MayaZoom on Right Mouse Button?

[pixelman]

We are using microsoft 3-button mouses with 1 wheel in the middle. Can't use any other. Does somebody know if it is possible to map the Zoom in Maya to right mouse button???
I am really used to Max's solution in this and feel crippled now.

Anybody???
Greetings from the UK,
NCCA
MA Computer Animation (Effects)

[kiwi]

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We are using microsoft 3-button mouses with 1 wheel in the middle. Can't use any other. Does somebody know if it is possible to map the Zoom in Maya to right mouse button???
I am really used to Max's solution in this and feel crippled now.

Anybody???
Greetings from the UK,
NCCA
MA Computer Animation (Effects)

-you need a 3-button mouse without the wheel.

kiwi

[blk]

I have a 3 button mouse where the middle button is a wheel and it works just fine

just push the wheel in to use it liek amiddle mouse button

Bring it on

[kiwi]

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I have a 3 button mouse where the middle button is a wheel and it works just fine

just push the wheel in to use it liek amiddle mouse button
Bring it on

sure it works -but it really is a bit awkward.

kiwi

[blk]

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I have a 3 button mouse where the middle button is a wheel and it works just fine

just push the wheel in to use it liek amiddle mouse button
Bring it on

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sure it works -but it really is a bit awkward.

kiwi

I guess it all depends on what your used to my last year of school they stopped using all the SGIs and got NT machines in and I used it all the time on my machine so when i go and work at an SGI not haveing the scroll mouse there seems arkward to me

it all depends on what your use to i dont ifnd it awkward at all cause it makes my scrolling through menus and other things so much faster

Bring it on

[pixelman]

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I have a 3 button mouse where the middle button is a wheel and it works just fine

just push the wheel in to use it liek amiddle mouse button
Bring it on

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sure it works -but it really is a bit awkward.

kiwi

[/quote]

I guess it all depends on what your used to my last year of school they stopped using all the SGIs and got NT machines in and I used it all the time on my machine so when i go and work at an SGI not haveing the scroll mouse there seems arkward to me

it all depends on what your use to i dont ifnd it awkward at all cause it makes my scrolling through menus and other things so much faster
Bring it on

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We would all be happy if there was a possibility of mapping 'Zoom' to personal chosen mouse buttons from within Maya. In my opinion this should be added in Maya 5, that is, if nobody has a solution...

-- Creativity is only limited by our Imagination --

[motalgo]

PleI use 4D+ of u4tech with three butons plus side button pluss two wheels. Side button and two other buttons can be mapped to many command (F1,F2...F10, ALT, CTRL etc..).
This make it less painfull if you are comming via MAX.

Zeni

I have repeated this reply orignally given in thread below "mouse zoom'.

[dionysian]

I don't think any of us want to shell out $$ for a new mouse just to use Maya. I also have a MS wheel Mouse and I would love to use the mouse wheel or ALT+RightMouse to zoom but so far, no one I have talked to knows how to make this happen from within the program... Doesn't anyone have a MEL script that will allow us to remap the buttons?

Dionysus

[paleodust]

Since Maya first came out, I'd been using a 3-button mouse with no wheel. I thought it was the only way to go. My last job was working on games at Microsoft. Everyone there uses a laser mouse with a wheel. It was a little awkward at first, as I expected, but I got used to it after a couple days and haven't noticed since. In fact, I bought one for my own computer to replace the 3-button one that I used to swear by.

The problem I see with setting the right button as zoom is that the right button has it's own function that's used ALL THE TIME. Situation-sensitive menu.

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I don't think any of us want to shell out $$ for a new mouse just to use Maya. I also have a MS wheel Mouse and I would love to use the mouse wheel or ALT+RightMouse to zoom but so far, no one I have talked to knows how to make this happen from within the program... Doesn't anyone have a MEL script that will allow us to remap the buttons?

Dionysus

[dionysian]

ok but "ALT+Rightmouse" does nothing at the moment... at least nothing I've seen....

Does ALT+Rightmouse do anything in Maya?

Dionysus

[paleodust]

Good point.

[kiwi]

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Good point.

Alt-RMB to zoom would be a great new little feature for Maya5!

-good thinking, dionysian !

[jhazard]

Wrong everybody !!!

I think there is a strong biological explanation why engeneers at AW didn't used the RMB for navigation. The index and the middle finger are used for pressing the LMB and MMB respectivly and they used only those because those two fingers are connected to the same nerve that caries the impulse from the brain to the hand. Mixing the forth finger in the navigation process would involve deploying of another nerve and would make the brain use more energy for actully same amount of work. You basicly still use the forth finger for RMB but since when navigating you usually go quickly between zooming, panning and rotating it's a good idea to use just those first two fingers for that.

proof:
(Try tapping the table with index and middle finger very quickly, now try diong that with index and fourth finger, or middle and fourth finger)
And see which one feels more natural.

Ha
Finaly I made use of my medical education.

p.s.
I don't mind having something on Alt-RMB. It's a shame to be wasted.

[ozz-2005]

houdini uses all 3 buttons for navigation. and when i went from houdini to maya i found it to be a pain in the ass the way maya goes about navigating...

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ambient-whisper

[sentry65]

ok so A|W gives us the option to zoom with alt+right click

• so what does that do? zoom in?

how'd you zoom out then? this sounds similar to si/xsi zoom in/out only without holding a key possibly. Except the zoom function there is on mouse button goes in and another goes out. This won't really work in maya unless there's movement in the mouse like there is now (moving the mouse right to zoom in and left to go out)

why would you want to use one of your weakest fingers to zoom in/out anyway instead of your two strongest fingers?

and I do agree with OrdeS - I myself am in the medical field

[ozz-2005]

you dont need strong fingers to press a mouse button...if your having problems pressing the mouse buttons then that means the underlaying of the mouse button/s is rubbing out...so you might need to buy a new mouse..

when i mentioned the right click to zoom i didnt say that it WOULD zoom...but it would zoom while holding and draging the mouse.
almost like it is now...but you wouldnt have to hold 2 mouse buttons

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-M-K-
ambient-whisper

[sentry65]

well everyone is going to prefer a different setup so I think the best solution is for A|W to give the user the ability to adjust the mouse button setup as well as the keyboard.

maybe some people don't like using the ALT key for mouse functions anyway, who knows.

[ezra]

imho the only thing that sucks about using the ALT button for navigation is that it lies directly besides the Windows-menu button.
Every now and then you accidently press the windows button making the Startmenu pop up...

[kiwi]

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imho the only thing that sucks about using the ALT button for navigation is that it lies directly besides the Windows-menu button.
Every now and then you accidently press the windows button making the Startmenu pop up...

i've got it-

what about a USB-connected foot pedal?
then you could really go crazy with the combinations!
alt/lmb,mmb/foot = something?

but seriouosly, think about it..........................................................ok -nevermind

kiwi

[jhazard]

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houdini uses all 3 buttons for navigation. and when i went from houdini to maya i found it to be a pain in the ass the way maya goes about navigating...

Ok did I said its imposible to use the fourth finger for navigation ? Once you get use to it everything is easy since the brain has a magnificent ability to adopt to diff. situations.
But its just it will waste more energy.
I explained why it is biologicly better to use just two. Everybody can get used to anything, but the question is, was that the best solution at first place.
Btw did you tried the tapping exercise ?
No offense.