Problem with Alt-Left Click - Polyloop

3dBird · 1st August 2008, 02:13

When using Carrara 5, my mouse seems to work perfectly except Alt-Left Click does not work! I cannot zoom out, nor use the left mouse button to dolly the camera. Alt-right click works fine. This baffles me. Has anyone else run into this problem? Any suggestions on how to fix it? (This is one of those issues you don't find in the user's manual!)

-ash- · 1st August 2008, 21:15

Sorry - I have no problems like that with C5Pro.

Have you tried resetting the preferences?

50parsecs · 1st August 2008, 23:30

I had this problem once when I accidentally had my number lock key activated. Caps lock can cause problems too.

-ash- · 2nd August 2008, 11:59

I have my number lock on all the time with no problems. Caps lock makes no difference either.

I suspect it is either an install problem - so a re-install may help - or it is a system issue in which case a clean install of the OS would also help.

3dBird · 2nd August 2008, 18:32

Thanks for the suggestions. I tried Num Lock and Caps Lock, no difference. A re-install of the operating system gives me the willies... I can see that turning into an 8-hour job. Maybe as a last resort, but not now.

It's relatively easy to work around this issue in the Assemble and Model room - I can always click on the 2D zoom button and pick a zoom level. Where it is particularly aggravating is in the timeline, where I am unable to find a way to zoom out except the mouse. If I zoom into the timeline, the only way I can figure out how to zoom back out is to quit Carrara and re-start. Not exactly an elegant solution.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

1st August 2008, 02:13	#1 (permalink)
3dBird Vertex Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2	Problem with Alt-Left Click When using Carrara 5, my mouse seems to work perfectly except Alt-Left Click does not work! I cannot zoom out, nor use the left mouse button to dolly the camera. Alt-right click works fine. This baffles me. Has anyone else run into this problem? Any suggestions on how to fix it? (This is one of those issues you don't find in the user's manual!)

1st August 2008, 21:15	#2 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 779	Sorry - I have no problems like that with C5Pro. Have you tried resetting the preferences? __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

2nd August 2008, 11:59	#4 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 779	I have my number lock on all the time with no problems. Caps lock makes no difference either. I suspect it is either an install problem - so a re-install may help - or it is a system issue in which case a clean install of the OS would also help. __________________ Regards Tony (aka HamSoles)

2nd August 2008, 18:32	#5 (permalink)
3dBird Vertex Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2	Still don't work! Thanks for the suggestions. I tried Num Lock and Caps Lock, no difference. A re-install of the operating system gives me the willies... I can see that turning into an 8-hour job. Maybe as a last resort, but not now. It's relatively easy to work around this issue in the Assemble and Model room - I can always click on the 2D zoom button and pick a zoom level. Where it is particularly aggravating is in the timeline, where I am unable to find a way to zoom out except the mouse. If I zoom into the timeline, the only way I can figure out how to zoom back out is to quit Carrara and re-start. Not exactly an elegant solution. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

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1st August 2008, 23:30	#3 (permalink)
50parsecs Vertex Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 10	I had this problem once when I accidentally had my number lock key activated. Caps lock can cause problems too.