX-ToolshedUtils: 1.2.4
ChimeraX-Topography: 1.0
ChimeraX-ToQuest: 1.0
ChimeraX-Tug: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-UI: 1.49.1
ChimeraX-Umap: 1.0
ChimeraX-uniprot: 2.3.2
ChimeraX-UnitCell: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-ViewDock: 1.5.2
ChimeraX-VIPERdb: 1.0
ChimeraX-Vive: 1.1
ChimeraX-VolumeMenu: 1.0.1
ChimeraX-vrml: 1.0
ChimeraX-VTK: 1.0
ChimeraX-WavefrontOBJ: 1.0
ChimeraX-WebCam: 1.0.2
ChimeraX-WebServices: 1.1.5
ChimeraX-Zone: 1.0.1
click: 8.3.1
cloudpickle: 3.1.2
colorama: 0.4.6
comm: 0.2.3
contourpy: 1.3.3
copick: 1.20.0
copick-shared-ui: 0.3.0
coverage: 7.13.1
cryoet_data_portal: 4.6.1
cryptography: 46.0.5
cxservices: 1.2.3
cycler: 0.12.1
Cython: 3.1.4
dask: 2026.1.2
debugpy: 1.8.19
decorator: 5.2.1
deepmerge: 2.0
Deprecated: 1.3.1
distinctipy: 1.3.4
distributed: 2026.1.2
docutils: 0.21.2
dynamotable: 0.2.4
emfile: 0.3.0
executing: 2.2.1
fasteners: 0.20
filelock: 3.19.1
fonttools: 4.61.1
frozenlist: 1.8.0
fsspec: 2026.2.0
funcparserlib: 2.0.0a0
geomdl: 5.4.0
glfw: 2.10.0
gql: 3.5.3
grako: 3.16.5
graphql-core: 3.2.6
h11: 0.16.0
h5py: 3.15.1
hatchling: 1.29.0
html2text: 2025.4.15
httpcore: 1.0.9
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httpx-sse: 0.4.3
idna: 3.11
ihm: 2.2
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imagesize: 1.4.1
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iniconfig: 2.3.0
ipykernel: 6.30.1
ipython: 9.5.0
ipython_pygments_lexers: 1.1.1
ipywidgets: 8.1.8
jedi: 0.19.2
Jinja2: 3.1.6
jmespath: 1.1.0
jsonschema: 4.26.0
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jupyter_core: 5.9.1
jupyterlab_widgets: 3.0.16
kiwisolver: 1.4.9
lazy_loader: 0.4
line_profiler: 5.0.0
linkify-it-py: 2.0.3
locket: 1.0.0
lxml: 6.0.2
lz4: 4.3.2
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markdown-it-py: 4.0.0
MarkupSafe: 3.0.3
matplotlib: 3.10.7
matplotlib-inline: 0.2.1
mcp: 1.18.0
mdit-py-plugins: 0.5.0
mdurl: 0.1.2
mrcfile: 1.5.4
msgpack: 1.1.1
multidict: 6.7.0
ndindex: 1.10.1
nest-asyncio: 1.6.0
netCDF4: 1.6.5
networkx: 3.3
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numcodecs: 0.15.1
numexpr: 2.14.1
numpy: 2.2.6
numpy: 1.26.4
ome-zarr: 0.10.3
OpenMM: 8.2.0
openvr: 1.26.701
packaging: 25.0
pandas: 2.3.3
ParmEd: 4.2.2
parso: 0.8.5
partd: 1.4.2
pathspec: 1.0.4
pep517: 0.13.1
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pickleshare: 0.7.5
pillow: 11.3.0
pip: 25.2
pkginfo: 1.12.1.2
platformdirs: 4.5.1
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propcache: 0.4.1
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ptyprocess: 0.7.0
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pybind11: 3.0.1
pycollada: 0.8
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pydantic: 2.12.5
pydantic-settings: 2.12.0
pydantic_core: 2.41.5
pydicom: 2.4.4
Pygments: 2.19.2
Pygments: 2.18.0
pynmrstar: 3.3.6
pynrrd: 1.0.0
PyOpenGL: 3.1.10
PyOpenGL-accelerate: 3.1.10
pyopenxr: 1.1.4501
pyparsing: 3.3.2
pyproject_hooks: 1.2.0
