jmadison
03-24-2004, 10:12 AM
Maybe this should go in the CAD section, but I think the application could go a lot wider.
I was just working on a 3D model of a mechanical linkage. I wanted to move the linkage, but because of the orientation that I was "looking" at the model, I would have had to push my pointer into the screen in order to move the link down. As it was, I had to change my view slightly so that I could drag the link in the x-y plane of my screen. It would be really cool if I could just press slightly harder on my TS to indicate a "push" in the z-axis instead. I know that the TS dosen't record analog pressure, but perhaps a flattening of the fingerpad area correlating to an increase in pressure.... as has been mentioned in other posts.
Then perhaps it would be possible to use a modifier chord with the other hand to reverse the "push" motion to make it a "pull" motion.
I realize that my CAD software dosen't have the capability to handle a z-input yet, but I was just dreaming a bit about the capabilities of the TS.
I was just working on a 3D model of a mechanical linkage. I wanted to move the linkage, but because of the orientation that I was "looking" at the model, I would have had to push my pointer into the screen in order to move the link down. As it was, I had to change my view slightly so that I could drag the link in the x-y plane of my screen. It would be really cool if I could just press slightly harder on my TS to indicate a "push" in the z-axis instead. I know that the TS dosen't record analog pressure, but perhaps a flattening of the fingerpad area correlating to an increase in pressure.... as has been mentioned in other posts.
Then perhaps it would be possible to use a modifier chord with the other hand to reverse the "push" motion to make it a "pull" motion.
I realize that my CAD software dosen't have the capability to handle a z-input yet, but I was just dreaming a bit about the capabilities of the TS.