Bamboo Pad

HFM · 6 Nov 2010, 13:41

The Bamboo [or all Wacom tablets for that matter] do not go wel with sketchup. Since you will still have to put in some values a mouse will work better. The Bamboo is awesome after you've modeled something in sketchup however. After that you can put it in a sketch program [Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchbook Pro etc] and start sketching over your output. This is a very rewarding process

johnsenior1973 · 6 Nov 2010, 14:56

Like everyone else so far, I find the Bamboo useless for SU, absolutely essential for Photoshop.

solo · 6 Nov 2010, 15:02

I concur, I use my tablet for Photoshop, illustrator and painter not SU.

I use a Space Explorer with SU however, very important piece of equipment.

Dave R · 6 Nov 2010, 15:58

I have an Intuous 4 and find it very useful for image editing but not for SketchUp. The mouse is much better. I have a Space Navigator (the baby brother of Solo's Space Explorer) but find the mouse scroll wheel/CMB/Shift key easier to use. I envy Pete's ability to use his Explorer though.

Dragoonprogramming · 6 Nov 2010, 18:08

Thanks all!
I am still considering it mostly because i am starting post-rendering work with GIMP and such.
its cheap enough where I can try it out to see if I like it!
Thanks again!
Taylor,

Hieru · 6 Nov 2010, 18:25

The Bamboo Fun looks like good option - you get the benefits of using a stylus and touch-screen functionality that should be great for general navigation on your computer.

I'm hoping that this kind of dual functionality gets rolled out to the other models soon.

fuzzion · 7 Nov 2010, 04:15

I bought it specifically for SU after watching Ironman
Was a waste of money even after 30days of forceful use. You
are more productive with a mouse and key or what Solo suggested above.

Hieru · 7 Nov 2010, 12:28

It could have been worse:

CTU Hand Scanner

Chloe with the hand scanner (Season 8, Episode 2) We always knew that CTU never had the highest security protocols (well, it has been taken...

(seen-on-24.blogspot.com)

Dave R · 7 Nov 2010, 12:32

Hey! That's the 'hand scanner' I have.

It works pretty well for image editing although I'm lusting after the Cintiq 21UX now. I'd have ordered it on Friday but they are on backorder. With that I could scan my whole butt!

Hieru · 7 Nov 2010, 13:19

I've got my eye on the 21UX as well, but can't make my mind up whether to buy a CS5 package instead and wait and see if the Cintiq range gets upgraded with touch screen functionality.

Viztecture · 7 Nov 2010, 13:22

I have a bamboo which is a great budget pad, its pretty useless with SU tho. However its essential for photoshop, I cant use PS anymore without it

Dave R · 7 Nov 2010, 13:23

Maybe that's why they are backordered. I run into that often where something is listed as back ordered when it turns out, it's about to be superceded by a new model.

Hieru · 7 Nov 2010, 13:42

I thought that might be the case when the Bamboo Fun came out, but it's been quite a while now.

Maybe they have something special up their sleeves - like a wireless touch-screen Cintiq. Who needs an iPad

Dave R · 7 Nov 2010, 13:43

Wireless would be cool.