left handed

[eduard sidorov]

hey there, i got my wacom and kinda trying to figure out what is the optimal way to control the viewport with the pen, its feels not very comfortable because I need to cross my hands over the wacom (small table) for shift alt ctrl, is there a way maybe to change shortcuts? or its not recommended?

[Omar Domenech]

I guess you can use the Control and Shift keys that are on the right side of the keyboard? Now that I think about it, that is probably why those are there, for left handed people. I always thought there was no need for them, I guess I was wrong. 

[eduard sidorov]

the problem is that i cant use the right sided alt gr, its not working, tried to make a new shortcut and its not working =/

[Dwayne Savage]

You should be using your right hand for those keys and have the keyboard positioned for this. With that said, yes you can change the hotkeys. ctrl+comma or edit/F4->Preferences. Then click keymap on left. In the Keymap section expand 3D View. Go down to Sculpt and expand. Then Expand Sculpt(Global). It should be the first 3. Left Mouse, Ctrl Left Mouse, and Shift Left mouse. Click in the box and then press your hotkey to change it. 

[Dwayne Savage]

Just saw your latest post. Your wacom settings may be setup to give different keymap info for left and right modifiers. Also Windows Ink setting should be set to left. On some drawing tablets you will also need to check let me use pen as mouse under the Windows Ink settings. 

[Paul Caggegi]

Fellow Leftie here! I do happen to have a good set up. I’ll get you pictures and recommends as soon as I can, I just had to jump in cos the struggle is real!

[Paul Caggegi]

Ok may I ask what model Wacom you’re using? I think it will make things easier to explain. Some generic tips: if your device has buttons and a scroll wheel on the side, make use of them! Assign them shortcuts like CTRL, SHIFT, ALT, and TAB. Use the scroll wheel for brush size adjustment. Set your pen buttons to right and middle mouse. Then flip your tablet so that the buttons are on the right.

If you have a display that is just a screen and no buttons, WACOM has grid overlay settings for touch. Set your shortcuts on these overlay grids. There should be a way to toggle them on and off, and use these instead of physical buttons.

[eduard sidorov]

i got a simple wacom model ctl-672

[Paul Caggegi]

Gotchya! Yes, the Wacom One tablet does not have buttons on the side, so you will need to use your keyboard, or some sort of keypad device with your right hand. I have my tablet to the left, and keyboard on the right, but if you’re limited on desktop real-estate or on the go, some sort of button keypad would be great. Wacom sells an express key remote which allows you to program a bunch of shortcut keys into it, but I happen to use the XP-Pen ACK05 which is much more affordable, and while it isn’t a wacom product, you will have to download the XP-Pen drivers to work along with it, it functions just fine with any model of tablet, and opens up your options immensely. The alternative is to program one of your pen’s buttons to bring up on-screen shotcuts, but this can be a bit infuriating IMHO.

[Dwayne Savage]

I’m not sure if this will be helpful or not, but here goes. You do know you can use the navigation gimzo with your pen.(The controls on the right hand side.) Orbit is thru the big circle with the axis in it. If you click the ends of the axis(The circles at the ends) you can change the view. Green no letter is front and Y is back. Blue with Z is top and no letter is bottom. Red with X is right side and no letter is left side. The camera icon below the large circle is camera view. Hand Icon is used to pan the view and the magnifying glass icon is zoom. The grid icon toggles Perspective/Orthographic. 

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