[GiDlist] Hotkey to rotation and zoom

[Jonas Forssell]

Hello, Many pre/postprocessors and CAD programs have a hotkey (usually CTRL) which together with the mouse allows rotation and zooming at any time during the creation process. In GID it seems I need to select the trackball every time I'd like to do this which in my mind makes it a bit more cumbersome. Is there any alternative way available in GID, similar to the hotkey? Thanks/Jonas Forssell, Gothenburg, Sweden
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[Miguel A. de Riera Pasenau]

Hi,

there are some already defined bindings up line 571 in tclfile-opengl file
in the 'scripts' directory, which uses the second and third button of
the mouse to do a dynamic zoom and pan, respectively.
They can be activated by uncommenting the following variable
set GidPriv(havecontextualbutton) 1
in line 27 fo ConfigureProgram.tcl, in the scripts directory.
You can define your own bindings too, in the same tclfile-opengl file.


miguel

Jonas Forssell wrote:

Hello,

Many pre/postprocessors and CAD programs have a hotkey (usually CTRL) which together with the mouse allows rotation and zooming at
any time during the creation process.

In GID it seems I need to select the trackball every time I'd like to do this which in my mind makes it a bit more cumbersome.

Is there any alternative way available in GID, similar to the hotkey?

Thanks
/Jonas Forssell, Gothenburg, Sweden

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[Enrique Escolano]

You can create a "macro" (utilities-graphical-Macros...) to a fast access with a key to this functions:

for example, set this shorcuts:
"F3" to a macro named "pan" with this macro code: dynamicpan
"F4" to a macro named "zoom" with this macro code: zoom dynamic
"F5" to a macro name "rotate" with the code: rotate trackball



Regards
Enrique Escolano
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From: Jonas Forssell
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Subject: [GiDlist] Hotkey to rotation and zoom


Hello,

Many pre/postprocessors and CAD programs have a hotkey (usually CTRL) which together with the mouse allows rotation and zooming at any time during the creation process.

In GID it seems I need to select the trackball every time I'd like to do this which in my mind makes it a bit more cumbersome.

Is there any alternative way available in GID, similar to the hotkey?

Thanks
/Jonas Forssell, Gothenburg, Sweden
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[Ramon Ribó]

Hello,

The recommended solution, as Enrique pointed out, is to use macros.
However
it is possible to modify line 29 in file:

GiD installation/scripts/ConfigureProgram.tcl

from:

-------------------------------------
#set GidPriv(ChangeButtonMeaning) 1
-------------------------------------------------

into

--------------------------------------------------
set GidPriv(ChangeButtonMeaning) 1
---------------------------------------------------

It permmits to achieve interesting effects with the mouse central and
right buttons.

Regards,

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ramsan at compassis.com
c/ Manuel Girona, 61 bajos tel. +34 93 204 10 82
08034 Barcelona, Spain fax. +34 93 204 19 09

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[mailto:gidlist-admin at gatxan.cimne.upc.es] En nombre de Jonas Forssell
Enviado el: domingo, 13 de abril de 2003 14:03
Para: gidlist at gatxan.cimne.upc.es
Asunto: [GiDlist] Hotkey to rotation and zoom


Hello,

Many pre/postprocessors and CAD programs have a hotkey (usually CTRL)
which together with the mouse allows rotation and zooming at any time
during the creation process.

In GID it seems I need to select the trackball every time I'd like to do
this which in my mind makes it a bit more cumbersome.

Is there any alternative way available in GID, similar to the hotkey?

Thanks
/Jonas Forssell, Gothenburg, Sweden

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[Jonas Forssell]

Ramon_Ribó ramsan at compassis.com wrote: Hello, The recommended solution, as Enrique pointed out, is to use macros. Howeverit is possible to modify line 29 in file: GiD installation/scripts/ConfigureProgram.tcl from: ------------------------------------- #set GidPriv(ChangeButtonMeaning) 1------------------------------------------------- into --------------------------------------------------set GidPriv(ChangeButtonMeaning) 1--------------------------------------------------- It permmits to achieve interesting effects with the mouse central and right buttons. Regards,
--
Compass Ing. y Sistemas Dr. Ramon Ribo
http://www.compassis.com ramsan at compassis.com
c/ Manuel Girona, 61 bajos tel. +34 93 204 10 82
08034 Barcelona, Spain fax. +34 93 204 19 09
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De: gidlist-admin at gatxan.cimne.upc.es [mailto:gidlist-admin at gatxan.cimne.upc.es] En nombre de Jonas Forssell
Enviado el: domingo, 13 de abril de 2003 14:03
Para: gidlist at gatxan.cimne.upc.es
Asunto: [GiDlist] Hotkey to rotation and zoom

Hello, Many pre/postprocessors and CAD programs have a hotkey (usually CTRL) which together with the mouse allows rotation and zooming at any time during the creation process. In GID it seems I need to select the trackball every time I'd like to do this which in my mind makes it a bit more cumbersome. Is there any alternative way available in GID, similar to the hotkey? Thanks/Jonas Forssell, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Thank you for all the good replies.

Several things to try out here. Once again thanks!

/Jonas

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