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    • BoxB Online
      Box
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      My first gif shows me simply using orbit with the the middle mouse button. No tricks or fancy hardware. Just click and drag horizontally.

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        djh
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        Box, I have a Microsoft Wireless Mouse 5000. The middle wheel button doesn't do anything. I suppose that I need to get a different mouse. Thank you for your advice.

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        • BoxB Online
          Box
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          That begs the question, how long have you been using SU without a working navigation system.
          You may only need to adjust the mouse settings. Find the settings for the mouse and set the wheel to Middle Mouse click or equivalent.

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            djh
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            I don't know. It still doesn't work for me. See attached.


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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
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              Can you make the middle button do anything? Even in a different application? A while back I taught a SketchUp class in a school where they provided the computer. The Microsoft mouse they had required an awful lot of pressure to get that button to work. I wound up bringing in my own wireless mouse and using it instead.

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                djh
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                What mouse do you use?

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                • Dave RD Offline
                  Dave R
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                  I use Logitech mice on both my Mac and PC. Different models neither of which I can remember. The one I use on the Mac was the least expensive wireless Logitech mouse I could get locally. The other came with a wireless keyboard.

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                  • BoxB Online
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                    Generally the cheapest simple three button scroll wheel mouse possible.
                    The more you pay the more the drivers can screw things up. The more the ergonomics can set the scroll wheel too far down to be an easy orbit without hitting the other buttons etc etc

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                    • Jean LemireJ Offline
                      Jean Lemire
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                      Hi folks.

                      I use a Logitech wireless mouse on my Mac. I did not install the driver that came with it. The Mac OS Mouse driver does the job very well.

                      If you use a driver, usually, you assign the scroll wheel as button 3.

                      Just ideas.

                      Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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                        djh
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                        @box said:

                        I guess it'll be two years again for the next installment.

                        Box, I got a new mouse. The middle button works, but I can't orbit precisely.

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                          djh
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                          @box said:

                          My first gif shows me simply using orbit with the the middle mouse button. No tricks or fancy hardware. Just click and drag horizontally.

                          ?Just click the left button,the right button, or the middle button?

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                            @djh said:

                            @box said:

                            My first gif shows me simply using orbit with the the middle mouse button. No tricks or fancy hardware. Just click and drag horizontally.

                            ?Just click the left button,the right button, or the middle button?

                            When I click using the middle button, it is not constrained. I can't keep the blue axis line at 12:00 6:00. I have a new mouse.

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                              @djh said:

                              @box said:

                              My first gif shows me simply using orbit with the the middle mouse button. No tricks or fancy hardware. Just click and drag horizontally.

                              ?Just click the left button,the right button, or the middle button?

                              Box wrote "the middle button".

                              @djh said:

                              When I click using the middle button, it is not constrained. I can't keep the blue axis line at 12:00 6:00. I have a new mouse.

                              It'll be as constrained as your mouse movement is. There is no option to constrain orbit such that the vertical axis remains oriented at 12 and 6.

                              Why is that important? The blue axis could only be oriented vertically on the screen if the camera is positioned so it is centered on the height of the model and the horizon line cuts across the screen dead center or if the camera is setting to Parallel Projection.

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                                djh
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                                Thank you Dave R and Box.

                                In Coreldraw, one may constrain the vertical or horizontal movement by pressing Ctrl and dragging the mouse. Now, I realize that it's not really possible in SU. Though, one may approximate it if he has a very steady hand and by using the axis.

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                                  That's because CorelDraw is 2D! SketchUp is 3D. Orientation of axes is a whole different game when you are viewing a 3D space, especially when perspective camera is on.

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