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trackball mouse
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I'm a Wacom Tablet user, so have never used a 3D mouse, but I have heard folks mention the SpaceNavigator by 3DConnexion.
There's a long list of software it works with on the 3DConnexion site, but I don't know if it also works with 2D software, such as Photoshop and such. You would have to investigate to be sure.
That said, it's about $100 here in the US, which is expensive for a mouse, but there is a wireless version, if that's what you'd prefer. A search for buying online had a place in Australia called LeapAustralia, where it's about $170, again a lot of money for a mouse.
I don't know of any other brands, so there may be others out there much less expensive.
There's a long list of software it works with on the 3DConnexion site, but I don't know if it also works with 2D software, such as Photoshop and such. You would have to investigate to be sure.
That said, it's about $100 here in the US, which is expensive for a mouse, but there is a wireless version, if that's what you'd prefer. A search for buying online had a place in Australia called LeapAustralia, where it's about $170, again a lot of money for a mouse.
I don't know of any other brands, so there may be others out there much less expensive.
Flint_Hawk
Extraordinary
Here's a link to what I have used for years in Photoshop & Poser-
Amazon.com: Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball, Computer Wireless Mouse, Long Range Wireless Mouse: Computers & Accessories
I really like it, the shape fits my hand perfectly, so it's comfortable even when I use it all day long. It probably does take some practice to get skilled with.
Good luck finding what's right for you, Dreamer.
Amazon.com: Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball, Computer Wireless Mouse, Long Range Wireless Mouse: Computers & Accessories
I really like it, the shape fits my hand perfectly, so it's comfortable even when I use it all day long. It probably does take some practice to get skilled with.
Good luck finding what's right for you, Dreamer.
Dreamer
Dream Weaver Designs
Thanks guys, it will be a while before do any thing but as I am limited on desk space and have old injury's to wrist and shoulder that make extended use of a mouse painfull I want to see what my options are.
I may look a tablet too down the track for some of the photoshop stuff as mouse painting is an exercise in frustration lol
I may look a tablet too down the track for some of the photoshop stuff as mouse painting is an exercise in frustration lol
Chronic CTS is why I've been using a Wacom Tablet, in one format or another, for decades. I have a small, fits in the palm of my hand, wireless mouse for those times when I have my laptop out of the house, but that's only because I usually don't have room for the tablet, and that's so infrequently I just put up with it for the day.
StudioMartillo
Engaged
I've used a Kensington Trackball since always. Never could see the sense of a mouse. Scraping the fool thing all around to move a little cursor. It doesn't have any pressure sensitivity though. The ball is about 3cm in diameter, a nice size for my fingers.
For drawing a pressure sensitive tablet is no doubt the best tool. Used to have one but it got obsolete and I haven't gotten another since my drawing skills are very poor anyway.
For drawing a pressure sensitive tablet is no doubt the best tool. Used to have one but it got obsolete and I haven't gotten another since my drawing skills are very poor anyway.
I use a logitech trackball, due to RSI I also find a normal mouse painful to use for any length of time.
This is the one I use
Logitech Cordless Optical TrackMan - Trackball Mouse Reviews
unfortunately its no longer available, if mine dies I really don't know what I'll get to replace it.
This is the one I use
Logitech Cordless Optical TrackMan - Trackball Mouse Reviews
unfortunately its no longer available, if mine dies I really don't know what I'll get to replace it.
They have updated models but they aren't quite the same, so I'll have to hope to find that one suits me, the Mouse I have goes for a over a hundred £s second hand on ebay. Logitech are good products my mouse must be coming up to being 10 years old now and at the moment it's still working fine.
That Logitech version that Flint mentioned is a good one! You can also try googling Logitech wireless or something similar, but depends on if you want the ball directly in the center or on the side where your thumb is. They usually sell some versions at Target here in the states for around $39.00, and Ebay has some good deals on mice and Tablets. Sometimes you can find Wacoms for around $50.00 - $75.00 or so on Ebay.
But if you have an injury they also make vertical mice that run around $100.00.
Vertical Mouse: Evoluent Optical VerticalMouse Optical
But if you have an injury they also make vertical mice that run around $100.00.
Vertical Mouse: Evoluent Optical VerticalMouse Optical
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Hornet3d
Wise
For my 3D art computer I use a Space Navigator, great in Poser and I can even get it working in Silo thanks to a small script but I don't think the script is available anymore. I also use a Wacom Tablet but my one is a bit big so I only use it for intricate work, the real plus of course is the pressure sensitive capability.
All of my other everyday use computers have Logitech trackballs that are great to use. Mine are years old and have never created a problem, the programmable buttons can be a real help. I have used a vertical mouse which I found very natural to hold so if I was in the market for one I would really be interested in the version NapalmArsenal has linked to.
All of my other everyday use computers have Logitech trackballs that are great to use. Mine are years old and have never created a problem, the programmable buttons can be a real help. I have used a vertical mouse which I found very natural to hold so if I was in the market for one I would really be interested in the version NapalmArsenal has linked to.
I got a trackball mouse and don't like it. To each is own. My mouse of choice is a Logitech Performance MX, I've done wore out two and am on my 3rd.
Well I at least am happy to know that I'm not the last person a live who uses a trackball. I love trackballs, although I am still weird I guess in that I'm a person who likes the ones that you move the ball with your index or middle finger and not with your thumb (I guess I just don't feel my thumb is that precise. That being said I actually pretty much only use my trackball for gaming. My favorite thing is a multi touch trackpad, but I do use a wacom tablet for many 3d things.