Blender, a new mouse, and prefered settings.

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#1

I have had this dell mouse for about a year of so and it has worked nicely but I needed a new mouse because it was running into some problems with the scroll wheel(loose). So I picked up a new mouse, plugged it in and set its settings to be like the dell mouse.
The problem is the scroll wheel no matter which way I push it always makes the model view zoom out(Its also not recognized in some games).
Have you ran into a problem like this with a different mouse? What are your settings? Its a microsoft comfort mouse(I had 20 dollars worth of gift cards at newegg).

Thanks

#2

Nope, no such problems here. I recently bought Logitech MX518 and it works as a mouse should. I don’t mind paying a bit more for a “mere” mouse, since a quality product will last longer and serve its purpose better.

#3

did you install the software that came with it? most of the time you don’t have to, but sometimes you do.

#4

EDIT: After re-reading your post, I would suggest that you disregard my previous suggestion. :slight_smile:

It really sounds like mismatched drivers.

#5

I did install the software and it does scroll on web pages and it functions as a middle mouse but for some reason it still only zooms out in blender , and is not recognized in games(the scroll). It set it to middle mouse button, auto scroll, and something else and still nothing. Any other suggestions? Should I try the manufacturer? Also does autodesk cad have a similar zoom feature? The manufacturer says that there is not solution if this is so?

#6

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#7

I had the same problem with my M$ mouse. My solution was to throw it as hard as I could against the wall to see how many pieces were in it. It was about 8 or 9…

Then I went to Best Buy and found a logitech for 25 bucks. Works fine with no need for drivers. Then I went back and bought another one for my linux machine. Works GREAT! If you need a driver cd for a MOUSE, get another mouse, because thats just crap!

#8

There was a bug with wheel input in Blender that was fixed recently.

The bug was that wheel values from the device used to be discrete (+/- a certain value to indicate direction) and were (wrongly) assumed as such but aren’t anymore on newer mouse (especially MS mice, IIRC).

You’ll either have to use a different mouse or use a development build of Blender.

Martin

#9

I have the same problem with a new intelimouse… after looking closely I had it set for the intelimouse 4.0 rather than 3.0… A quick tweak fixed it all up.

#10

Are there any startup utilities still loading that were being used by the old mouse?

#11

Sorry to hijack this thread a bit but i need some help. New to blender and thought i would get a mouse with those buttons under the thumb to rotate and pan the view. Can’t for the life of me get it to work and i really find depressing the scroll wheel repeatedly quite uncomfortable. Any help for a Noob or have i wasted $100?