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Can I use a drawing tablet for modelling in OnShape?
simon_wilkinson899
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I am thinking of using a cheap drawing tablet for modelling to be used for 3d printing. Can drawing tablet be used with OnShape and what would you recommend ? nothing expensive and I will be purchasing from amazon. Thank you very much for any help.
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_anton
Member, Onshape Employees Posts: 410 
Just tried it out with my Wacom tablet - it needs some fiddling with the input mappings to get the pan/rotate/zoom working correctly (didn't determine if it's even possible, but I feel that it should be). Even if you can get it working, though, I don't think it gives you anything a mouse doesn't. Tablets are mostly useful for "softer" work like ZBrush, Photoshop, etc. because of the pressure sensitivity. I do all my CAD with a mouse.
If you do want to try a tablet, I hear Huion makes pretty good Wacom alternatives for a fraction of the price.0
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If you do want to try a tablet, I hear Huion makes pretty good Wacom alternatives for a fraction of the price.
If you instead mean an old style drawing "screen" that plugs into your existing computer, and allows a stylus to be used, I don't think that will get you any advantages, and might even be worse compared to a mouse.