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why is my mouse FREAKING OUT!$%!@#???

Question asked by matt card on Feb 6, 2008
Latest reply on Feb 8, 2008 by Ed Gebo

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I DON'T KNOW HOW BETTER TO EXPLAIN IT. BUT WHEN I'M DOING AN ORBIT OF A PART OR ASSEMBLY THE MOUSE JUST FREAKS OUT AND JUMPS TO SOME WHERE ON THE SCREEN AND THE MODEL SPINS AROUND LIKE CRAZY. I'VE TRIED ADJUSTING THE SPEED. IF I SET IT LOWER IT JUST FREAKS OUT SLOWER. I'M LOSING MY MIND HERE CUZ I CAN'T GET THE VIEW THAT I WANT WHEN I WANT IT.

PLEASE HELP!!!

THANKS
MATT

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Charles Culp Feb 6, 2008 6:52 PM
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Is it optical, or still one with little rollers in it? Either clean the rollers or wipe off the optical sensor.

If that doesn't work, bang it against the table a few times (really, I'm serious), something might just be loose. This is a sensor error with your mouse hardware, has nothing to do with any software.
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Jeff Sweeney Feb 6, 2008 6:55 PM
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Sometimes mouse pads with fancy designs will throw off cheaper optical mice.
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Brian Hoerner Feb 6, 2008 7:21 PM
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Matt,

Let us know what type of mouse you use, what type of surface you are using it on and maybe we can help further.
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Ken Kollin Feb 6, 2008 8:05 PM
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I've seen this so many times since I started using optical mice around 8 years ago. Every time it was caused by either the design/pattern of the desk or mouse pad. Does your desk or mouse pad have color fluctuations like stripes, spots, waves, zigs, zags, etc? Depending on the generation of optical mouse, its sensor can pick up the light that refracts differently when it hits a hard color change, for example, and interpret that as you taking your mouse and sliding it up and right at a million mph.

Try out a new pad with a uniform color (or just flip yours upside-down). Even a clean sheet of paper would be a reasonable test pad. If you want to go crazy try using a glass tabletop or some other reflective/refractive surface as your pad. I wonder what a crinkled foil pad would do
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John Lhuillier Feb 6, 2008 11:59 PM
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I had major problems with the free mousepad that SW was giving away with the cosmos challenge. It was one of those shiney reflective holographic type pads and would reflect the laser/led light all over the place.
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- Jeff Holliday @ John Lhuillier on Feb 7, 2008 11:16 AM
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  I agree with John. I deep-sixed the holographic pad for that very reason.
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matt card Feb 7, 2008 1:27 PM
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thanks to everyone for helping with this. i taped a plain white piece of paper to my desk and it seems to be working. i thought for sure it was solidworks cuz i had the same problem at school. my bad.

thanks again,
matt

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Ken Kollin Feb 7, 2008 2:02 PM
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Glad to be of service

Do the only reasonable thing and swap mouse pads with someone else when they aren't looking!
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Brian Hoerner Feb 7, 2008 2:13 PM
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Matt,

There are also mouse pads specifically for optical mice, some are good, some junk. I actually have a black rubber desktop cover and that has been just fine for me
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- Ed Gebo @ Brian Hoerner on Feb 8, 2008 2:55 AM
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  Don't forget this valuable piece of info...if your optical mouse is wireless...the batteries WILL NOT last forever. You will know when they die...your cursor will hang there like your computer just froze...the next thing you'll be thinking is "Did I save my SolidWorks assy..hmmm...oh &#$^%@!
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