|
Posted by Edgar on December 3, 2007, 5:50 pm
>
>>> Most CAD typing is done with (my) left hand so I'm wondering if this
>>> thing would be beneficial.
>>> http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/directron_1978_220561569
>>>
>>
>> I would say, if you went through the trouble of (or already did) setting
>> up all your commands to only be on the left side of the keyboard, then
>> maybe, but even then, you'd still need to take up space with your regular
>> keyboard for any typing you did, and using only the left side of your
>> keyboard for commands is just as easy to do on a regular keyboard as it
>> is on this thing without having to spend the money. Unless for some
>> reason you need the extra space on your desk and can move the regular
>> keyboard out of the way (I.E. its wireless or something) I don't see any
>> benefits, and the cost of a slight learning curve and the money to buy
>> the thing.
>
> Your prolly right.
> Its just that I only use a handfull of keys and the rest of the keybd just
> gets in the way.
> I rarely do text.
>
>
>> Now on the realm of the same type of question, has anyone ever used a
>> tablet for ACAD drawing, and if so, how was it?
>
> I think it would be interesting to *adapt* a cordless pen device to doing
> acad.
> You know, for the basic drawing and dimensioning, all in a snap/grid
> thing.
> It'd be cool to do cad with a *pencil* in the hand.
> Sort of like the good ol daze all over again.
> BTW: I bought that Addesso pen tablet awhile back and started to put it
> through its paces.
> I say started because I didn't have to go very far to find big holes in
> the plot.
> Simply, the erase function couldn't keep track of where the lines were
> drawn.
> That is, you had to touch the pen to the surface of the tablet in order to
> *see* where the end of the pen was in relation to the objects on the
> monitor.
> Its a cool idea and I think it will eventually work but they have alot of
> bugs to work out.
> I sent it back.
>
Yeah, I got myself a 6"x8" tablet for a birthday a while back. Been
thinking of trying it for Acad, but it's bluetooth and my work computer
doesn't have BT. It works pretty nice, and you only need to be somewhat
hovering for it to recognize where the pen is, you don't have to actually
touch the surface. It's a Wacom Graphire, not the top of the line by any
means, but nice little gadget.
--
Edgar
--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap