Reversing mouse zoom? 1

[KevinDeSmet]

I am wondering whether it is possible to reverse the zoom direction, when I use my scrollwheel and move it forward I want to zoom in, not out.
I like NX but this is paramount for me.

Thanks!

CSWP-Surf

 

[JohnRBaker]

That's not an NX issue but rather the way the mouse driver works, and I'm not sure if there is anyway to reverse that (I checked my Logitech mouse driver and found nothing which would change the directional sense of the scroll wheel).

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[KevinDeSmet]

I appreciate the reply, and I'm glad to get someone from Siemens in this - too.

Here is the option in the system preferences in Solidworks, that allows you to do this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/Kev_Boy/SW_Zoom.jpg

I happen to know from experience, that Pro/E doesn't have this either, and it annoys me.

CSWP-Surf

 

[JohnRBaker]

I hope you're not implying that JUST because SolidWorks allows changing this behavior, that somehow the rest of the CAD industry should follow suit.

But since it annoys you, my suggestion is that you contact GTAC and have them open an ER (Enhancement Request) to that effect. If there proves to be sufficient interest, perhaps we'll consider implementing something like this.

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[KevinDeSmet]

Wow wow, slow down, of course I don't imply just because Solidworks does things everyone should follow suit!

Inventor does this too.

Mind you this behaviour is also how 3ds Max works, how Alias Studio works.

Of course, the behaviour from NX is found in Pro/E, Maya and so on.

Both methods are absolutely fine ways to go, so my request is: let the user decide how he wants it, not the CAD developers.

No?

CSWP-Surf

 

[JohnRBaker]

Then please contact GTAC and have them open an ER so that it gets into the system, otherwise...

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[hudson888]

I don't know if you can file an Anti ER but I'll put my 2 cents worth in to say that unless it was completely optional it would be a most unwelcome enhancement. Just because I'm already used to working with the opposite. I spent some time working with customers using Solidworks and have the same problem with Alias that things do become rather counter intuitive after a while. I think that if you're swapping between and don't have the option to do either so that you can set all of the programs to do the same thing then it just gets annoying.

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Hudson

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[KevinDeSmet]

Hudson,

Of course that would be even better. But I do imagine that would be a much greater leap.

Simply having a checkbox to reverse the zoom behaviour though, well, not so much. lol

John,

I don't have NX purchased, I was using a trial version to check it out (and if you guys don't do trials, shame on you)

CSWP-Surf

 

[HercalloY]

This is something i have been meaning to look into just recently myself. You saved me the hassle, Thanks Kevin!

I'm a bit disappointed to learn its not in NX somewhere already. NX has awesome depth and usually these things have been in there for years.


So yes my vote goes in the box for this one!

 

[cmacca]

It is in NX, you need to set a environment varible. I cannot remember what its called, something like MOUSEZOOM=1. I'll check it at work when I get a chance but fear not NX has this ability. All we need now is for Teamcenter vis to have the same option, or maybe it already does?

NX 6.0.1.5, TC 2007

 

[JohnRBaker]

OK, here's what you're looking for.

There is an unpublished (but I recommended that we include this in the 'ugii_env.dat' file in future releases, which is being considered) environment variable which will control this. As you've discovered, the NX default is that when you roll the middle mouse scroll-wheel IN toward the screen, the display Zooms OUT (the metaphor being that the wheel if moving the displayed objects AWAY from you.

But you can set the following variable:

UGII_MOUSE_WHEEL=

To either 0, 1 or 2.

Setting it equal to 1, will retain the default behavior, that is rolling the middle mouse scroll-wheel IN toward the screen, the display Zooms OUT.

Setting it equal to 2, will REVERSE the default behavior, that is rolling the middle mouse scroll-wheel IN toward the screen, the display will now Zooms IN.

And setting it equal to 0, will disable this behavior altogether, that is rolling the middle mouse scroll-wheel will have NO effect whatsoever.

Note that originally this variable was implemented because we actually had several customers who did NOT want the scroll-wheel to do anything inside of NX (go figure?) and so while it was being implemented, the developer went ahead and added the 3rd option (2) which reverses the direction of zoom simply because he figured he might as well cover all the bases.

OK, so that should overcome your annoyance, right?

John R. Baker, P.E.
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[HercalloY]

That is brilliant! Exactly what i wanted!

PS. Its great to see the developers covering all options/bases. nothing more annoying then "The SolidWorks Effect"! i.e. half assed (arsed if you're aussie) implemented functionality!

 

[KevinDeSmet]

Thanks John! That does look like exactly what I wanted. It would be cool to implement this in the options somewhere in the future, so users can more easily access it

CSWP-Surf