Expert: J. B. Borge - 8/16/2007

Question
I have recently put my Autocad 2008 on a new PC. I Can't seem to get the pan drag button to work on my mouse so I can pull the drawing around the screen. Normally I press the scroll wheel button and the hand appears and allows this function.

I have tried the MBUTTONPAN command but this does not fix it.

Do I need to assign the middle button through the control panel.

If so what should I assign this button to?

I have tried on an old mouse with the same problem.

Help! any ideas welome.

Answer
Tom,

Typically the mouse driver is always the culprit. Try updating  it, otherwise use a generic/compatible Microsoft driver if possible. Set middle mouse button to default or autoscroll. Ensure mbuttonpan variable to 1.
Hope this helps, let me know.

-JBB