Reversing mouse zoom?
Reversing mouse zoom?
(OP)
I am wondering whether it is possible to reverse the zoom direction, when I use my scrollwheel and move it forward I want to zoom in, not out.
I like NX but this is paramount for me.
Thanks!
I like NX but this is paramount for me.
Thanks!
CSWP-Surf





RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
John R. Baker, P.E.
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RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
Here is the option in the system preferences in Solidworks, that allows you to do this: http://i
I happen to know from experience, that Pro/E doesn't have this either, and it annoys me.
CSWP-Surf
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
But since it annoys you, my suggestion is that you contact GTAC and have them open an ER (Enhancement Request) to that effect. If there proves to be sufficient interest, perhaps we'll consider implementing something like this.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
Inventor does this too.
Mind you this behaviour is also how 3ds Max works, how Alias Studio works.
Of course, the behaviour from NX is found in Pro/E, Maya and so on.
Both methods are absolutely fine ways to go, so my request is: let the user decide how he wants it, not the CAD developers.
No? :)
CSWP-Surf
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
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RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
Of course that would be even better. But I do imagine that would be a much greater leap.
Simply having a checkbox to reverse the zoom behaviour though, well, not so much. lol
John,
I don't have NX purchased, I was using a trial version to check it out (and if you guys don't do trials, shame on you)
CSWP-Surf
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
I'm a bit disappointed to learn its not in NX somewhere already. NX has awesome depth and usually these things have been in there for years.
So yes my vote goes in the box for this one! :)
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
NX 6.0.1.5, TC 2007
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
There is an unpublished (but I recommended that we include this in the 'ugii_env.dat' file in future releases, which is being considered) environment variable which will control this. As you've discovered, the NX default is that when you roll the middle mouse scroll-wheel IN toward the screen, the display Zooms OUT (the metaphor being that the wheel if moving the displayed objects AWAY from you.
But you can set the following variable:
UGII_MOUSE_WHEEL=
To either 0, 1 or 2.
Setting it equal to 1, will retain the default behavior, that is rolling the middle mouse scroll-wheel IN toward the screen, the display Zooms OUT.
Setting it equal to 2, will REVERSE the default behavior, that is rolling the middle mouse scroll-wheel IN toward the screen, the display will now Zooms IN.
And setting it equal to 0, will disable this behavior altogether, that is rolling the middle mouse scroll-wheel will have NO effect whatsoever.
Note that originally this variable was implemented because we actually had several customers who did NOT want the scroll-wheel to do anything inside of NX (go figure?) and so while it was being implemented, the developer went ahead and added the 3rd option (2) which reverses the direction of zoom simply because he figured he might as well cover all the bases.
OK, so that should overcome your annoyance, right?
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
http://www.siemens.com/plm
http://www.plmworld.org/museum/
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
PS. Its great to see the developers covering all options/bases. nothing more annoying then "The SolidWorks Effect"! i.e. half assed (arsed if you're aussie) implemented functionality!
RE: Reversing mouse zoom?
CSWP-Surf