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#Tablet lockup

    05-Jul-95 23:08:14
Sb: #178354-#Tablet lockup
Fm: Paul Minni 71053,3516
To: Dale E. Estes 75547,324
<<<It seems that the tablet is sending information to fast to the program… >>> I get the same thing with a Summa II and 3DSr3. It makes rotations kinda tough.<g> There's a text file in the libraries here concerning the Summa ADI driver. It may be of some help to you or least offer an explaination (I don't remember the filename but, try a keyword search for SUMMA). As far I know, there isn't any definitive solution to using the Summa in tablet mode with 3DS. There's a few hitches I've learned to live with… 1.) When the tablet hangs, power it off then on. Your cursor comes right back. 2.) Occasionally, for some unknown reason(s), there is no cursor/tablet available upon starting 3DS, even though the 3DS.SET and 3DS.PRJ files are correct. If you configure the tablet area within 3DS ("*" then "A"), then exit the dialogue box with a CR (ENTER key), the tablet works fine until it hangs(see #1). 3.) Use the keyframer (at frame 0) to rotate objects or enlarge the active viewport and rotate incrementally to the desired angle. Regards and good luck, Paul