Using Solidworks with Laptop Trackpads - No Middle Button?

[billybryce]

Hi,

I use a laptop 100% of the time, I enjoy the freedom of it over being desktop bound.

Currently, my laptop has a Trackpad with 3 buttons, Left, Middle, Right. This works great with Solidworks and I can move / orientate models well using the Middle button.

Soon I'll be upgrading my laptop. I've noticed however, that most newer laptops have a trackpad with no buttons, or two buttons. Are you able to roll around models properly in Solidworks without the Middle button via gesturing - 1, 2, and 3 finger gestures etc?

If anyone has any experience with this I'd love to hear from you.

Thank you,

 

[Cadasio]

Often the laptops with no buttons, do actually have them, the trackpad itself is the buttons (e.g. click to the left for left click).
I can't even imagine how you favour working with a trackpad in the first place, but certainly one with no middle mouse would be a nightmare to use. I use a laptop, and always have with SolidWorks as I previously had to travel about with it. I personally would always have to use a mouse (a decent wireless one to keep your laptop "freedom") if doing anything serious in Solidworks, I just couldn't be productive without one. Rotating, zooming panning etc with the trackpad (and/or keyboard shortcuts) was just extremely slow and counterproductive, in my opinion.