5 Replies Latest reply on Feb 21, 2017 6:44 AM by Jim Wilkinson

Center button rotate issues SW16

Reno Simpson Feb 8, 2017 10:10 PM

When trying to rotate objects it seems to randomly grab the nearest part or origin even if the cursor is directly over a part it will rotate about the origin instead, Extremely annoying when your origin is 100' away and working on a small part. Zoom all the way out locate part zoom back in 15 spins of the mouse wheel because SW doesn't have a zoom adjustment then try to orientate the view only for the rotate tool to not grab anything again and i have to start all over.

It seems to happen more if i just got through doing something not mouse related then go to rotate. Is there a way to make SW always rotate about the cursor instead of a part or origin or at least be able to expand the coverage like AutoCAD snaps.

SW please start fixing BUGS! it's not my mouse or my GPU.

Re: Center button rotate issues SW16

Ned Hutchinson Feb 8, 2017 11:32 PM (in response to Reno Simpson)

Have you tried rotating just by grabing part by holding RMB.
Also double click scroll wheel to bring back parts to center of screen
Also if u hold shift and click middle scroll down you can zoom in and out smoothly.
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  Reno Simpson Feb 9, 2017 9:03 PM (in response to Ned Hutchinson)
  
  RMB = select/ dialog
  F or V F is less awkward than center double click + my left hand gets board... PS for me F= fit screen V= normal to?
  Shift + scroll doesn't allow you to navigate during zooming, adjustable or two stage zoom would make more sense, something like holding a key + scroll = fast zoom
  
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Re: Center button rotate issues SW16

Reno Simpson Feb 9, 2017 11:59 PM (in response to Reno Simpson)

Figured out what the conflict is. I frequently have sketches visible mostly for ease of editing but also instant 3D. Apparently the rotate tool tries to grab the sketch and is confused ? but if in the same position and grabbing the same place with the sketch turned off it will rotate about the part and not the origin. Please fix this issue!
It is an issue because you can rotate a sketch, i know i have accidentally done it many times, So it's definitely a bug.
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  Reno Simpson Feb 20, 2017 9:52 PM (in response to Reno Simpson)
  
  So Solidworks care to chime in on how to fix this bug ? it seems to also be affecting the measuring tool in the same manner.
  
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  - Re: Center button rotate issues SW16
    
    Jim Wilkinson Feb 21, 2017 6:44 AM (in response to Reno Simpson)
    
    Hi Reno,
    
    We don't have reports of anything similar from other users so this is not a common issue and could be a problem specifically with your installation. Have you tried to contact your reseller for help? If you want more help from the forums, you are going to either have to describe your problem more precisely or try posting a video showing the behavior you are seeing so people can understand it exactly to try to help.
    
    Thanks,
    Jim
    
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