Comments on: Using a Drawing Tablet with Blender

By: Lokino Magras

Lokino Magras — Mon, 27 May 2013 14:30:31 +0000

From what I’ve heard, yes. Modeling is more easily done sans mouse, but some people prefer using a touchpad to do so. Touch sensitivity greatly enhances the sculpting and painting experience.

By: ecklip

ecklip — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:44:19 +0000

Hi, i r new here. First poste!
Just discovered blender weeks ago loved it and would like to improve so i r considering learning how to use a tablet.
But first i need some advice, I’ve never seem anyone working with a tablet with my own eyes before so i don’t understand how can u draw on a blank plate while fixing at ur screen plus I sux at coordinating my hands while looking at the screen which is why i sux at fps games but if u give me paintball gun i kickass, a video on how to switch from mouse to tablet would be nice I r pretty sure lots people are like me hesitating to move on tablet. N thx peeps for d awesome tutorials Williamson yar my hiro i got addicted to blender because of you.

By: Jonathan Williamson

Jonathan Williamson — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 01:36:56 +0000

I actually don’t use any of the buttons on my tablet. I just keep one hand on my keyboard.

By: Phil Howlett

Phil Howlett — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:17:21 +0000

I have a Wacom Intuos 4 –

I have tried setting the bottom3 buttons to Grab/Rotate/Scale (G,R,S) but I find I’m jumping back between the tablet and the keyboard anyway.

What do other people set their buttons to do? To make a better workflow?

By: tadine

tadine — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:52:54 +0000

Thanks for the tips

By: Ron Hatfield

Ron Hatfield — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:19:47 +0000

I went with the Wacom Bamboo. I figured what’s the use of shelling out tons of money if I don’t know if I’ll like it or not. You said it takes some getting used to. I guess I’m just not used to it yet. I was just got comfortable with the mouse and hot keys and this switch seems to have reset my learning curve.

Do you feel this is more for sculpting and painting than modeling?

By: Michele Canova

Michele Canova — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:03:11 +0000

Jonathan, thank you for the tutorial. I follow all the tips.
I set the upper button on the pen as middle click.
When I am in Object Mode or Edit Mode I am able to rotate pressing my upper button, but when i’m in Sculpt Mode (or Vertex Paint or Texture Paint or Weight Paint) when I press my upper button, nothing happen.

If I open the Wacom Properties Setting windows and I move my pen from this windows to Blender sculpt mode, my upper button is able to rotate for 10 seconds. This is crazy! What could be the solution?
I have a Wacom Intuos 4.

By: john mellor

john mellor — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:24:19 +0000

Can I use a Hitachi LINK-EZ StarBoardLink ans Starboard software with Blender? If I can, how?

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:15:54 +0000

I have that same promblem with another wacom tablet, My understanding is that basically the Power supply cannot get enough power to each of the the usb ports becuase tablets require alot of power. I never cared enough to try but somebody suggested buying a USB hub that requires an external plug.

By: Sudhir

Sudhir — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:16:40 +0000

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