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    Is there any way to do "esc" or exit selection from mouse ?

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    02-20-2013 01:25 AM

    If you select any object ( a line in example ) you must to enter esc by keyboard .....

    I'd like (I 'd need ...) to do this with  my mouse....

    Any Idea ?

    Thanks 

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    AllenJessup
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    Re: Is there any way to do "esc" or exit selection from mouse ?

    02-20-2013 04:54 AM in reply to: tonnot

    Depending on your mouse, you could map one of the buttons to ESC.

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    rkmcswain
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    Re: Is there any way to do "esc" or exit selection from mouse ?

    02-20-2013 05:50 AM in reply to: tonnot

    _tonn_ wrote:

    If you select any object ( a line in example ) you must to enter esc by keyboard .....

    I'd like (I 'd need ...) to do this with  my mouse....

    Any Idea ?

    Thanks 


    Sure, press and hold the right mouse button for about a full second.

     

    If you are wanting to clear your selection so you can select something else, then you might consider setting PICKADD to 0. Then as you select a new object, the previous selection is cleared.

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    Neilw
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    Re: Is there any way to do "esc" or exit selection from mouse ?

    02-20-2013 06:41 AM in reply to: tonnot

    I bought a gaming mouse with programmable buttons. I configured one of the extra buttons to perfrom the escape command just as you are wanting to do. I also have a gaming keyboard with programable keys. With all these custom buttons and keys I can reduce key strokes and create some really handy quick tools, and not just for Autocad but for all my applications. It's well worth the expense.

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    Re: Is there any way to do "esc" or exit selection from mouse ?

    02-20-2013 10:22 AM in reply to: rkmcswain

    This is the best and practical ! (right mouse > 1 second) 

    Would be there a way to set 0.5 seconds ? 

     

    The actual  user preferences option for right click is not useful

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    rkmcswain
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    Re: Is there any way to do "esc" or exit selection from mouse ?

    02-20-2013 03:40 PM in reply to: tonnot

    I don't think there is, at least not via the GUI.

    There may be a config file hack or registry hack - I have never looked into it though.

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