topic Re: Can't Select Without Dragging in Modeling

Can't Select Without Dragging

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:20:25 GMT

A new thing is happening and it's making life miserable - I can't select anything without my selection moving/ dragging. I have to select, then hit escape once to avoid automatically dragging my selection.
I have a Macbook Pro and a Mac, it's happening on both.
Anybody have a fix? Driving me NUTS! Thanks!

Re: Can't Select Without Dragging

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:30:12 GMT

In the "Input Constraints and Guides" page of the Work Environment Dialog, which option is the "Line Drawing" field set to?
I am wondering if it is set to "Mac Classic-like" and that is causing this phenomenon.
You should try setting it to the "CAD-like" option then.

Re: Can't Select Without Dragging

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:34:00 GMT

LaszloNagy wrote:
In the "Input Constraints and Guides" page of the Work Environment Dialog, which option is the "Line Drawing" field set to?
I am wondering if it is set to "Mac Classic-like" and that is causing this phenomenon.
You should try setting it to the "CAD-like" option then.

It's set to CAD-like.

Re: Can't Select Without Dragging

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:40:31 GMT

So it is not the reason then.
I hope someone here may have another idea of what could be causing it.

Re: Can't Select Without Dragging

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:44:07 GMT

I think I may have figured it out - I use a Magic Mouse and Better Touch Tool so that I can pan by holding down the middle "wheel." I found a suggestion on a Better Touch forum and it seems to be working ok now. Here's the link:
https://community.folivora.ai/t/magic-mouse-odd-behavior-in-archicad/4219

Re: Can't Select Without Dragging

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:48:19 GMT

Glad you sorted it out.
So it is a Mac and hardware-specific thing.

Re: Can't Select Without Dragging

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:51:45 GMT

LaszloNagy wrote:
Glad you sorted it out.
So it is a Mac and hardware-specific thing.

Indeed. Maybe I'll put in a request on the wish list for Magic Mouse middle wheel pan function so nobody will need 3rd party apps to make it work. I love my Magic Mouse.