Numpad emulation is in essence undocumented

posted to: Basic 3D Navigation

Just take a look here
https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/getting_started/configuration/hardware.html#numpad-emulation
Nothing! Just bare mention of numerals. What about Num*, Num+, Num-, Num., Num/, NumLock?!

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  • Omar Domenech replied

    Yeah those guys have a lot of work on their hands. 

  • Dwayne Savage(dillenbata3) replied

    Well / already does the same as numpad /. Numpad period isn't remapped. Although you can access frame selected thru view menu or the tilde view pie menu. I'm not sure about numpad + and -. I believe they are mapped to - and =. You can also choose select more and less from select menu. I generally recommend that people not use emulate numpad, because it does knock out other hotkeys like selection mode in edit mode. Instead use one of the other 6 methods. If you'd like more info on any of these just let me know. 

    1. View menu

    2. Navigation Gizmo on the right. 

    3. Tilde pie menu.

    4. Alt+middle mouse button drag. 

    5. 3d viewport: navigation addon that comes with blender.

    6.  Pie menu addon that also comes with blender. Hotkey is alt+q once addon is turned on. 

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  • Ajat Hamen(rimbo) replied

    One more thing. I've just learned some cheapo wireless numpads don't in fact issue true numpad codes. Instead they "regurgitate" the alphanumeric equivalents of the intended num commands. Does that interfere with Blender somehow?

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  • Omar Domenech replied

    I don't know, never had one of those. But if the price is similar, better to get a decent one then. 

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  • Ajat Hamen(rimbo) replied

    oomar

    When you browse products priced similar to a cheapo you get not the cheapest cheapo. That's usually how it goes. I don't have much money but I said screw it and got wireless  EPOMAKER EK21

    https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-ek21?variant=46651374174516

    Buy once, cry once, don't $&c# on the environment.


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