topic Re: mouse not working properly in Archicad 10 in Installation & update

mouse not working properly in Archicad 10

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:27:48 GMT

Hi
I recently broke my wireless mouse, so I bought a new one, actually 3 new ones, none of them seem to work properly in Archicad 10 platform xp
the zoom wheel scroll rather than zoom and I can't get the pan to work when I press the wheel, I know it is not the mouse brcause I tried few different ones, I even tried the broken one and it stopped working properly in spite of it use too. I have downloaded the mouse driver ( LOGITECH) but that didn't help. Someone told me you have to get the mouse to work with Archicad rather than windows but I don't know where to do that from. Does anybody have an answer to this problem

Re: mouse not working properly in Archicad 10

Rex Maximilian — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:42:25 GMT

All I can add to this is that ArchiCAD works best with a mouse when:

a) You disable mouse features in the driver software for ArchiCAD, allowing ArchiCAD to take over the mouse when it is active; or if that can't be done...

b) Don't install a mouse driver if possible (Mac can do this).

Basically you can't have the driver overriding ArchiCAD's use of the mouse.

Re: mouse not working properly in Archicad 10

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:30:21 GMT

What king of mouses are these? They have scroll wheel, don't they?

Get used to pressing Ctrl while zooming!

For other driver specific details search the forum!

I also found out that with expensive Microsoft mouses it is very hard to press the wheel! So, avoid them - not good for CAD!

Re: mouse not working properly in Archicad 10

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 05:59:06 GMT

'Plug & Play' mouses which donot require any drivers seem to work better with CAD Applications IMHO. I had similar problem working in ADT.

Re: mouse not working properly in Archicad 10

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:53:18 GMT

I have found that any of the current 'fancy' mouses (micees!) with 'tilt' wheels are impossible in Archicad - a pity really as they often have useful additonl buttons back / forward and so on.

Re: mouse not working properly in Archicad 10

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:13:40 GMT

troakie wrote:
I have found that any of the current 'fancy' mouses (micees!) with 'tilt' wheels are impossible in Archicad - a pity really as they often have useful additonl buttons back / forward and so on.

Wrong!
I have been using such mouses for three years! Work great!

jaesengh wrote:
'Plug & Play' mouses which donot require any drivers seem to work better with CAD Applications IMHO.

They do, as long as you need a fourth button - then simple mouses are not un option!

jaesengh wrote:
I had similar problem working in ADT.

The problem is not related to AC only. I have been experiencing such problems since the introduction of the scroll wheel - back in Autocad 2000. I am experiencing the even now as on Mozilla!

COnfigure your mouse driver properly and press Ctrl!

Re: mouse not working properly in Archicad 10

Anonymous — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:38:36 GMT

I use the Apple Mighty Mouse cordless with both Mac (of course) and WinXP with no problems at all. The tiny scroll ball can be a little sensitive at times but it really flies in ArchiCAD.