Tablet PC for 3Ds Max?
I'm sure this has been asked before but I cannot seem to get this idea out of my head.
Can you use a Tablet PC to model in 3Ds Max 2009?
And by model I mean off course use you're finger or digital pen to take a sphere for example and put it on the screen than model it as if you were using a mouse?
If this is possible can you do multi touch on 3Ds, so I can model something and than quickly move the scene around by rotating it without having to stop modeling?
Any recommendations for Tablet PCs?
And finally if this is possible do Tablet PCs run external video cards?
Sorry for all the questions and I know I am new but I really wanted to know this.
Can you use a Tablet PC to model in 3Ds Max 2009?
And by model I mean off course use you're finger or digital pen to take a sphere for example and put it on the screen than model it as if you were using a mouse?
If this is possible can you do multi touch on 3Ds, so I can model something and than quickly move the scene around by rotating it without having to stop modeling?
Any recommendations for Tablet PCs?
And finally if this is possible do Tablet PCs run external video cards?
Sorry for all the questions and I know I am new but I really wanted to know this.
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Modeling with a Tablet PC's pen would be no different from using a wacom tablet to model with, except you would be pressing on the screen rather than the wacom of course. You might also need to pick up a duo switch wacom pen or a Cintiq 15x or Cintiq 18sx pen so that you could have 3 mouse buttons, rather than only 2 buttons that the standard tablet pc stylus comes with. Note that the newer Cintiq pens are not compatatble with tablet pcs.
One other consideration is that if you buy a convertable tablet pc rather than a slate version then you would also need a separate keyboard or other input device to use for your hotkeys, as the pen alone isn't enough for most 3D apps.
In the end unless portability was your main concern I'd say spend your money on a decent desktop computer such as per's new machine and buy a Cintiq instead.
They exist, but the resolution on the tablet is not enough to be precise enough for something that needs to be better than pixel perfect. Even for painting the tablet pc falls short.. it fills a void, but it doesn't do art terribly well.
Spend less on buying a standard laptop and add a wacom intuos to it, it'll be cheaper and be more tuned to art. The tablet pen really is only good enough to sketch with. At this point I felt I should've bought a standard laptop for much less (still got my tablet refurbed) but lack of a keyboard in slate mode is a huge problem.
going back to your initial question, i just use a damn mouse to model... plus (and this depends on the manufacturer), the pen options are more limited on tablet pcs. there's less pressure sensitivity, and limited buttons. i think mine has only one button and an eraser. so assigning hotkeys and shortcuts to buttons/actions on your pen is practically useless. you have more pen capabilities when you get past the low end wacoms.
http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/cintiq-12wx.php
or if money grows on trees for you then this:
http://www.wacom.com/cintiq/cintiq-21ux.php
the cintiq alone costs as much as a tablet pc... )