Rotating view using Mac mouse

[guimba]

Hello, I just finished installing SW2011 SP3 on my iMac at home and running it through Parallels 6 so I can work away from the office. I can't seem to get the Mighty Mouse to rotate parts or assemblies when I click and drag as I can on my Windows PC at work. The ball works great for zooming but that's all it'll do. I have a sinking feeling that SW does not work well with a Mighty Mouse and I'm going to have to put in something else. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

Mechanical Engineer
Field Forensics, Inc.

Engineering isn't about perfect solutions; it's about doing the best you can with limited resources. - Randy Pausch

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

You may have to resort to using the SW Rotate and Roll tools if the mouse software does not enable that function.

 

[hititfaster]

I've used one of those on a Mac with SW and I can tell you that it is possible! I'm not in front of my Mac at the moment so can't tell you how I ended up doing it, but I did it.

Check in your settings somewhere - maybe program specific settings?

Sorry I can't be more direct haha!

 

[DerrickH]

I run SW using Bootcamp. I just use a standard mouse, and it works fine. I'd like to find me a 3Dconnexion to plug into it yet too... I use one all day at work, and I miss it when modeling at home LOL!

Derrick Hochgesang
Specials Project Engineer