Intious Pro Tablet

[AlphaGrunt]

Anyone have this working with 3D coat? Any feedback?

 

I just got one for my Bday yesterday and messed around with it in coat for a few minutes and it didn't feel quite as natural as with the mouse but I'm sure that is a comfort that comes with time.

 

 

[Aleksey]

if you feel stuff is wonky, try install older drivers. for me the latest drivers are terrible, make my strokes all wonky..

[AlphaGrunt]

Yes the strokes were different than with the mouse for sure. Now I'm debating keeping the thing..do you enjoy using it? Do you think it's better than using a mouse?

[AbnRanger]

Yes the strokes were different than with the mouse for sure. Now I'm debating keeping the thing..do you enjoy using it? Do you think it's better than using a mouse?

You NEVER want to be using a mouse in a sculpting or texture painting app. It might be fine for modeling in a standard 3D app, where brush feel isn't needed, but it's a fish out of water as it were, in apps like PS, 3D Coat, ZBrush and Mudbox. Contact Wacom support, first. And don't forget, you can always adjust the brush pressure curves for depth & radius, by clicking on the little stylus or mouse icon next to those parameter sliders (toolbar)

[Aleksey]

i love my mouse, i got a razer naga with 19 buttons =)

 

But for sculpting and texture painting i use a wacom pen. Because you just can't get the same results. With a pen you can change pressure/radius on the fly, so you can paint tapering, fading strokes with a lot of control. Can't do that with a mouse.

 

granted, this is all more important if you are actually good at drawing. If your drawing skills are zero, a wacom will be of little help.

[AlphaGrunt]

I can't seem to set it up to zoom for some reason. What method do you guys use for zooming when using your tablets?

[Javis]

I use ALT+RMB to zoom. Is it not working for you, or are you trying another setup?

 

 

EDIT: When I say RMB, I have one of the buttons on my stylus set to RMB, and another set to MMB, with the nub being LMB.

[AlphaGrunt]

Actually if I just hold down the RMB (on pen) and motion left or right off the model it just zooms. Perfect thanks Javis.

[Javis]

My pleasure. It's the easiest way to navigate with a stylus, IMHO.

[AlphaGrunt]

Honestly I prefer the navigation and general use ability of the mouse and keyboard (hotkeys galore!) I can move the mouse a half inch and be across the screen as apposed to having to physically move the pen from one corner to the other. Plus you (or at least I) end up using the keyboard anyway because that is where all my hotkesy are. The tablet only allows for a limited number of hots :/

[Javis]

Roger that. I use a keyboard with stylus for maximum performance. :P I rarely use the wacom hotkeys unless I'm mobile.

[alvordr]

Well I use a stylus for First Person Shooters and an Atari 2600 joystick for sculpting ultra-realistic models, but I guess that's where we separate the men from the boys.

 

 

==j/k==

Edited November 20, 2014 by alvordr

[AlphaGrunt]

Lol

[alvordr]

After I made that post, I realized that a stylus might actually work really well for FPS games....but I haven't tried it, yet.

[Javis]

I tried years ago, and because of the way most of the centered the view, things generally go completely haywire. It didn't work well at all unfortunately.

 

 

RTS games on the other hand work quite well. I also play part of Aquaria with a stylus, it worked out alright. Later switched to a controller though.

[alvordr]

This is why I feel that Touch-based games on a PC just don't seem right at all.  Especially when your arm will likely feel like it's going to fall off after about 30 min.

[ajz3d]

RTS games on the other hand work quite well. I also play part of Aquaria with a stylus, it worked out alright. Later switched to a controller though.

The most exotic input device I came up with when playing Doom 1 and 2 a year ago, was my favourite Logitech Trackball M570. And it was a great experience. That's one damn good device for everything... but sculpting and painting...