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 >

