Wacom Cintiq for 3ds max

[Vizioen]

Is it a good idea to use a wacom cintiq together with 3dsmax? I'm reading a lot of negatives but also a lot of positives. Anybody with experience? I've read all the threads about wacom here but they are quite old (3 years) so I was wondering if anything changed. Also is it maybe better to use one of these instead?: http://www.yiynova.com/En/index.php

[Vizioen]

Is it a good idea to use a wacom cintiq together with 3dsmax? I'm reading a lot of negatives but also a lot of positives. Anybody with experience? I've read all the threads about wacom here but they are quite old (3 years) so I was wondering if anything changed. Also is it maybe better to use one of these instead?: http://www.yiynova.com/En/index.php

Aaaanybody ?

[chriserskine]

I use an intuos with max. but not the cintiq.

I was forced to go tablet, after i couldn't use the mouse.

now i probably prefer it and wouldn't really want to go back (though i use mouse with left hand now). but it take a little while to get used to it. a lot longer than picking up photoshop with it.

main different is that you hand is constantly moving slightly vs with a mouse it much easier to keep it still. so using snaps well helps a lot.

but once you get used to it, you don't notice that anymore, and i think it probably speeds up work in max in the end.

but hardest thing is staying with it long enough for it to get easier.

[kimgar]

intuos here as well, for everything (except tooltips, those are still a bit hard to make popup). much better than mouse imo. didn't take too long to get used to either

[Companioncube]

same here. have been using intuos for 8 years and could never go back to a mouse. you just have to tweak some windows stuff to get it working properly but after that it's great.

i guess with a cintiq you'd just have to get used to your hand blocking parts of the screen at times but you'd probably forget about it after a while.

[Vizioen]

Reason I'm doubting a bit is , with a cintiq I wouldn't have good access to my keyboard shortcuts anymore or my numpad for number input, or am I talking rubbish? I've seen a few attach a small keyboard with velcro to the cintiq or something but I don't see that working quite as good. Also I'm doubting between a touch or non touch. I see a lot of people having problems with it more than advantages, but that was a few years ago (2-3). But I hear the support of Wacom is just plain terrible. Too bad, but they're not all chaosgroup I guess .

I would also use a ergotron arm with the cintiq as it seems easier to get out of your way.

Another thing I'm not sure about is, I'm working on a muti monitor setup, a lot of dialogs are on a different monitor, how easy is it to switch to another monitor? Does the monitor swith to the wacom or do you control the cursor on your other monitor.

[Vizioen]

So if anyone was wondering. I bought the wacom 27 QHD and I love it so far. Testdriving it in 3dsmax as we speak, it takes a little getting use to and I need to position my keyboard way to the side, but I'll find a solution (ergotron or something). So far so good.