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Mouse recommendation for Allegro use

gbejby

Hello everyone,

I apologize if this is not the right forum to use for this post.

I was wondering if anyone can suggest a specific mouse manufacturer/brand that is best for using with Allegro. I use Allegro 70+ hours a week and I am looking for a type of mouse that helps relief the stress off of my wrist and thumb. My hands are large which puts a lot of stress and strain on my hand and fingers when the mouse size is not proportional.

I tried so many mice but no luck. I also searched online for the best PC mice for CAD engineers and that did not lead anywhere.

So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

gbej

  • i do not think your wrist stress is due to the mouse selection but due to the number of mouse clicks you are making.

    are you using funckeys to reduce the number of mouse clicks?

    for instance, pressing an "r" key on my left hand can perform the connect command as i already setup an r key for the commect command on the env file.

    funckey r "add connect"

    i am using a mouse pad wrist rest as well. 

  • Way back when before the wonderfull software gurus broke the functionality (15.7 -> 16.x), I used the large trackball from Kenisington.  Used this trackball for about 12 yrs, never hand a hand issue.  When I switched over to the mouse, I developed carpal tunnel - took about 6 yrs.  Howver, you want a recommendation:  The best I had was a Logictech GX500 (model number maybe off - from memory) which has been discontinued.  Now I have found that the Razer Deather Adder Elite works best for me.  Good DPI, resizable DPI on the fly, and quite comfortable.  However there is a downside, the center mouse becomes an issue after a year or so of use.  I find the wheel click feature with click when I am zooming and  also mounting rod on the mouse wheel breaks after a year or so of use.  So to avoid having to find a new one, II stock up on these, have about 4 in my cabinet Slight smile  I hope this helps!

  • Trackball.  Use a logitech M570.   It takes about a day to get used to but no more carpal tunnel!

  • in reply to masamasa

    I am using function keys for most of my commands. I am also assigning function keys for recorded macros to minimize the number of mouse clicks.

  • in reply to redwire

    and Thank you for the suggestions. I bought a couple of logitech trackball mice and one of the is the Logitech M570,  but i could not adapt to them.  Currently I am using the wheel to zoom in and out and i use the middle button ( which is the wheel itself) to pan left and right.

    When i started using the trackball, i could not perform any of these actions eaily, if I want to pan, I have to hold the left button with my index then scroll the ball  Slight smile unless i am missing something?

    I am trying to avoid keeping my thumb moving all the time as it is the one that it is bothering me.

    I looked at the 3D Connexion Space mouse to shift some of the work to my left hand such as zooming in and out and panning but thir mouse is directed more to 3D CAD software.

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