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The Mouse

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The Mouse

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The mouse attached to your system is integral to Engineering Solutions and can be used in almost every aspect of your input. Some operations require pressing a keyboard key in addition to using the mouse. Rapid menu allows you to use the middle mouse button to quickly perform common operations without frequently moving the mouse between the graphics region and the panel region.

Keyboard

Left mouse

Middle mouse

Right mouse

 

leftmouse

middlemouse

Rightmouse

 

 

 

 

 

Single click and release.

Performs selection operations on single entities.

Single click and release.

Acts as advance (proceed) function after entity selection in most panels.  Selects a new center of rotation in the rotate (r) and arc dynamic motion (a) modes.

Single click and release.

Deselects an entity in the graphics area. Aborts graphics operations.

 

 

 

Single click and hold.

Aborts intensive processes, such as Penetration Checks.

 

 

 

 

 

Click and move.

Pre-highlight the entities as the mouse travels, thus allowing you to view the entity that will be selected. If you release the mouse, the pre-highlighted entity is selected

Dynamic rotation in the rotate (r) and arc dynamic motion (a) modes.

 

Click and move.

Pre-highlight the entities as the mouse travels, thus allowing you to view the entity that will be deselected (removed from selection). If you release the mouse, the pre-highlighted entity is deselected.

 

 

 

 

CTRL

Single click and release.

Selects a new center of rotation.

Single click and release.

Fit the displayed model to the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

CTRL

Click and move.

Dynamically rotates the model.

Click and move.

Zooms into an area of the model.

Click and move.

Pans the model.

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

Single click and release.

In entity selection mode – choose one of the four quick window selection modes from a pop-up menu:
mouse-shift

·        Entities inside a rectangular window

·Entities outside a rectangular window
·Entities inside a polygon window
·Entities outside a polygon window

Single click and release.

Acts as advance (proceed) function after entity selection in most panels.

Single click and release.

In entity selection mode – choose one of the four quick window selection modes from a pop-up menu:
mouse-shift

·        Entities inside a rectangular window

·Entities outside a rectangular window
·Entities inside a polygon window
·Entities outside a polygon window

 

 

 

 

SHIFT

Click and move.

In entity selection mode - quick window selection of entities.

In Display panel – turn off collectors that are inside/outside the window.

 

Click and move.

In entity selection mode - quick window deselection of entities.

In Display panel – turn on collectors that are inside/outside the window.

 

 

 

See Also:

Input Controls