Navigation using the mouse

To simplify the explanation of actions connected to the mouse, we define the following conventions:

 

 

Fig. 34 : Mouse buttons convention

 

Salome standard

The mouse is supported as a standard pointer in Salome. Default actions, for a 3 mouse buttons are connected as follows:

 

Action

Command

Movement

Dynamic rotation

[CTRL] key + MB3

Rotation centred on the focal point

Dynamic panning

[CTRL] key + MB2

Translation in any direction

Dynamic zoom

[CTRL] key + MB1

 Increase or decrease the zoom ratio

 

New capability

A new connectivity free of extra keyboard keys is introduced in the frame of this project and will be defined as ‘Mouse only’ convention:

 

Action

Command

Movement

Dynamic rotation

MB1

Rotation centred on the focal point

Dynamic panning

MB2

Translation in any direction

Dynamic zoom

MB1 + MB2

 Increase or decrease the zoom ratio