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    • Alan FraserA Offline
      Alan Fraser
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      I've never used VectorWorks, but I do use Corel a lot, which also has an autoscroll facility. It is incredibly fast and almost always zooms way past where I want to be, first in one direction then the other. I have to say that I much prefer the SketchUp method in which you can pan, zoom, orbit etc. using the mouse wheel in the middle of a drawing operation....or even switch to X-Ray mode to draw straight through an object It gives you much more precise control and is as easy as navigating a video game.

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        phil2007
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        I'm running sketchup 6.0.1099 and it does
        pan while drawing or while using any drawing tool - It's
        useful and not too fast as in Photoshop
        I don't know if I turned on this function somehow but I would not want to lose it say in the next version of su

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        • jeff hammondJ Offline
          jeff hammond
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          go to sketchup -> preferences -> drawing.. select 'click-drag-release' and you'll be able to pan while drawing..

          i suspect most people (myself included) prefer 'click-move-click' or auto detect... i think there's more control with that when attempting to get to various parts of the drawing.. i often click on the starting point for the tool then use applekey+control for orbit or add the shift key for panning.. all while the start point is still holding it's place..

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            GreyHead
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            Adding to Gaieus' reply, I found I can get all three controls with a wheel mouse. Scroll the wheel to Zoom; click the wheel and hold to Orbit; wheel click and hold, then left click and drag at the same time to Pan.

            Takes a little getting used to but with practice you can move around well with just the mouse.

            Bob

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              Gaieus
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              I also have a space navigator but it does take a while to get accustomed to. First it's like flying an aeroplane drunk... 😒

              Gai...

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                jhearcht
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                Gaieus

                Since I am still a 3D novice, my current manipulation of objects in 3D space is already like flying drunk. Surely it couldn't get any worse. What is the purpose and price of Space Navigator? Does it help you to move directly between specific points in space?

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
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                  Well, according to 3DConnexion website, the prices range between $59 and $399. I have this one and it allows me to orbit, spin, pan etc (not exactly between two points but panning allows something like that).


                  http://www.3dconnexion.com/images/overview_sn.jpg

                  Gai...

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                    remus
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                    Try using the click-move-click option for your mouse settings. This way you can start a line in one place, hold the middle mouse button and shift to pan, and then click the endpoint.

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                      pav_3j
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                      @greyhead said:

                      Adding to Gaieus' reply, I found I can get all three controls with a wheel mouse. Scroll the wheel to Zoom; click the wheel and hold to Orbit; wheel click and hold, then left click and drag at the same time to Pan.

                      Takes a little getting used to but with practice you can move around well with just the mouse.

                      Bob

                      i found this out by accident a few months back, at first i thought it was pointless, but looking back, now i realise that i have been doing it more and more frequently.
                      i guess somehow i find it more instinctive, which is what sketchup is all about really!

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                        jhearcht
                        last edited by

                        Nevermind. After I reset the mouse wheel from DOUBLE-CLICK, to WHEEL-CLICK, the SHIFT button will now interrupt a line draw. But I'll have to remember to change the mouse setting whenever I use SketchUp.

                        However, I find that I still end up with two lines instead of one. Is there a way to combine them into one line, other than grouping. Thanks again for the help.

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