Using additional Mouse Buttons

[Anonymous]

Can you somehow bind mouse button 4/5 to delete or other functions?

When i try to customize, it does not work. Seems it doesnt detect MB 4/5 once i click them.

[StephenMF · Accepted solution]

In you mouse software assign the mouse button to a desired key on the keyboard...

After that you can customize that key in max.

Works great for me:

1. thumb + button
2. shift + thumb button
3. alt + thumb button
4. ctrl + thumb button
5. shift + alt + thumb button
6. shift + alt +ctrl + thumb button
7. shift + ctrl + thumb button
8. alt+ ctrl + thumb button

/enjoy

Stephen

[irishman_team_kilber]

I would get a 3ds max keyboard off ebay this has all the icons

[Anonymous]

By mouse software you mean a key remapping software i assume?

[StephenMF]

Logitech mice comes with their own mouse software to configure the mouse buttons.

Most other brands has something similar.

If it's more than just a generic three button mouse.

Stephen

[irishman_team_kilber]

@Anonymous

you cannot come in here everyday asking questions or we would not get any work done. i know your new to max but my suggestion is going to school but you don't wanna do that

that is why i gave you the autodesk 3ds max tutorials and now here is the refernce file http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/15/ENU/3ds-Max-Help/index.html?url=files/GUID-13325749-3C9C-49BF-8601-304FA084699E.htm,topicNumber=d30e60894

[Alfred.DeFlaminis · Accepted solution]

Hello @Anonymous and welcome to the community,

I wanted to add that I use a program called Auto Hotkey for this.  It's simple for small things like this, and I've been using it to map controls to my numpad that games don't let me map to as well as functions in Max for years now.  (You can do combos too.)

Did any of the posts in this thread help solve this issue for you?  Do you have any questions I can help you with?

Best Regards,

[Alfred.DeFlaminis]

Hello @Anonymous,

I just wanted to follow up here, any progress on this issue?

Best Regards,

[marekjanCJARA]

In which universe do I need to create a macro in a custom remapping software in order to use the additional mouse buttons for shortcuts in 3ds Max.

How about you implement this trivial thing by default?