3D Navigation like Cura & TinkerCAD?

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3D Navigation like Cura & TinkerCAD?

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OS: Windows 10
Word size of OS: 64-bit
Word size of FreeCAD: 64-bit
Version: 0.18.4 (GitTag)
Build type: Release
Branch: releases/FreeCAD-0-18
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Python version: 3.6.6
Qt version: 5.6.2
Coin version: 4.0.0a
OCC version: 7.3.0
Locale: English/UnitedStates (en_US)


Is there a way to get 3D Navigation similar to Cura and TinkerCAD?

Selection: Press left mouse button
Panning: Press middle mouse button
Rotation: Press right mouse button
Zooming: Scroll middle mouse button

Thanks!
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Re: 3D Navigation like Cura & TinkerCAD?

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Check out Mouse Model
An aside, consider installing v0.19_pre for better stability and more features

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Re: 3D Navigation like Cura & TinkerCAD?

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Would also love to see Tinkercad style control. I’m surprised that this style is not more widely used, requires no keyboard strokes, and no multi button presses. Fusion 360 allows the style, and it is my favorite.
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If no existing mouse navigation style (there are a few) suits you, please get to work. It's open source, everybody can contribute.
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wmayer wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:11 am git commit ef100d55e9
Is a custom mode possible where the user can configure these behaviors or must it be hard-coded per navigation style?
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wmayer wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:11 am git commit ef100d55e9
Many thanks.
I tried it and see that I cannot select it using the selection widget at the main windows' footer. I set it therefore via the preferences but then I see at the footer "Undefined":
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Could you please have a look?
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wmayer wrote: Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:49 pm git commit 549e5b5650
Many thanks.
I documented it now and this way noticed two further issues:
- the status bar widget is not wide enough, thus the names are truncated:

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- the styles are not sorted. Is there a reason why they are sorted as they are?
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Re: 3D Navigation like Cura & TinkerCAD?

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For the documentation: Where can I find the mouse (and other) images displayed in the status bar?
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