Middle mouse button pan alternatives

[chris052159]

Hey guys, a few hours ago my Logitech G602's middle mouse button decided to stop working. Because of this, I can't pan the viewport in Maya, an issue that is sorta hard to work around. I did a bit of digging in the hotkey editor but found no option to reassign the action. I was wondering if there is a possible way to do this? I learned of a fix for my mouse, but I'm waiting for the parts to ship. In the meantime, I want to still be capable of working on my assorted projects. Thanks for the help!

[sean.heasley · Accepted solution]

Hi @chris052159 

If you are on a Mac I believe you can press Shift + CTRL + ALT LMB to pan. 

For Windows I'm not sure if there's a key combination but you can instead make a hotkey for the Camera Track Tool. This camera tools works the same way as panning.

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[Anonymous]

hey Sean...

I have the same problem, with a Laptop MAC 2015, and I have not mouse, I read what you said, but I am confuse, when you write Shift + Control + Alt...but LMB...WHAT IS THAT FOR...I am knew in Maya could you help me with some steps to follow please?   The Shift + Control + Alt. it show up a + symbol but not panning make...please help 

[chris052159]

Hey Alfredo,

I believe he is referring to left mouse button, shortened to LMB. Hope that answers your question!

[Anonymous]

YEAH!!!...but no yeah, I tried not result still the same,  not panning, it shows up the  + symbol, ...OMG!!..the quarantine is going to end and I will still lockdown with this Panning thing...helpie...helpy, help pie!!! What ever works But HELP...

[tom_smithEQL2Q]

THIS DOESN'T WORK - On a Macbook.

Looks like Autodesk "don't do" Macs.

[bbarksHFXQ7]

The bug has come back up on macbook Maya 2023.1

Went to Windows -> Settings/Preferences -> Hotkey Editor

Inside I searched for Pan Zoom Tool -> Dropdown Arrow -> Clicked Add Additional Hotkey (If one isn't defined, just click in the blank area).

Assign something without a hotkey (I chose 8 on the keyboard)

Save and exit out of the Editor. Pressing 8 will bring the pan zoom tool out as a function and you can then pan around with LMB.

[mrbpmgfx]

What Button in Windows Use ??? Help Me

[ishamardi91]

my mouse middle button dosn't work . so is there any option for moving the viewport and didn't use the  middle mouse button ?

[brentmc]

Hi,

In the 3D View click on the View menu and then Camera Tools > Track Tool.

 As suggested in a previous reply in the thread you can map this tool to a hotkey for faster access.