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Hello to all

I found a problem / malfunction of my mouse in the CAD program "SolidWorks 2018 SP5.0" and also in the CAM program "SURFCAM 2014 r2".
The problem is that when I press the mouse wheel to rotate 3D on the drawn objects, instead of rotating they move and makes the program difficult to use, in some cases unusable.

Everything happens only when EE2 is started on my PC. if I close EE2 the problem disappears.
I read that there are incompatibilities from Windows 8+ especially due to the "Synaptics Touchpad" drivers but I don't think they are directly concerned as they concern the Touchpad and my problem is with the traditional mouse.

Is it possible that EE2 uses something to manage 3D visualizations during the game and that it also affects other running programs?

It sounds like the "Middle Mouse Button Actions"? There is a checkbox for it in UP1.5 Settings.

More to read at the BLOG: https://www.ee2.eu/blog/014-unofficial-patch-157.php

Please check if disabling it solves your issue. I can't attach a screenshot at the moment, but it should be easy to find.

If works, it might be good to add an additional check for this function, if EE2 window is currently active, as I have done it with Eye Tracker function.

I have disabled the function that enables pressing the button in the middle and now everything works correctly. Thank you!

Thank you for confirmation, Indie.
I managed to compile the new Launcher version, where Middle Mouse Button Actions work only when EE2 window is active. Could you please test how it works?
I can't do this now, as I don't have a mouse with me, only laptop touchpad.

Please download this file and extract to your EE2 folder:
//Removed, Not longer needed

After that, please make sure, that Middle Mouse Button Actions are enabled (checked) in UP1.5 Settings.

Then test if Middle Mouse Button works in EE2 (for buildings rotation, camera rotation, etc.).

Then minimize game, and test if your other programs don't get interrupted by it.

Thank you.

With your fix Everything works properly.
The camera rotates as if I pressed CTRL and my programs work correctly while EE2 is minimized.

Thank you for confirming it.

Thank you for fast help.

The fix for this issue has been released to all users with Minor Update 157031 (26th of February 2020): https://www.ee2.eu/patch/changes/#157031

— UP1.5 Launcher features that simulate keyboard key presses (Middle Mouse Button Actions, FSM Hotkey, PrtScn Fix, Constrain Cursor Hotkey) will now execute only when EE2 window is currently active. It resolves issues with middle mouse clicks (or hotkeys presses) in third-party programs when EE2 is minimized. Thanks for the problem report to player "IndieRock00".

If you have got UP1.5.5+, you can update by clicking: empireearth2://FunctionMinorVersionInstall