PyQt6-commercial: 6.9.1
PyQt6-Qt6: 6.9.2
PyQt6-WebEngine-commercial: 6.9.0
PyQt6-WebEngine-Qt6: 6.9.2
PyQt6_sip: 13.10.2
pyspnego: 0.12.0
pytest: 9.0.2
pytest-cov: 7.0.0
python-dateutil: 2.9.0.post0
python-dotenv: 1.2.1
python-multipart: 0.0.21
pytz: 2025.2
PyYAML: 6.0.3
pyzmq: 27.1.0
qtconsole: 5.7.0
QtPy: 2.4.3
qtshim: 1.2
RandomWords: 0.4.0
referencing: 0.37.0
requests: 2.32.5
requests-toolbelt: 1.0.0
rich: 14.3.3
roman-numerals: 4.1.0
roman-numerals-py: 4.1.0
rpds-py: 0.30.0
s3fs: 2026.2.0
s3transfer: 0.16.0
scikit-image: 0.26.0
scipy: 1.14.0
setuptools: 80.9.0
sfftk-rw: 0.8.1
six: 1.17.0
smbprotocol: 1.16.0
snowballstemmer: 3.0.1
sortedcontainers: 2.4.0
soupsieve: 2.8.3
Sphinx: 8.2.3
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sphinxcontrib-applehelp: 2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-blockdiag: 3.0.0
sphinxcontrib-devhelp: 2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp: 2.1.0
sphinxcontrib-jsmath: 1.0.1
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sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml: 2.0.0
sse-starlette: 3.2.0
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strcase: 1.0.0
superqt: 0.7.6
tables: 3.10.2
tblib: 3.2.2
tcia_utils: 1.5.1
textual: 8.0.0
tifffile: 2025.3.13
tinyarray: 1.2.5
toolz: 1.1.0
tornado: 6.5.4
tqdm: 4.67.3
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comment:1 by , 3 weeks ago
| Component: | Unassigned → UI |
|---|---|
| Owner: | set to |
| Platform: | → all |
| Project: | → ChimeraX |
| Status: | new → assigned |
| Summary: | ChimeraX bug report submission → Could not start space navigator |
comment:2 by , 3 weeks ago
comment:3 by , 3 weeks ago
Hi Tom, Apologies regarding the bug report: I didn't realize I need to install a special driver because it acted as a regular mouse as soon as I connected it to my Mac. After installing the driver, the device snav command works! Thanks for pointing this out so quickly, the issue can be closed. Best, Utz On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM ChimeraX <ChimeraX-bugs-admin@cgl.ucsf.edu <mailto:ChimeraX-bugs-admin@cgl.ucsf.edu>> wrote: -- Utz Heinrich Ermel Engineer II  utz.ermel@biohub.org <mailto:utz.ermel@czbiohub.org> www.biohub.org <http://www.biohub.org/>
comment:4 by , 3 weeks ago
| Resolution: | → not a bug |
|---|---|
| Status: | assigned → closed |
Yep, I think 2D mouse behavior with the space navigator does not need a driver by the 6 degree-of-freedom behavior needs it.
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Your ChimeraX error message says
Library not loaded:
/Library/Frameworks/3DconnexionClient.framework/Versions/A/3DconnexionClient
Do you have the 3Dconnexion driver software installed on your Mac? I just installed it from
https://3dconnexion.com/us/drivers/
and my old SpaceNavigator USB wired device worked in ChimeraX after rebooting my Mac (macOS 26.3.1, Mac Studio M2 Ultra) and using ChimeraX command "device snav on".