Is it possible to assign shortcuts to my extra mouse buttons? For example, I would like to assign the shortcut bar to the mouse button close to my thumb. I’ve noticed in the shortcut menu that all of them use the keyboard and the shortcuts for the middle mouse button for pan, rotate, and zoom aren’t even listed. I am using Windows XP Pro, SW 2009 SP3 and a Logitech MX3200 mouse. I do NOT use SetPoint because, for some reason, it causes the middle mouse button to become useless in SW.
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Michael
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Setsudo
Unless your Mouse is just super simple, it has at least 2 extra muttons. What’s your vote for productivity when it comes to mapping them?
I run:
Extra Button #1 = Zoom Extents
Extra Button #2 = Isolate-
Chris Serran
Are you using a 2nd peripheral (spaceball, etc.)?
If so I would vote for mapping ‘s’(Shortcut bar) to one button and enter to the other. This is how I have it setup.I’ll have to think of something if you’re not using a 2nd peripheral.
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Setsudo
Nope, just one mouse with 2 extra buttons I thought were useless until the other day
I have Shortcut bar set to “S” and my finger never leaves it all day since I have been running menu-less for several months.
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Chris Serran
I highly suggest one.
With your non-mouse hand on the keyboard I would probably still throw enter on one of the buttons. This way you don’t have to travel across your keyboard to hit it.
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CBL
I usually have one button set for Delete.
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Ezra 3:20 pm on July 1, 2009 Permalink
This can be handled buy the mouse drivers generally. Problem is that SolidWorks and Logitec amoung other mouse drivers rarely play well with each other. Here are some mouse related topics I have found online
http://www.solidsmack.com/16-solidworks-tips-to-make-the-s-key-work-for-you/2008-12-30/
http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1209
http://sw.fcsuper.com/index.php?name=FAQ&id_cat=4
http://www.moderntechmech.com/support/5tips/mouse_option.html
http://www.sheetmetalguy.com/tips_mouse.htm
I know these are not much help to your question but still might be of help to others I am going to experiment with my mouse at home to see If I can map the buttons.
Brian 12:05 pm on July 6, 2009 Permalink
Most all mouse driver software will have to be tweaked to get the middle mouse button working in SolidWorks. Just go into your mouse configuration and set the middle mouse button to be “middle mouse button”. Then you can customize all the other buttons.
