topic Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012 in AutoCAD for Mac Forum

'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:09:38 GMT

Hi,

I've both the 'magic mouse' for my mac and since I've been having troubles finding out, how 'pan' with it.

With my old mouse, I could push the scroll-roll down, and this would active the 'pan' option automatically, when I would release the scroll-roll - the 'pan' would deactive. With this 'magic mouse' I can only activate the pan when going to File / Pan or using a little 'hand' icon, placed next to comand line. That makes a long jorney, when I need to navigate between drawing and paning.

Is there any easier way to 'pan' with 'magic mouse'?

P.S I work with AutoCAD 2012 for Mac.

Regards

Vilma

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

maxim_k — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:35:18 GMT

Hi Vilma,

there are a lot of ways to pan with magic mouse in AutoCAD for Mac:

1. You can enable "middle" mouse button with free MagicPrefs application and use it for pan as with ordinary mouse.

2. You can use Spacebar to pan - just hold it down and move mouse, pick and drag with left side "button" of mouse to pan further

3. Scroll on mouse surface with Alt (Option) key pressed to pan around.

Maxim

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:24:54 GMT

Thanks, Maxim, it has been a great help!!!

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

Anonymous — Wed, 07 May 2014 01:38:42 GMT

Hi Maxim, I am still having issues with the Pan command in AutoCAD 2014 for Mac. I'm using a logitech mouse, but the problem is still the same- the pan command stalls out if I use the middle scroll button on my mouse, type in the pan command, or click on the pan tool- please help!

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

maxim_k — Wed, 07 May 2014 03:26:09 GMT

What do you mean by "stalls out"?
Do you want to say, that you can not use PAN command at all?
Does this happens even in new empty drawing?

Maxim

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

Anonymous — Wed, 07 May 2014 16:51:24 GMT

Hi Maxim-

I actually figured it out- some web anit-virus program I had running was creating the stalling glich. Once I turned off the separate program- the pan command began working again!

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

maxim_k — Wed, 07 May 2014 17:15:41 GMT

Could you post the exact name of Antivirus?

Maxim

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

Anonymous — Wed, 07 May 2014 17:19:24 GMT

Hi Maxim, the antivirus is called Webroot SecureAnywhere

So strange that it would effect panning in Autocad. I'm so relieved that it worked though.

Re: 'Pan': navigating with 'magic mouse' in AutoCad 2012

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:33:37 GMT

Could you tell me how to activate the pan Command in Autocad 2018 in Magic prefs Application so that it pans when I scroll on my Magic Mouse instead of zooming?