sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    🤑 SketchPlus 1.3 | 44 Tools for $15 until June 20th Buy Now

    Mouse binding

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved SketchUp Discussions
    sketchup
    19 Posts 7 Posters 1.3k Views 7 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • S Offline
      snead hearn
      last edited by

      I discovered Sketchup in 2001. A brilliant, simple, intuitive, precise, flexible software but
      frustrating in one aspect: uneditable mouse bindings. Because of this I put it aside and went on to other softwares. I have come back a number of times over the years but still the same stumbling block.

      All the other programs that I use, Silo, Blender, Hexagon, Modo, Moi allow editing of mouse binding for navigation. My preferences (a modification of Maya bindings): Alt lmb-orbit, mmb-pan (hand), scroll-zoom has become ingrained in muscle memory.

      Recently, I investigated Bonzai and Form Z since they incorporate some tools that are evocative of
      Sketchup. Both allow editing of mouse bindings but for other reasons I find these programs frustrating to use.

      To make a long story short, after searching forums and the web and finding no options for editing
      the Sketchup mouse commands, I ask here if any of the script and plugin authors who frequent this forum have thought about this situation. Is it possible to write such a acript or plugin and if so would one of them undertake such a task?

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • R Offline
        Roger
        last edited by

        Use dental floss and tiny little knots.

        http://www.azcreative.com

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • tademaT Offline
          tadema
          last edited by

          "tiny little knots" 🤣 🤣 🤣

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • KrisidiousK Offline
            Krisidious
            last edited by

            oh sorry I thought I was in the Rodent Bondage Thread...

            http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbmipmT4Iw1qb56ggo1_500.jpg

            on another note... I urge you not to search for Rodent Bondage on Google.

            By: Kristoff Rand
            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • R Offline
              Roger
              last edited by

              Kris, we have the identical rodent minus the bondage. We had a mouse in the house and in addition to traps we figured the large stuffed rodent might be intimidating.

              http://www.azcreative.com

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Oh, come on guys. Here is a member posting the first time an you make fun of him.
                😒

                @snead: I do not think that "mapping" (as I would call it) mouse commands is possible in SU. They are all hard coded. You have probably discovered the shortcuts panel but (of course), there's nothing there. Unfortunately, what I know of the ruby API (about - nothing much actually), it does not allow such modifications either.

                Gai...

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • R Offline
                  Roger
                  last edited by

                  Snead, I apologize. Gaius, I admit that I made a Mickey Mouse comment.

                  http://www.azcreative.com

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • KrisidiousK Offline
                    Krisidious
                    last edited by

                    oh sorry Snead... didn't realize this was your first post.

                    By: Kristoff Rand
                    Home DesignerUnique House Plans

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      Okay guys (and the same time I have to admit that I also had some giggle moments) 😉

                      Gai...

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • S Offline
                        snead hearn
                        last edited by

                        Oh, dear. Look here, Minnie.
                        I return here after a week and all I find are a few human droppings.
                        Oh, dear. Oh,dear.

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • jeff hammondJ Offline
                          jeff hammond
                          last edited by

                          what about your mouse driver?
                          some of them (Logitech for example) allow for customization that way.

                          dotdotdot

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • KrisidiousK Offline
                            Krisidious
                            last edited by

                            @unknownuser said:

                            Oh, dear. Look here, Minnie.
                            I return here after a week and all I find are a few human droppings.
                            Oh, dear. Oh,dear.

                            🤣

                            By: Kristoff Rand
                            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • R Offline
                              Roger
                              last edited by

                              🤣 Clearly Snead is in the spirit of the moment.

                              http://www.azcreative.com

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • J Offline
                                jaceguay
                                last edited by

                                I recommend Autohotkey for this type of customization, If you tell me what you are you trying to achieve I´ll help you make a script.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • S Offline
                                  snead hearn
                                  last edited by

                                  Jacequay-

                                  I investigated Autohotkey, but did not go further because it wasn't clear
                                  if it would allow changing the mouse inputs for only Sketchup and not for
                                  everything on my computer.

                                  For all the other 3d software that I use, the following mapping has become
                                  ingrained in muscle memory:

                                  Orbit = Alt + Lmb
                                  Pan = Mmb
                                  Zoom = Scroll wheel

                                  If Orbit and Pan could be reset for Sketchup only, I wouldn't be tripping over
                                  them all the time.

                                  Your help is most welcome.

                                  Snead

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • J Offline
                                    jaceguay
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi, the script follows, it changes the orbit and pan as you describe, to use it just install autohotkey, after you run it for the first time it will create a template script on your documents folder, you can open it with notepad delete what´s there and paste this.
                                    The IfWinActive, SketchUp ensure that it will only be active in the sketchup window.

                                    #SingleInstance force
                                    #NoEnv
                                    #Persistent
                                    #ErrorStdOut
                                    SetTitleMatchMode 2
                                    #IfWinActive, SketchUp
                                    ;-------------------------
                                    *MButton;;
                                    SendEvent {Shift Down}{MButton down}
                                    KeyWait MButton
                                    SendEvent {Shift Up}{MButton up}
                                    return
                                    ;-------------------------
                                    *!LButton;;
                                    SendEvent {MButton down}
                                    KeyWait LButton
                                    SendEvent {MButton up}
                                    return
                                    
                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • S Offline
                                      snead hearn
                                      last edited by

                                      Thank you for your response and guidance, jaceguay.

                                      I installed the script as you indicated. Upon opening Sketchup it worked beautifully.
                                      All was well until I closed Sketchup and turned off the computer. Upon reopening the program,
                                      Sketchup had reverted to its default Orbit and Pan.

                                      After going back through the installation steps and checking the AutoHotkey help files,
                                      and making no progress in finding an answer, I tried Start > AutoHotkey > Open. Nothing
                                      visible happened. However, when I opened Sketchup again the script was working. It appears
                                      that shutting down and restarting the computer is the problem.

                                      This is beyond my abilities to solve. Do you have any ideas or suggestions?

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • J Offline
                                        jaceguay
                                        last edited by

                                        Autohotkey must be running to make the modification work, the installation don´t make it start automatically with windows, so you can start it yourself every time you want to use sketchup or to make it easier you should put autohotkey as a start up program. After you start Autohotkey to ensure it its running see if you can find a green "H" beside the clock on the taksbar.

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • S Offline
                                          snead hearn
                                          last edited by

                                          jacequay,
                                          Again, thank you. It is now working as I wished.
                                          Jeff Hammond,
                                          I had previously checked Logitech drivers. However, they do not allow modification of
                                          the primary mouse buttons.
                                          Thanks to all.
                                          Snead

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • 1 / 1
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          Buy SketchPlus
                                          Buy SUbD
                                          Buy WrapR
                                          Buy eBook
                                          Buy Modelur
                                          Buy Vertex Tools
                                          Buy SketchCuisine
                                          Buy FormFonts

                                          Advertisement