Update: Switched from mouse to a drawing tablet for CAD work and it's night and day after 3 weeks

I was one of those people who thought using a mouse for drafting was just fine. Been doing it for about 7 years. Then my buddy let me borrow his old Wacom Intuos for a week. First two days were awful. Couldn't snap to points right, felt like my hand was drunk. But around day 4 it started clicking. By week 2 I was actually faster on some things like editing polylines. Now at week 3 I can't imagine going back. My wrist pain is basically gone and I'm not clicking through menus 50 times a day. Has anyone else made this jump and stuck with it? Or did you go back to mouse?

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johnthompson3d ago

My coworker Dave tried this exact thing last year and swore by it after a month. Said the first week was pure hell though, he almost threw the tablet across the room lol. He still uses it for all his detailing work and keeps a mouse just for the occasional right click thing.

ericschmidt3d ago

I drove a 2003 Honda Civic for eight years and thought touchscreens in cars were just a dumb distraction. But last month I borrowed my buddy's Tesla Model 3 for a weekend trip and I get it now. The whole interface just felt natural after about thirty minutes of messing with it. I still think having everything on one screen is a bad idea if it breaks, but for daily driving I was wrong about it being useless. Not gonna go buy a Tesla though, my 2012 Corolla is fine.