I've been noticing increasing pain in my wrist and fingers from countless hours of mouse usage. Does anyone know of an ergonomic mouse that works with 3d modeling software? I've tried a trackball, which turned out to be painful because i would have to hold down buttons with my index or middle finger while rotating the model (with my thumb via track ball) creating some extra tension in my hand. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
drizzler
Sep 14, 08 2:28 am
I've tried a number of different "ergonomic" mice, and never really found one I liked. For the last couple years, I've been using a smallish standard mouse with a wrist pad for support and haven't had any problems. The most important thing is your posture. Making sure you are sitting in a good chair with your work surface at a height which allows your fore arm to be roughly 90 degrees will probably do more to reduce pain in your wrist than a special mouse.
trace™
Sep 14, 08 9:55 am
I like the logitech mouses. The wireless laptop mouse is nice and small, fits perfectly in your hand, has tons of useful buttons.
Ain't cheap, though. I think I paid $70 for mine (you can find them on sale). Also, I've had 3 stop working randomly.
binary
Sep 14, 08 2:16 pm
i have a 5 button intellimouse..... program the buttons for cad and your good to go.......
used to love MS mouses until they changed the scrolling wheel. For 3D, where you use it a ton, it was just too slow/inaccurate, no tactile clicks or rolling.
brut
Sep 15, 08 12:55 pm
A fellow student had to use a stylus after suffering from carpal-tunnel. Something like this:
I was having wrist/arm problems too and i switched to and "upright" mouse called Evoluent http://store.ergocube.com/evsu.html
I have the three button mouse right handed and i love it.
it took me about 4 days to get really used to it but after that i was flying.
each button is completely programmable for up to 50 different programs.
this mouse is truly ergonomic, the grip is compared to a "handshake"
seriously, i can't say enough about it, highly recommended
birder
Feb 1, 19 7:02 am
Logitech mice are pretty good and long lasting. Check those out
OneLostArchitect
Feb 1, 19 7:56 am
if your right handed and average hand size the M705 Logitech is good
Non Sequitur
Feb 1, 19 8:41 am
just got a Logitech G600. You can map 24 different functions to the side buttons.
OneLostArchitect
Feb 1, 19 11:08 am
I thought about something like that... how do you like it? you find it helpful?
Non Sequitur
Feb 1, 19 11:17 am
So far so good. Been with it for a week(ish) now and I've mapped my 24 most used revit commands. I have not had to time to modify it for autoCAD. I got it for dirt cheap on amazon ($40USD on office expense account) so it's a worthwhile flyer.
I've been noticing increasing pain in my wrist and fingers from countless hours of mouse usage. Does anyone know of an ergonomic mouse that works with 3d modeling software? I've tried a trackball, which turned out to be painful because i would have to hold down buttons with my index or middle finger while rotating the model (with my thumb via track ball) creating some extra tension in my hand. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
I've tried a number of different "ergonomic" mice, and never really found one I liked. For the last couple years, I've been using a smallish standard mouse with a wrist pad for support and haven't had any problems. The most important thing is your posture. Making sure you are sitting in a good chair with your work surface at a height which allows your fore arm to be roughly 90 degrees will probably do more to reduce pain in your wrist than a special mouse.
I like the logitech mouses. The wireless laptop mouse is nice and small, fits perfectly in your hand, has tons of useful buttons.
Ain't cheap, though. I think I paid $70 for mine (you can find them on sale). Also, I've had 3 stop working randomly.
i have a 5 button intellimouse..... program the buttons for cad and your good to go.......
has a good fit for my hand
i hate small/large mice..........aka mouses
really love this thing
used to love MS mouses until they changed the scrolling wheel. For 3D, where you use it a ton, it was just too slow/inaccurate, no tactile clicks or rolling.
A fellow student had to use a stylus after suffering from carpal-tunnel. Something like this:
http://www.nextag.com/PENPOWER-TOOYA-Digital-Graphics-569144513/prices-html
I was having wrist/arm problems too and i switched to and "upright" mouse called Evoluent
http://store.ergocube.com/evsu.html
I have the three button mouse right handed and i love it.
it took me about 4 days to get really used to it but after that i was flying.
each button is completely programmable for up to 50 different programs.
this mouse is truly ergonomic, the grip is compared to a "handshake"
seriously, i can't say enough about it, highly recommended
Logitech mice are pretty good and long lasting. Check those out
if your right handed and average hand size the M705 Logitech is good
just got a Logitech G600. You can map 24 different functions to the side buttons.
I thought about something like that... how do you like it? you find it helpful?
So far so good. Been with it for a week(ish) now and I've mapped my 24 most used revit commands. I have not had to time to modify it for autoCAD. I got it for dirt cheap on amazon ($40USD on office expense account) so it's a worthwhile flyer.