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How to use pan without a mouse and without command on Windows?

aitana5681 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:20:45 GMT

I'm working on an Acer Spin 3 (Windows 11) with a trackpad and I was trying to use the commands pan, 3d pan and 3d orbit with gestures or a combination of button + click.

I found, for instance, that middle button, shift + right click, ctrl + right click and ctrl + shift + right click have the same element ID in my AutoCAD (windows 2024) so whenever I change one of them, all of them get changed. How could I assign them different buttons to use them independently?

Is there a way to use touch gestures like on Mac besides?

A third question would be on how to use the touch screen.

Re: How to use pan without a mouse and without command on Windows?

Valentin_CAD — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:47:27 GMT

@aitana5681 ,

These links may provide some help:

To Customize a Mouse Button Combination

Re: How to use pan without a mouse and without command on Windows?

aitana5681 — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:37:26 GMT

Whenever I pinch the trackpad, it zooms. But I've tried swiping or swiping + ctrl and nothing seems to work.

Re: How to use pan without a mouse and without command on Windows?

pendean — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 18:53:03 GMT

Might be worth asking in the Acer forum for your laptop while you wait
https://community.acer.com/en/categories/swift-spin-laptops

Unlike MacOS Trackpads that come from one source and are very well integrated with the OS, this Windows side of things is a bit more sketchy.

Touchscreens are the same: as a general rule in AutoCAD you use two-fingers-on-the-screen to PAN, and you use two fingers in a pinching action to ZOOM in/out. That's how my non-Acer touchscreen laptop works anyway, as does it's trackpad.

Re: How to use pan without a mouse and without command on Windows?

Valentin_CAD — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:19:16 GMT

@aitana5681 ,

Note what this link says:

"According to Acer's website, there are only four touch gestures and all work on both multitouch touchscreens and trackpads. [1] To scroll, place two fingers on the screen or pad and move them up or down. [2] For the rotation gesture, place two fingers on the touch surface and rotate them in a circular motion, as if you were tightening a screw. [3] Zoom by placing two fingers on the touch surface and moving your fingers together or apart. [4] For flicking through photos, place two fingers on the touch surface and flick them horizontally."

In addition, check out this link: Use your Chromebook touchpad.

Move the pointer	Move your finger across the touchpad.
Click	Press or tap the lower half of the touchpad.
Right-click	Press or tap the touchpad with two fingers. You can also press Alt, then click with one finger.
Scroll	Place two fingers on the touchpad and move them up and down to scroll vertically, or left and right to scroll horizontally.
Move between pages	To go back to a page you were just on, swipe left with two fingers. To go forward to a page you were just on, swipe right with two fingers.
See all open windows	To see all open windows, swipe up with three fingers. To close it, swipe down with three fingers.
Close a tab	Point to the tab, then tap or click the touchpad with three fingers.
Open a link in a new tab	Point to the link, then tap or click the touchpad with three fingers.
Switch between tabs	If you have multiple browser tabs open, swipe left or right with three fingers.
Open or close overview	To open overview, swipe up with three fingers. To close it, swipe down with three fingers.
Switch between virtual desks	If you have multiple desks open, swipe left or right with four fingers.
Drag and drop	Using one finger, click and hold the item you want to move. Drag the item to its new spot, then release your finger.