Mac Trackpad orbiting? Nonetheless not accessible? – Characteristic Requests

That is the way in which!
allow three finger drag on OSX
System Preferences – Accessibility – Pointer Management – Mouse and Trackpad – Trackpad Choices – Allow Dragging – Three Finger Drag

In sketchup press “O” to allow orbit after which merely use three fingers to orbit your mannequin after which two for zoom performance. Its seamless.

Hey all, sorry I notice this thread is tremendous outdated however I nonetheless discover it baffling that Sketchup nonetheless doesn’t seem have a built-in method to simply help the flexibility to zoom, pan, and orbit on a trackpad without having to make customizations to the OS settings (which change how I exploit my laptop total) or urgent keys on the important thing (which make it troublesome to navigate with one hand). I see numerous the outdated arguments that it’s not essential or that it wouldn’t work nicely. The truth that Sketchup on iPad helps these quite simple gestures out of the field solely proves that it not solely may be completed, however that it’s pleasant to make use of. Simply curious however why wouldn’t we simply add these very same gestures to a trackpad?

You’ll be able to see from the net model of SketchUp that trackpad is supported, hopefully some day that may present up within the desktop model.

In the meantime, I work solely with my MacBook Professional trackpad, besides if I’m testing mouse particular options. On Mac you possibly can briefly maintain Management and Command, and also you drag to orbit. As soon as you might be orbiting you possibly can launch these keys, and proceed orbiting. In case you press Shift you turn to pan. To go from the present device straight to panning, you possibly can briefly maintain Management-Command-Shift, then let go of Management and Command to proceed panning, and launch Shift to modify to orbiting.

There’s a system setting in Accessibility, the place you possibly can set a 3 finger contact on the trackpad to behave like a left button press. I’ve that turned on, and it means I can gently contact with three fingers, with Management and Command briefly held down. After the orbiting begins I can launch the keys, and two fingers, and be gently stroking the trackpad to proceed orbiting. It’s so much much less bodily effort than when there’s regular trackpad help.

monospaced confirmed the three finger drag settings.

It’s so bizarre coming from sketchup internet to desktop and discover that the trackpad doesn’t work the identical method.

Agreed. That is foolish that there isn’t parity throughout variations. Particularly having paid the professional price ticket after which primarily have gestures you might be used to eliminated.

Agreed. It’s really stopping me upgrading to the Professional model. It’s so jarring.

I simply upgraded from the browser model to desktop trial and was surprised by the dreadful ergonomics. Zoom and orbit is so elementary and the browser model’s trackpad behaviour is so intuitive and a pleasure to make use of. What’s worse is that this thread has been going for nicely over two years.

@Colin the flaw with the management secret is that it solely (type of) helps individuals who use the trackpad with their proper hand. I exploit a full-size trackpad with my left hand as my wrists didn’t take kindly to years of mousing.
So it means reaching throughout the keyboard with my proper hand to press the one management key on a Mac keyboard and the shift key will get actually awkward.
I kindof labored out an alternative choice to press the “O” key to orbit and area to “finish orbit”. However it’s nonetheless a giant step again from the browser model. I’ll persevere for a bit longer however thus far the net model fulfils most of my wants and I simply thought a devoted app can be higher to make use of. Very dissatisfied to seek out that usability is dreadful in comparison with the net model although

Additionally, and this will likely simply be me, I a lot most popular the browser model’s positioning of the device icons on the left reasonably than on prime because the desktop app has them. Trackpad customers have a larger left-right “attain” than up-down actions, in order that they’re simply that bit simpler to get to on the aspect. Particularly on a 4k monitor, it takes about 3 ‘swipes’ to journey all the way in which from backside to the highest if it’s fullscreen however usually solely a single swipe to get to the left edge.