Digitizer Tablet
Drawings created or traced on tablets are stored as mathematical line segments. Objects are drawn with a pen or puck, but are traced with the puck.
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A Tablet and Mouse on the Same Port
The Y-mouse adapter from P.I. Engineering lets you connect a tablet and mouse on the same port. The device's microprocessor converts mouse movement into pen movement so only the tablet driver is being used. (Image courtesy of P.I. Engineering, Inc., www.ymouse.com)
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Digitizing Three Dimensions
The 3DRAW PRO 3D digitizer system from Polhemus records x, y and z coordinates of an object by touching its surfaces with a pen. It measures the tip position in 3D space and outputs directly to popular CAD and graphics programs. (Image courtesy of Polhemus, Inc.)
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