by default, softimage should completely ignore tablets, unless you
specifically went and set the environment variable to re-enable the
buggy tablet pressure that was in older versions.

On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Paul Griswold
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know what Softimage might be doing when it first starts up that
> a Cintiq-like (Bosto) tablet would cause it to freeze?
>
> For a while now everything has run fine, then suddenly yesterday whenever
> the tablet is plugged in, Softimage starts up and just when you'd normally
> see the camera view & grid, it just freezes.
>
> I've checked the task manager & Softimage sits and uses 4-10% of the CPU and
> slowly eats ram.  It doesn't show "Not Responding" and it never crashes.  It
> just sits there - almost like a dialog box is hidden off-screen and it's
> waiting for you to click "ok".
>
> If I disconnect the tablet, it works fine.
>
> I haven't installed anything new recently and other software isn't having
> the same problems (though some are) - MOI3D, Lightwave & general purpose
> apps work fine.  Softimage & 3D-Coat both do the same thing - boot up, then
> freeze.
>
> I've tried all the usual stuff - uninstalled, re-installed, tried different
> USB ports, etc.  No luck.
>
> Has anyone had something like this happen before?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul
>

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