Wacom...........on Maya, Xp64bit Advice

[MasonDoran]

integration is fine with wacom and most 3d apps...you can find on the wacom website which software supports which features.

I am painting and texturing everyday....but simple vert pushing is easier for me using the mouse because I dont need to be as delicate with it. The wacom does come in handy if your using paint effects or 3d paint texture tool.

[Fess]

integration is fine with wacom and most 3d apps...you can find on the wacom website which software supports which features.

I am painting and texturing everyday....but simple vert pushing is easier for me using the mouse because I dont need to be as delicate with it. The wacom does come in handy if your using paint effects or 3d paint texture tool.


Thanks :arteest:

[tb582]

but simple vert pushing is easier for me using the mouse because I dont need to be as delicate with it. The wacom does come in handy if your using paint effects or 3d paint texture tool.

I agree, I only find my tablet useful when doing somethat that required a "paint" brush or any brush ie weight mapping etc... I just find it to hard to work with maya modeling with the tablet, but I'm sure if I put some time into it instead of always going back to my mouse I would eventually get better.

[Fess]

I'm sure if I put some time into it instead of always going back to my mouse I would eventually get better.

That's the key. I'll have NO CHOICE but to use the wacom because I spend about 1 hour every morning beautifying my clients models. I'll see if it helps my workflow and my wrist....

Fess

[MasonDoran]

btw.... wacom works awesome on the Zbrush modelling workflow

my primary discontent with a stylus is going through menus and clicking buttons...you have to move your entire hand to do this ...where as with a mouse its less muscle movement involved

[SheepFactory]

I use a pen for everything from drawing to modeling to animating , it works just fine in maya under xp64.

[Emil3d]

I've been using pens since I started to use computers. In fact I have 3 digital tablets attached to different computers. Although I also have a mouse attached too, I almost never touch it. Actually I’m surprised that some people prefer a mouse over a pen in situations like moving verts, for me doing this with a mouse is incredible pain especially if I have to hold the MMB and drag, which actually is one of Maya’s most favorite actions. In fact, I believe that if I had to use Maya only with a mouse I would have not been a Maya user, simply for health reasons – in my experience Maya is an app with most extensive mouse usage which most of the time requires a mouse button being pressed - this can devastate wrists if you work long hours.

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