Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 Issues

[Anonymous]

Hello Autodesk/ Community.........I am using a Wacom Cintiq Companion 2 256g/i7 processor / CPU @3.10GHz and I am having a few issues. Has anyone had issues opening scenes or missing assets from the scene? I am wondering does this tablet/computer not have enough power to run these type of 3D applications? 

Thank you for your time.

-Nick

[sean.heasley · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous and welcome to the community! Maya should run fine so albeit it may load a bit slower compared to a PC. If your issue is missing assets or opening scenes I would check the files on a laptop/PC to make sure the files themselves aren't corrupted or missing assets because the Cintiq itself shouldn't be causing meshes to be missing or scenes to fail to open. Let me know if you need more help with this issue.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the response Sean.

-Nick

[Anonymous]

Hi..I've similar problem with Maya and Mudbox(that for a strange reason dosen't sculp and paint at all)with same set up..is not enought 8 gig ram?If I try to sculp with Maya even with more mesh it dosen't smooth!it always has pointy edges!there are particular settings for 3D software and the Companion 2?Can you please help me?Thanks...

[sean.heasley]

Hi @Anonymous

Is the model high poly enough that you can see the smoothing?

You might need to check the intensity of the brush settings as well as your pen settings so that Maya is picking up on the pressure.

To make sure its not the smooth tool itself you could actually use a mouse on the model and you should see it smooth.

[Anonymous]

Wacom Cintiq Companion is a self-contained Windows computer with the full Wacom graphics tablet features already built in, which can also be used as a 'dumb' graphics tablet when connected to a Mac or PC.

Essentially, you can use this to draw, sketch and paint at your desk hooked up to your main computer, and draw, sketch and paint directly on it while sitting on the sofa or outside.

this Cintiq Companion 2 can be used at a desk as a graphics tablet for your regular computer, but because it also runs Windows, you can use full, familiar versions of Painter, Photoshop and so on when away from your workstation.

It's a solid investment for digital illustrators who want flexibility. However, if you don't need to use it away from your desk, you could save money and purchase the XP-pen Artist 15.6 Pro .

I currently use a XP-Pen Artist 15.6 Pro Drawing tablet monitor ( xp-pen.com/goods/show/id/394.html ) . It is a cintiq downgrade, but only because it does not have the muti-touch like the cintiq does. it support pen tilt function , 8192 pen pressure levels , battery-free and wireless stylus . 88% NTSC Color gamut , 1920x1080 resolution , 15.6 inch IPS Screen , it has no parallax , no lag .
Overall its an amazing tablet and I do suggest it! It works amazing for me, and personally, I improved a lot while using it.

The only problems, however, is that it always has to be plugged into a PC , Though it is lightweight and works great, the graphics are nice, and its only $439 .