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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

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  • 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.

  • in reply to gbejby

    I have changed the settings in my env file to use the middle button (down) for pan.  The ctrl or shift do the other functions.

    Here's what you would have to add or change to the env file:

    button wheel_up "roam y -$roamInc"
    button wheel_down "roam y $roamInc"
    button Cwheel_up "window in"
    button Cwheel_down "window out"
    button SCwheel_up "roam x -$roamInc"
    button SCwheel_down "roam x $roamInc"

    Spacemouse does not seem to function well in Allegro.  I gave it for Solidworks as well...looked cool but was not an enhancement to my design style.

  • in reply to redwire

    Thanks . I will change my env file and give it a try.

    Currently, with a normal mouse, I have the following customization done to the mouse buttons:

    scrolling the wheel: zoom in and out

    pushing the wheel button down while moving the mouse around: panning

    The discomfort i experienced with the trackball was that when I pushed the wheel or even the middle button down, i still had to use my thumb to rotate the trackball to pan around.

    I will try your settings and see how it goes. Thanks again.

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