Multiple button mouse with Bricscad

George1

I am considering getting a multiple button mouse, like those being used in gaming. I have the impression that in those mice you can assign keyboard combinations to buttons. So, I suppose you could assign the combination L and then Enter, so in bricscad you would have the Line command with a mouse click.

Has anyone tried using such a mouse with Bricscad, and if yes, how is the user experience?

Its_Alive

In combination with your new mouse, you might look into AutoHotKey

it’s magic, you can assign mouse and keyboard macros per application. I don’t do a lot of drawing work anymore. But for example, https://www.autohotkey.com/

#IfWinActive ahk_exe devenv.exe
!o::send ^k^o ;toggle header/source
Insert::send ^k^o ;toggle header/source
Delete::send ^a^k^f{Esc} ;select all and format
#IfWinActive

If visual studio is the active application, ALT+O, insert and delete are reassigned. You could setup your mouse clicks to draw lines in BricsCAD, and Autokill in halo :)

zoomer

Unfortunately Windows-only ….

I had (had - switches died 3 times) a 3DConnexion CADMouse, because of the physical middle mouse button.
You could define and apply all kind of shortcuts/macros/functions - per App. That worked very well. even for Bricscad's complex ACAD multi letter commands.

Now I use a Logitech MX Master 3 for Mac. Its drivers aren't that perfect in general and do not allow such complex Bricscad Macros, but otherwise it works ok.
I had also used a MadCatz Gaming Mouse and loved it from a hardware standpoint. But unfortunately their Mac Drivers were deprecated quite soon and even for Windows there was no App specific configuration.

Generally, a Mouse with driver support for "App specific" button assignments and macros is great - if it really works. So look closely at what is really supported for your desired input device.

ALANH

Have you looked at Speach in windows 11 ? Standard type commands can be called, Line circle etc. Trying to find how to customise for defun names. Tested Some Commands Worked OK Done Using speech.

Anthony Apostolaros

I used to use a 5-button mouse. It worked fine with Bricscad. I eventually decided that the trouble of pressing those extra keys (on the side) wasn't worth it.

I used to combine it with a macro handler, as Its_Alive suggested. I still use the macro handler (Macro Express), but I no longer use its mouse features. Some of what a macro handler does can be done with the Keyboard tab of Bricscad's Customize palette, but I use Macro Express with all apps, and love it.

Mikael63

I have had (as a spare now) a Corsair Scimitar Elite RGB with 10 buttons on the side.

The main reason was to replace the scroll wheel clicks with one of the side buttons, but I had also configured some of the other buttons for commands in Bricscad. It turned out to be wrong quite often and since my hand often hurts I need to switch to a different mouse every now and then and I lose the function of these buttons. Now I use a macro keyboard (Halfmoon) together with Autohotkey

ALANH

looking forward to the return of the digitiser.

Yes I have a Graphics pad and you can use a digitiser menu with it.

robbt

I have a Razer Basilisk v2.  And use the buttons for some commands.  I have micros set up for undo, escape, zoom all.  It works great.

I second that motion for digitizer return.