topic Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives? in Modeling

Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

rob2218 — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:12:59 GMT

they just installed AC17 and AC18 on my MAC.
I'm now getting "re" used to the MAC.....again...so for some reason...the "zoom selection" is now 'greyed out'?
Any advice?

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

Anonymous — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:19:26 GMT

Do you have anything selected?

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:20:32 GMT

Did you select something? It looks like you are only highlighting a couple of walls.

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

rob2218 — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:22:03 GMT

no....I don't want to "select" anything....I want to "zoom" to a windowed area? do I need to select something...then use the zoom? I don't recall it working like that....but I'll try it.

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

rob2218 — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:23:17 GMT

OK..so I used the selection marquee..just tried it and still the "zoom to selected area" isn't working? I'm not going nuts here...I know the zoom to a selected area used to work.....what gives?

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

Eduardo Rolon — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 01:24:26 GMT

The grayed one is the one that says "Zoom to selection" so you need to have something selected.
"Zoom Window" is the magnifying glass with the plus sign at the bottom of the window. Click it and draw the rectangle.

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

rob2218 — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:31:11 GMT

thank you sir......my bad.
it was the end of the day....and I couldn't remember "which" DA@# icon zooms in and out......thanks.

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

Barry Kelly — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:08:42 GMT

rob2218 wrote:
thank you sir......my bad.
it was the end of the day....and I couldn't remember "which" DA@# icon zooms in and out......thanks.

I never use them except for the 'Fit in Window' one.
I just use the scroll wheel on the mouse.
Barry.

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

rob2218 — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:12:53 GMT

I too use the mouse scroll wheel...just that yesterday, i was planted on a new MAC and the dern crazy magic mouse sucked! big time.....so I was lost as to where my icons were that zoomed, panned, scroll-wheeled in and out..etc.

You know drill....once an old dawg like me hones in on a way of doing something...procedurally.....there's no breakin' that habit. So I was a bit freaked, it was new job and I forgot my meds that morning.....so the combo of all those things led me to loss my "zoom" icon....no biggy.
it's all fine now.

thanks.

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

Stress Co_ — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 02:59:37 GMT

Barry wrote:
I never use them except for the 'Fit in Window' one.

Does double clicking your scroll wheel (center button?) accomplish the same (fit in window)?

Re: Zoom Selection ability greyed out....what gives?

Barry Kelly — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 03:04:40 GMT

Stress wrote:
Barry wrote:
I never use them except for the 'Fit in Window' one.
Does double clicking your scroll wheel (center button?) accomplish the same (fit in window)?

Yes it does - thanks.
Another button I don't need now if I can remember to use it.
You can teach old dogs new tricks but with me it takes a little while to sink in.

Barry.