Mouse function

Found a very handy function this morning by accident.
RMB (right mouse button) drag an object in an assy, and it rotates it.

Just a reminder of other mouse functions:
LMB drag - moves the object (in an assy)
MMB drag - rotates the view
<CTRL> MMB drag - pans the view

Maybe I'm the only one to not know this one, but maybe not....

WT

 

Cooool Thanks

 

I think that was in the What's new PDF manual in 2004.

Regards,
Scott

 

Didn't know that one Wayne,

Nice find!
Thanks!

Muggs

 

Probably, but who reads those things anyway?

Actually, I do, but I apparently don't remember everything. I think this
one would be a good one to have in the Tip of the Day.

WT

 

I agree!

Regards,
Scott

 

You know this is funny. Some things you simply take for granted that
everyone knows. I've been using the RMB rotate since the beginning of SW04.
If I had known people were not aware of it, I could have been the one to
start this thread.

So, with that said, of the techniques that we all use daily, how would we
know what would make a good tip, and what would be common knowledge?

 

I would say that if you use it regularly, it should be a tip. In the same
light, how about moving a drawing view with the Alt key so you don't have to
pick the border? How about the sort of CTRL drag sketch entities to move
them as a group? These, to me, are invaluable and would be good reminder
tips. That's how I see the Tip of the Day.

WT

 

I thought he already did that???!??? ROTFLMAO

WT

 

Ok Dale, here is one that I don't know:
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Impressed?!?! ;-)

 

This is getting sillier as it goes! Nice to have fun once in a while.
)))

WT

 

Seriously, here is a tip. I have always thought of it as common knowledge,
but maybe it isn't.

Holding down the CTRL button while sketching will temporarily disable
automatic inferencing. This allows you to sketch without accidentally
creating unwanted relations.

 

You can also double MMB on a surface and dynamically rotate around an
imaginary perpendicular axis at the click point.

 

Just since 2004 was released I believd

 

That one I didn't know either. But I have always wondered why occasionally
the model would rotate about a mysterious axis. I probably accidentally
double MMB on a surface. Now I know...

 

Check back later - I used the link this morning.

WT

 

Are you talking about "single command per pick" vs. multi? That's been an
option since at least 98+.

Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear"