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I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

(OP)
I've been having this re-occuring problem for a while - but haven't posted the question - because I can't consistently reproduce it. Once in a while - I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel. It happens when I zoom in far enough to envoke the scrol bars at the edges of my view window. the only way to get my mouse zooming back is to exit & re-open the part.

Any clues?

BTW - this is on the system at the tech college where I teach a night class. Student Edition 2005 SP3.1. I suppose I could get some more system specs if needed.


Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Lava Lamp

RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

There is a possible fix on Solidworks Discussion Forum.
User interface
look for heading by "kingz" on Aug2 12:17

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RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

(OP)
Got a link?
... or a web address... anything?


Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Lava Lamp

RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

Try looking at View\MOdify and checking those options there.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376

RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

http://forum.solidworks.com/swforum/logon.asp

This is as far as I can get you.
Once you log in you will find similar threads near the one that I describe.

If you use PDMWorks, there is a link in the "Solidworks Resources" under the task pane.

the thread in question simply recommends doing a fix on your mouse.

try what Scott Baugh recommends first, as this is his profession.

dsgnr1

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RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

(OP)
Scott... Is that from the VIEW on the toolbar? I don't see any options in there.

The irony is - this only happens at the school. Here at work I use my SpaceBall & it never occurs. But I vaguely remember - before I got the Spaceball - this might have heppened. Now I'm remembering it might have something to do with the mouse settings. (Im posting now - mostly to remind myself to try rhis next Tuesday at school). Open the Mouse Properties dialog box - from CONTROL PANEL. click the WHEEL tab & then ADVANCED in the wheel troubleshooter frame. Then disable all IntelliPoint software wheel support for SolidWorks.

See if that does it.


Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Lava Lamp

RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

(OP)
dsgnr1...

I think that thread basically does what I just remembered. I'm betting this will fox the problem. I'm gonna e-mail the day teacher & see if he can try the fix before I get there next week.


Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Lava Lamp

RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

Tate,
Bless you for passing along to future Engineers and Designers, etc.

That takes a special breed.

dsgnr1

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RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

(OP)
Thank you...

I'm really enjoying it.


Windows 2000 Professional / Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer
SolidWorks 2005 SP04.0 / SpaceBall 4000 FLX
Lava Lamp

RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

When you go under View\Modify there are 2 options

Zoom about center and rotate about center. Those are about the only options in SW for settings of your Mouse. THe Mouse is mostly controlled by the driver of the machine.

Different Mice have different drivers and this can cause some conflict when trying to tell you to set up the Mouse driver properties. But check to make sure that (if microsoft) that it's in the list of you wheel button. If Logitech, turn off "Disable Acceleration in Games".

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376

RE: I loose the abilty to pan or zoom with my mouse wheel.

Hi TateJ,

I don't know what mouse you're using...Logitech or Microsft or X brand?

I had the same problem with my Microsoft Intellimouse.  To fix the problem I needed to go in the Intellimouse configuration program and add the Sldworks.exe in the list of programs for it to work properly (allowed me to zoom + pan with the middle button).

Hope it helps,

Colombo75

Industrial Designer
SW2005 SP4.0

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