3Dconnexion CadMouse Pro Wireless Mouse Review

Most surfaces have a matte finish, but the gesture button and side buttons have a glossy finish, and there's a silver-colored accent trim around the bottom edge.

There's no RGB lighting, but there's a small LED that displays battery life just below the gesture button. There's also a small 3DConnexion logo on the palm rest area near the bottom edge.

This mouse is fairly large and bulky compared to a dedicated travel mouse, making it difficult to slip into pockets or laptop bags. It also lacks an internal compartment for storing its receiver when not in use. That said, it comes with a semi-rigid carrying case.

The 3Dconnexion CadMouse Pro Wireless has good build quality overall. The smooth plastic body feels very sturdy, and the materials are of fairly high quality. The body also doesn't creak whatsoever, even if you squeeze it very tightly. Although, you can accidentally actuate the side buttons if you press forcefully into the left side. However, this is a fairly common issue encountered on other mice and doesn't present any issues when using the mouse normally.

There's also some minor wobble in the scroll wheel. We noted during testing that it's possible to pop the wheel slightly out of alignment if you press it sideways to the left. While this temporarily prevents you from scrolling, it doesn't damage the scroll wheel and only requires you to push the scroll wheel to the right once more to re-seat it. Again, we don't expect most people will encounter this issue when using the mouse as intended. For more details, see the Scroll Wheel section.

This mouse is significantly heavier than most basic productivity mice or gaming mice. However, it's around the same weight as other similar, feature-rich productivity mice, like the Logitech MX Master 3S.

This mouse has a fairly generous, ergonomic-style shape with a thumb rest. It's best suited for a palm or more relaxed claw grip. The dedicated middle mouse button adds a bit of width compared to many similar mice and better accommodates slightly larger hands. If you have smaller hands, the mouse will likely feel unwieldy, regardless of the grip type you use.

There's also a left-handed variant of this mouse available, called the 3Dconnexion CadMouse Pro Wireless Left.

The 3Dconnexion CadMouse Pro Wireless has a rechargeable 11000 mAh battery and an advertised battery life of two months, based on eight hours of daily use, five days a week.

You can connect this mouse wirelessly with its included USB Universal Receiver or via Bluetooth.

The 3Dconnexion CadMouse Pro Wireless includes a braided charging cable. It's reasonably flexible but retains some minor kinks from its packaging.

The mouse feet glide smoothly on mousepads and fairly smoothly directly on desks, with only minor scratching sounds that don't impact gliding performance.

• USB-A to USB-C charging cable
• USB-A universal receiver
• Carrying case

You can reprogram several of the buttons on this mouse, including the dedicated middle mouse button. However, you can't reprogram the left-click button or reprogram the two buttons on the bottom, which toggle between connection type and paired devices. Furthermore, you can only swap the middle button and right-click button; you can't independently assign their functionality to other buttons.

The button under the scroll wheel opens a radial menu with directional gesture commands. The configuration software offers various preset radial menus, or you can customize your own. By default, each radial menu has four gesture directions, but you can program up to eight.

The 3Dconnexion CadMouse Pro has mediocre wireless click latency. It's well-suited for everyday browsing and productivity tasks but not fast-paced gaming.

This mouse provides impressive CPI accuracy. The sensor tracks movements very accurately and without significant variation.

This mouse has mediocre sensor latency performance over a wireless connection. It's more than suitable for work applications and everyday browsing; it isn't ideal for gaming.

The wired polling rate options are 125Hz, 250hz, 500hz, and 1000Hz. The wireless polling rate is fixed at 125Hz, while the Bluetooth has an effective update rate of 90Hz, which is fairly common for a Bluetooth connection and likely intended to save battery at the cost of performance.

The configuration software allows you to adjust a 'Mouse Speed' slider rather than choose a specific CPI value. This slider is somewhat imprecise and finicky. If you prefer using a particular sensitivity, it may take some frustrating trial and error to achieve.

This mouse's scroll wheel is made of plastic, but it feels sturdy and operates smoothly and precisely. By default, this scroll wheel has a 'Smart Scroll' software setting enabled that allows you to scroll more quickly through content by flicking the scroll wheel. However, doing this doesn't cause the wheel to scroll continuously, a feature known as free-scrolling, that's found on some productivity mice, like the Logitech MX Master 3S.

The scroll wheel doesn't have left/right tilt inputs. However, we noticed during testing that you can actuate the scroll wheel button if you press the wheel sideways to the right. It's fairly common with recent mice, and some people prefer this as it can make the scroll wheel button easier to actuate, depending on your grip type. However, it's unclear if it's an intentional design decision..

Pushing the scroll wheel sideways to the left temporarily locks the wheel in place. This likely isn't an intentional design decision, as it feels more like you're knocking the wheel slightly out of alignment, interrupting your ability to scroll. In any case, it's easy to rectify by nudging the wheel back to the right, and you're unlikely to encounter this issue while using the mouse normally.

We're unsure if this design quirk is reversed for the left-handed variant of this mouse. If you have the left-handed variant or would like to share your general experience with the scroll wheel on this mouse, we encourage you to reach out to us in the comments.

The 3Dconnexion CadMouse Pro's left-, middle, and right-click buttons are quiet and unlikely to bother those around you. The side buttons, scroll wheel, and gesture buttons behind the scroll wheel are also quiet and unlikely to annoy people, even in fairly noise-sensitive spaces.

That said, if you're worried about noise levels, it's worth pointing out that none of the buttons on this mouse are as quiet as those found on some productivity mice, typically advertised as having 'silent clicks,' like the Logitech M240.

This mouse uses 3DxWare software for configuration. This software is easy to navigate and simple in most respects. It allows you to manage paired devices and adjust expected settings, including mouse speed (CPI) and wired polling rates. You can adjust more unusual settings, including how many lines or pages you scroll per notch on the scroll wheel.

This software also allows for more in-depth configuration with custom button maps for individual applications and environments. This process is clunkier than the standard settings but fairly straightforward once you get the hang of it. After setting up a profile, your mouse automatically switches to it whenever in the relevant environment/application.

This can be extremely helpful if you require different settings and control schemes for various environments and applications. However, it may take considerable time to configure each profile you need individually. That said, you can save these settings to the mouse's onboard memory, so you don't need to worry about re-configuring these custom profiles when switching between computers.

Changing your mouse speed (CPI) and adjusting any of the options in the Advance Settings tab are global settings applied to all environments and applications.