Christiaan Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 15 hours ago, zoomer said: some love drawing on Screen, while others really hate when their hand occludes parts of their Drawing .... (What did all these people before PCs when drawing on paper 🧐 ) To be fair I actually remember finding that aspect of manual drafting annoying, before I'd even experienced CAD, haha 2 Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 18 hours ago, zoomer said: What about Apple's Touch Pad 2 ? Does it work for VW ? I don't have a touch pad but for sure it simply works like a touch pad on the MacBook. I also just tried my iPad using Sidecar mirror mode and was able to work in Vectorworks with a stylus. 2 Quote Link to comment
_c_ Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 29 minutes ago, Christiaan said: To be fair I actually remember finding that aspect of manual drafting annoying, before I'd even experienced CAD, haha 3 Quote Link to comment
Guest Wes Gardner Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Try some lettering left-handed...my drawings were always smuged ... 😞 Wes Quote Link to comment
Guest Wes Gardner Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Regarding a mouse, I just have a typical wireless logitech (yeah, I went wireless last year while living on the boat)...you can turn off the detent for the wheel/scroll if you want...sometimes I incline my mouse surface side-to-side with the low side being outboard...it doesn't take much incline to releave the tension in your wrist (for anyone with wrist pain, try that first....)...it fits my hand nicely...I also use the Space Commander or whatever that thing's called by 3D Connexion...but mostly when I'm drawing in Rhino....for Vectorworks, pretty typical mouse set up... Wes Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Am I right in thinking that 3dconnexion basically have a monopoly on navigator things of the type they make? I feel a bit uncomfortable that I have become rather dependent on my 3dconnexion device and am basically at their mercy when it comes to drivers and things being kept functional. Quote Link to comment
Hamo Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 I'm using the Logitrch MX Vertical and whilst it takes a bit of getting used to at first, the reduction in wrist strain and and RSI has been very noticeable. Certainly recommend investigating it. Quote Link to comment
halfcoupler Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 2:37 PM, _c_ said: Sorry to hijack this thread, but I could not resit in commenting this with what I have in the very back of my drawer and in the lumber room: btw.: I'm using 3D Cad Mouse and Space Mouse today 😀 2 2 Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 @halfcoupler Poor drafting machine relegated to the back of house 😞. I miss those things. My drafting table and parallel bar sit right behind the sit/stand which supports the modern tech. Although today, it’s more of a throw space to get next week’s work organized. Lots of hand drawing and painting for next week 🙂. Sometimes you have to trap the mouse and bust out the horsehair. 4 Quote Link to comment
C.T Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 19 hours ago, halfcoupler said: Sorry to hijack this thread, but I could not resit in commenting this with what I have in the very back of my drawer and in the lumber room: btw.: I'm using 3D Cad Mouse and Space Mouse today 😀 Used to have same tools + cast iron drawing table with 40kg weight to control the rulers. 😅 Good old days somehow.... 2 Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 15 hours ago, jeff prince said: and parallel bar Mayline ? Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 @jeff prince could I pay you to tidy my desk? 🙂 1 1 Quote Link to comment
C.T Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Sorry I wouldn't know. Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 33 minutes ago, zoomer said: Mayline ? Yes. It was pretty useful back in the day, but couldn't hold a candle to a drafting machine. Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 21 minutes ago, Tom W. said: @jeff prince could I pay you to tidy my desk? 🙂 LOL. Best way to get tidy is work on the road for a few weeks, forces you to organize the chaos. That, or people start to think you are living in your car when you roll up on the jobsite 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Oh my god best not talk about my truck... 😬 Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 25 minutes ago, jeff prince said: Yes. It was pretty useful back in the day, but couldn't hold a candle to a drafting machine. Had the largest on a 2 m table. Loved it. Tried a drafting machine from my father too but preferred my Mayline. Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, zoomer said: Had the largest on a 2 m table. Loved it. Tried a drafting machine from my father too but preferred my Mayline. I think my love for the drafting machine comes from using them in college when doing product design. I liked being able to orientate my paper askew to the drawing surface and adjusting the tool to suit. That being said, I never purchased one and opted for the mayline for its longer horizontal base compared to a drafting machine. Pretty nice to be able to lay down a series of 36" long parallel horizontal lines when doing site sections or typical architectural elevations prior to CAD. 2 Quote Link to comment
Hamo Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Old shot, but there’s an hydraulic drawing board under there somewhere. H Quote Link to comment
Sidge Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 11:52 AM, dtheory said: I actually quite like the Logitech MX Master 3 Hi there. I just ordered this mouse. Are you on a Mac? Have you figured out how to Pan? Without holding down the space bar? Quote Link to comment
dtheory Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Sidge said: Hi there. I just ordered this mouse. Are you on a Mac? Have you figured out how to Pan? Without holding down the space bar? Hi @Sidge, yes, I'm on a Mac Mini M1.. enjoying it a lot.. migrated from a 2013 Mac Pro. Never bothered to find out if I could pan without the space bar.. since that motion is so natural.. mouse in the right hand, left thumb on the space bar.. I'm guessing what you want is probably possible.. maybe map the middle mouse button or another button to that function... Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 3 hours ago, Sidge said: Hi there. I just ordered this mouse. Are you on a Mac? Have you figured out how to Pan? Without holding down the space bar? Have you installed Logitech Control Center? https://support.logi.com/hc/en-150/articles/360023357693 Quote Link to comment
Sidge Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I haven’t gotten the mouse yet. But was asking before I do all the work to install. Does pan work on scroll or another button? Quote Link to comment
Christiaan Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 You'll be able to set it up any way you like in Logitech Control Center. 1 Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 I had a problem with a Logitech mouse which wasn't recognised by "Logi Options" which you have to use instead of Logitech Control centre if you're on an M1 mac (or any Big sur mac?). The logitech website said it was compatible but it isn't. After about 2 painful months of back and forth with their customer services I got a mouse that does work. That was the 3rd mouse they sent me. Quote Link to comment
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