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 December 4, 2016  tutor4u  Basics
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It’s possible to use Blender without a middle mouse button or a scroll Modeling
wheel. On a typical mouse, the scroll wheel also functions as the Blender Tutorial – Transform
middle mouse button. So if you don’t have a middle mouse button, to Smoke Animation
then there’s a good chance that you don’t have a scroll wheel either.
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The good news is that you can use Blender without a middle mouse Text Animation
button or a scroll wheel. Both of these issues are addressed
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separately below.
Text Animation

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an Animation

How to use Blender

without a Middle Mouse Tags

Button Animation Basics

Blender has a 3 Button Mouse Emulation setting. By enabling it, a 1 or Beginner Denoising
2 button mouse can take the place of a 3 button mouse. To enable
DynamicPaint
Blender’s 3 Button Mouse Emulation, follow these instructions.
FluidSimulation IvyGenerator
1. From the File menu, select User Preferences.
2. Click the Input tab. Modeling
3. Put a check mark next to Emulate 3 Button Mouse.
ParticleSystem Rigging
 4. Click Save User Settings to save the settings for the next time RigidBodyTools ShapeKeys Smoke
Blender opens.
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Steps to Enable 3 Button Mouse Emulation

After enabling 3 button mouse emulation, the mouse buttons work as

follows:

If you’re using a PC with a 2

Button Mouse
Alt + Left Mouse = Middle Mouse button

Example Usage

To rotate the view, press Alt + Left Mouse button and drag.
To pan the view, press Shift + Alt + Left Mouse button and
drag.

If you’re using an Apple with a

single button mouse
Option + Mouse button  = Middle Mouse button

Command(Apple) + Mouse button = Right Mouse button

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Example Usage

To rotate the view, press Option + Mouse button and drag.

To pan the view, press Shift + Option + Mouse button and
drag.
To select an object, press Command(Apple) + Mouse
button.

How to use Blender

without a Scroll Wheel
Blender has alternate methods that can be used instead of using a
scroll wheel. Here’s how to do some common Blender tasks.

Zooming Without a Scroll

Wheel
Any of the following methods can be used for zooming instead of
using the Scroll Wheel.

Hold down the Ctrl key and the Middle Mouse button while
dragging.
Hold down the Ctrl key while pressing the = or – key.
Use Numpad + and Numpad – keys. If you don’t have a
number pad then you can read 2 Ways to Use Blender
without a Number Pad.

Loop Cuts Without a Scroll

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After pressing Ctrl R to initiate the Loop Cut, you can do any of the
following to specify the number of cuts.

Enter a numeric value.

Use Page Up and Page Down keys.
Use Numpad + and Numpad – keys. If you don’t have a
number pad then you can read 2 Ways to Use Blender
without a Number Pad. 
 Proportional Editing Without a
Scroll Wheel
When using Proportional Editing, you can control the size of
the control area (white circle in uence area) by using the Page Up and
Page Down keys.

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