The Mouse tab of the Options dialog is used to assign specific functions, for example rotate/zoom/pan, to the middle and right mouse buttons, either when clicked alone or in combination with the Shift, Control or ALT keys. Functions can also be assigned to a mouse wheel where available.
For the left mouse button, options are available to change the way the mouse is used to select and open project items.
You also can specify whether you want OK, Apply, Cancel or Help buttons to appear at the top of the command page (for example, in an active tool dialog). By default, these buttons appear at the bottom of the command page.
Dialog elements
- Middle
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you click and hold down the middle button on your mouse.
When the mouse button is released, the previously active tool is reselected automatically.
- Middle+SHIFT
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Shift key and the middle button on your mouse.
- Middle+CTRL
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Ctrl key and the middle button on your mouse.
- Middle+ALT
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Alt key and the middle button on your mouse.
- Right
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you click and hold down the right button on your mouse.
When the mouse button is released, the previously active tool is reselected automatically.
- Right+SHIFT
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Shift key and the right button on your mouse.
- Right+CTRL
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Ctrl key and the right button on your mouse.
- Right+ALT
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Alt key and the right button on your mouse.
- Wheel
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you scroll the wheel on your mouse.
When you stop scrolling, the previously active tool is reselected automatically.
- Wheel+SHIFT
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Shift key and scroll the wheel on your mouse.
- Wheel+CONTROL
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when you simultaneously hold down the Ctrl key and scroll the wheel on your mouse.
- Initial mode for new windows
- Specifies the tool that you want to be active when a new model display window is created.
Use the drop-down menu to choose the tool that you want to be activated. You can choose from the Select, Rotate, Rotate Z, Pan, Banding Zoom, or Dynamic Zoom tools.
- Project items
- Allows you to specify whether you want to single-click or double-click to open a project item.
- Command page button position
- Specify whether you want the OK, Apply, Cancel and Help buttons to appear at the top of the command page (for example, in an active tool dialog).