Wacom Intuos 2018 entry-level drawing tablet

Hi Amits,

I think there should be no problem with that, because every tablet (as far as I know) provides a mouse mode, so MicroStation (or any other Windows application) is not aware the device is not standard mouse.

A question, which is not technical, is how efficient it can be and what pros and cons such solution offer.

With regards,

  Jan

Thx a lot! I think I need to buy just  to try how it works for Microstation and how effective it is or anybody has already tried it??

Best regards 

Amitis

Not that particular one, but many of us used nothing but tablets for years. The command structure was tablet (or digitizer) based. The main functions of a tablet (tracing) have been replaced with scanning now that we don't have hard drive size restraints. But they are still useful to some like people in the art world or others using unconventional input methods.

Hi Amits,

I used a small Wacom tablet in mouse mode for a while but didn't really find it that helpful. If you have other uses for a tablet then it's worth experimenting with.

O thx Marc! what was the pros and cons?

Regards

Amitis

O thx Marc! what was the pros and cons?

Regards

Amitis

Hi,

I use a medium size Wacom Intuos Pro.  My reason for it is purely for my bad wrist.  I can use the stylus more than a mouse without my wrist getting hurt. 

I use my Intuos Pro as a mouse--meaning that the Wacom / Windows driver converts the signal from the tablet to a "mouse signal".  I do not setup up anything in Microstation for "digitizers"--Microstation just sees a "mouse" connected to the system.

Advantages:
-My wrist feels better
-It's easier to "write" with my mouse, but that is usually more for graphics programs than drafting.
-I enjoy where-you-point-is-where-you-get.

Disadvantages:
-No mouse wheel on the stylus.
-I use multiple screens, so the tablet area to screen area is small, making my mouse a little harder to control.  (I use "where you point is where you get" mode.  IE, if I place my stylus in the top right corner of my tablet, my mouse will be in the top right corner of my screen.)
-Double clicking with the tip can be hard. Because it is a vertical motion, you have to keep the stylus vertical.  Also, after you click, raise up and come back down to click again, the mouse can move by a pixel or two--this sometimes causes issues.
-Desk space--the larger the tablet you get, the less space you have on your desk.  If you get too small of a tablet (especially for multiple monitors), where-you-point-is-where-you-get becomes too sensitive and almost useless.  (Mouse mode would still work o.k.)

--Robert

Thank u so so muck for answering my question Robert! I ordered a small size now. Like you I have problem with my arm. I probably come back here to ask u a bit more question if i get stock using my tablet.

Best regards

Amitis 

Hi,

The first hint is...  If you are working with a stylus (pen type thing), learn to keep the stylus almost perpendicular to the tablet.  If you don't, when you click, the stylus will slip a little, and the tablet will register it as a drag-click. 

I also use a small notepad to raise the back of the tablet a little bit.  For me, that helps.

--Robert

RobertArnold said:

Hi,

I use a medium size Wacom Intuos Pro.  My reason for it is purely for my bad wrist.  I can use the stylus more than a mouse without my wrist getting hurt. 

I use my Intuos Pro as a mouse--meaning that the Wacom / Windows driver converts the signal from the tablet to a "mouse signal".  I do not setup up anything in Microstation for "digitizers"--Microstation just sees a "mouse" connected to the system.

Advantages:
-My wrist feels better
-It's easier to "write" with my mouse, but that is usually more for graphics programs than drafting.
-I enjoy where-you-point-is-where-you-get.

Disadvantages:
-No mouse wheel on the stylus.
-I use multiple screens, so the tablet area to screen area is small, making my mouse a little harder to control.  (I use "where you point is where you get" mode.  IE, if I place my stylus in the top right corner of my tablet, my mouse will be in the top right corner of my screen.)
-Double clicking with the tip can be hard. Because it is a vertical motion, you have to keep the stylus vertical.  Also, after you click, raise up and come back down to click again, the mouse can move by a pixel or two--this sometimes causes issues.
-Desk space--the larger the tablet you get, the less space you have on your desk.  If you get too small of a tablet (especially for multiple monitors), where-you-point-is-where-you-get becomes too sensitive and almost useless.  (Mouse mode would still work o.k.)

--Robert

Thanks.

I went thru a period of wrist pain. Track ball mouse worked for that, but as soon as my wrist was better I'm back on a standard mouse.

For double click, you can adjust Windows to not use that particular "feature".