[builder2345]

Just bought a surface 2 pro. How are you guys using sketchup? With the stylus? Or a mouse. How do you zoom in/out with out a scroll wheel? I bought the Bluetooth mouse made for the surface. I thought it had a scroll wheel on it, but it doesn't.

Thanks

 

[greg24k]

I'm using 3D connexion navigation mouse with Desktop. I would think it would be hard modeling on such a small screen as surface 2 pro, maybe to do a small detail of something.

 

[RobertCDF]

Trackball. Trackballs are so much better than stupid mice anyways, I'll sit on the couch and set the trackball on the arm and use it, won't see anyone doing that with a mouse.

 

[builder2345]

Trackball. Trackballs are so much better than stupid mice anyways, I'll sit on the couch and set the trackball on the arm and use it, won't see anyone doing that with a mouse.

Does a track ball have a scroll wheel?

 

[EthanB]

Trackball. Trackballs are so much better than stupid mice anyways, I'll sit on the couch and set the trackball on the arm and use it, won't see anyone doing that with a mouse.

I'm not going to send you a selfie but that's exactly what I do. I have two mice on the arm of my sofa, one for the laptop and one for the tv. It all depends on the fabric.:laughing:

 

[The Coastal Craftsman]

The surface pro is not a bad size at all. its def not as nice as running on a proper monitor but I'm twice as close to it so its as big as my monitor. I have been able to use it as easy as my desktop.

I use just a Bluetooth mouse when on site or for quick measurement just use the stylus.

 

[RobertCDF]

Does a track ball have a scroll wheel?

this one does, we have 3 of these at our house (and my wife has 1 at work).
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-trackball-m570?crid=8

 

[builder2345]

So, I have been playing around with sketchup a little bit on my Surface. At first, it did seem too small to use. But I got used to it, and I could see myself using it for layouts and dimensions on estimates. That way, I wont have to sketch it up free hand and make notes of dimensions (which I always forget to make a note of something). This should save me time, as well as help me with accuracy, as I will be creating the room/ area I'm going to remodel instead of just the notes & transferring it to sketchup later.

A few notes about the surface. The screen seems to periodically change brightness without any reason (although I'm sure there is). The battery died quickly, even though I didn't use it very much yesterday. I took it off the charger in the morning, after its first full charge. I left it at home and went to work. I came home and played on it for an hour or so, and the battery was at 10%. So we will see if that changes

Thanks for the feedback

 

[TimelessQuality]

There's probably a sensor that detects the ambient light and changes the screen accordingly

 

[The Coastal Craftsman]

The surface uses power when I sleep. If you want battery to last longer then shut it down instead of letting it sleep. It takes a tiny but longer to booth though.