Options: Mouse

The mouse options control mouse operation for selecting and dragging.

Mouse group select

Method

Combo

Drag a rectangle from left to right for window select
. Drag a rectangle from right to left for crossing select
.

Crossing Box

Always uses a crossing selection unless you use SelWindow
command.

Window Box

Always uses a window selection unless you use SelCrossing
command.

Note: Force a window/crossing/combo selection any time by pressing the Alt

key and dragging with the left mouse button

. This lets you start your window/crossing very near object isoparametric curves
.

Middle mouse button

Choose what action is performed either by clicking the middle mouse button on a three-button mouse or by pressing the wheel

on a wheeled mouse.

Popup menu

Pops up two-part menu at the cursor location. You can list your favorite commands in the top section. The bottom section is the list of most recent commands used.

Popup this Toolbar

Choose a toolbar to pop up at the cursor location. Create a toolbar containing your favorite commands or object snaps to use as a pop-up toolbar.

Run this Macro

Lists a series of commands that run when you click the middle mouse button.

Click and drag

Drag selected objects only

Lets you drag just the objects that are already selected. Enabling this option can prevent accidental dragging.

Control point drag threshold ___ pixels

The distance in pixels you must drag control points before the drag initiates. Set to higher values for high-resolution display. This helps prevent accidental dragging.

Object drag threshold ___ pixels

The distance in pixels you must drag objects before the drag initiates. Set to higher values for high-resolution display. This helps prevent accidental dragging.

Right mouse button

Delayed context menus

Displays a context menu with right mouse

click and hold.

Context menu delay ___ milliseconds

Number of milliseconds you must click and hold the right mouse button to display the context menu
.

The first option is always to repeat the last command.

Three types of context menus are available:

Viewport

If no object is selected, actions related to viewport properties appear in the menu.

To customize this menu, see Options, Context Menu.

Object

If you select an object, actions related to that object will appear in the menu.

To customize this menu, see Options, Context Object Menu
.

Control Point

If you select a control point, actions related to that object will appear in the menu.

To customize this menu, see Options, Context Control Point Menu
.

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PopupMenu

Opens a menu with favorites and the most-recently-used commands at the cursor location.

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PopupToolbar

Opens the named toolbar at the cursor location.

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