Scroll Button Pan is Wacky!

[Scott Hopkins]

I don't care for the way the scroll button pan works in AutoCAD 2005. It seems jumpy and hard to control. Is there a way to make it more like it was in AutoCAD 2002?

[RobertB]

Not that I am aware of. You might try dropping the ViewRes, but that likely won't affect it.

[dhallett]

Have you checked the ZOOMFACTOR setting? This sets the incremental change as you roll the mouse wheel.

[Scott Hopkins]

Thanks but the zoomfactor system variable is not it. I haven’t used AutoCAD since 2002 but the old scroll wheel button used to bring up that little hand that you could pan your drawings around the screen with. In 2005 the scroll wheel button pan is more dynamic and erratic. Also if you turn off the scroll bars to gain more screen real estate then the scroll wheel button ceases to work as a pan an acts as a zoom. I have to say that I really hate this.

[RobertB]

Something is odd on your end. AutoCAD 2005 lets me zoom in/out with the wheel (scroll bars are off, I hate 'em) and clicking and holding the wheel allows me to pan.

IntelliMouse Explorer w/IntelliPoint.

[bbapties]

"mbuttonpan" variable maybe??

[arcadia_x27]

It could very well depend on the type of mouse youre using. On some of the newer Logitech models for example the setings for the mouse wheel when used with Autocad are not the default zoom and pan that most people are used to. It may be a matter of setting the Mouse Wheel settings to a different configuration

[Scott Hopkins]

It could very well depend on the type of mouse youre using. On some of the newer Logitech models for example the setings for the mouse wheel when used with Autocad are not the default zoom and pan that most people are used to. It may be a matter of setting the Mouse Wheel settings to a different configuration

You are right! - I have a new Logitech mouse at work. When I tried AutoCAD on my home computer the scroll wheel button worked as expected. Now I just have to decipher the Logitech software...

[bhmpe]

Hi, did you figure out how to get your Logitech mouse to work with 2005? I'm having the same issue with the jumpy panning button.

[Scott Hopkins]

I tried downloading the latest Logitech drivers and also the MouseWare Advanced Settings program. I experimented with every available setting. Nothing seems to fix it. Logitech's help file says to ask the CAD software manufacturer to solve this problem. Running out of hope…