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Exocubic  
#1 Posted : Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:46:56 AM(UTC)
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I use sketchup (a lot) and one of my favorite things about the software is the view manipulation. Middle click and drag= orbit. Middle click-SHIFT-drag= Pan. Much cleaner than having to switch over to the space bar for panning. Plus, I saw the attached tip, that seems to indicate that this nav style was once included (or still is and I can't figure out how to make it work). It would also be sweet for us tablet users to have an additional modifier key provide zooming, say middle click-option-drag. IIRC Rhino has this feature, albeit with the right mouse button, and it makes navigating with a stylus a dream.
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Tim Olson  
#2 Posted : Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:07:37 PM(UTC)
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>>Middle click-SHIFT-drag= Pan.

Will look into.


>>an additional modifier key provide zooming, say middle click-option-drag.

Ok.

>>makes navigating with a stylus a dream.

What stylus are you using?
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Exocubic  
#3 Posted : Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:15:47 PM(UTC)
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I have a Wacom Intuos 3, 4" x 5".

Thanks for looking into my requests, Tim.
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#4 Posted : Thursday, June 14, 2007 9:50:45 PM(UTC)
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Both options are now implemented in the next release.

Shift/Middle Button = dynamic pan

Control/Middle Button = dynamic zoom
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Exocubic  
#5 Posted : Friday, June 15, 2007 7:15:24 AM(UTC)
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NICE! Talk about customer service! Thanks again, Tim.
While we're on the subject - another nice option is what is commonly called "Trackball" orbiting, where the view rotates around the z axis. Works really well when working on archvis stuff - helps keep the model grounded.
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#6 Posted : Friday, June 15, 2007 2:37:46 PM(UTC)
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Yes I like that too .. it should be a preference

I know it's not really the same, but you can lock the z axis when you rotate by pressing z
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kmichael  
#7 Posted : Monday, June 18, 2007 12:31:47 PM(UTC)
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Just throwing this out there.

In NX you can hold the middle and right mouse buttons down simultaneously to pan. To dynamic zoom you click the left and middle mouse buttons simultaneously. You can also use the middle button wheel to zoom, just like in Concepts. So you never have to use the keyboard to switch tools, which makes it nice.

Just a thought.
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Exocubic  
#8 Posted : Thursday, June 28, 2007 4:22:35 PM(UTC)
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>>I would really like an option to emulate the middle click via a modifier - say, the option key.
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#9 Posted : Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:33:16 PM(UTC)
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Hi Mark,
On Mac, use the control key with left button to emulate right button on mac. This conventions is supported by the OS, not just ViaCAD.


(I somehow edited your post and lost your some of your text....sorry!)
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Exocubic  
#10 Posted : Friday, June 29, 2007 10:22:48 AM(UTC)
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Ain't no Mac greenhorn, here, Tim. I know how to get a right click, it's the middle click that presents a problem for me on the trackpad.
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#11 Posted : Friday, June 29, 2007 11:22:00 AM(UTC)
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I've managed to mangled your post and misread it:)
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Tim Olson  
#12 Posted : Friday, June 29, 2007 11:23:21 AM(UTC)
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>>it's the middle click that presents a problem for me on the trackpad.


Got it. Somehow I've managed to mangle your post and misread it:)
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