Is it good to use QCAD with a drawing tablet?

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jintou
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Is it good to use QCAD with a drawing tablet?

Post by jintou » Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:49 am

I often draw sketches in QCAD but find it slow and tedious, especially when making interacting mechanisms. I would love a drawing tablet, but don't know where to start.

I have seen some related posts like this https://pctechtest.com/best-drawing-tab ... -designers , but still not sure.

Is it easier or more difficult to use QCAD with a drawing tablet? and which one to get? a wacom or do other tablets work too?

CVH
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Re: Is it good to use QCAD with a drawing tablet?

Post by CVH » Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:16 pm

Hi,
jintou wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:49 am
I often draw sketches in QCAD but find it slow and tedious,
I think this says more over your drafting skills with QCAD than over the processing speed of user interactions and inputs.
I find QCAD most intuitive, fast for small to medium projects, equipped with all common methods and much, much more.
jintou wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2023 9:49 am
especially when making interacting mechanisms
QCAD does not support parametric features so that parts of a mechanism interact.
For that you need specialized software, read: More costly, more demanding, more ...

On Wacon Tablets read: https://www.qcad.org/rsforum/viewtopic. ... 826#p29826
For stand-alone tablets the main requirement is that QCAD supports the OS of the tablet.
Where do you expect the speed gain from a Digitizer Tablet?

Regards,
CVH

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