Every BIM-guru I know starts by sketching rather than staring at a computer screen. Perhaps there something immediate and emotively satisfying about a sketchbook and pencil that is difficult to recreate. Even when faced with a bunch of parametric rules, it’s wonderful to figure out a question with a pencil before you propose an answer with a bunch of reference points, lines and planes (and the odd paramatized void is still pretty useful, Mr. Jezyk). 😉
I’m not saying that I don’t lovelovelove the fantastic Wacom display that I’ve been using in preparation for the next Mastering Revit book. It more a matter of portability.
So there’s this. And I’m blown away:
Congrats Wacom for continuing to think outside of the box. While so many other companies are trying to ape the iPad, you guys come along and do something really original. Yes – there are other paper/pen input devices. But the addition of layers (!) and vectors (!) are going to allow designers far more flexibility than just capturing rough data – like being able to scale up a drawing with no loss in like quality.
And from the overview it looks to be Mac and PC compatible.
The bad news? Eddy’s birthday has already passed for the year…so close!
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