AHK script and executable files that mimic a middle click for the purpose of simple pan and zoom in AutoCAD when using a touchpad/trackpad.
I use a laptop with a trackpad and don't always have a mouse handy. My laptop, a Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2, can simulate a middle click of a mouse (like clicking the mouse wheel) if I click with three fingers, but for whatever reason it didn't work with AutoCAD's pan function.This utility I created to enter pan mode when the user performs a middle click.
*** Your touchpad/trackpad must have some method to perform a "middle click", similar to clicking a mouse wheel. ***
The executable file runs in the system tray awaiting a middle click. When it detects one, it checks to see if "acad.exe" (AutoCAD) is the active window.
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If the active window is NOT AutoCAD, it allows the middle click to function normally
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If the active window IS AutoCAD, the utility sends the following keystrokes: P (enter)
- this enters PAN mode which allows both zooming and panning (Scroll to zoom, left click and drag to pan)
- middle click a second time to exit pan mode (sends ESC)
To use it simply download the EXE file from this repository and run it -- that's it! It will sit neatly and quietly in your sytem tray until you close it. Note: You'll have to launch it after every reboot unless you add it to your Windows startup folder.
Or, if you use AutoHotKey, you can download the script to run or modify to suit your needs.
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