Pressure sensitivity was poor and “wintab” drivers usually did not exist. In previous years, combining N-trig with art software was a terrible experience. Battery life is great for an x86 powered machine of such low weight. The i7 hardware is powerful, though it lacks a dedicated graphics card, and the total weight of the device is amazingly low. Meanwhile, the screen is very high resolution, though this can be easily dialed down to a lower resolution screen. Microsoft insisted this version was going to be dramatically different.

N-trig pens have traditionally not done well as artist tools. Those of us familiar with tablets and tablet PC’s were very unhappy with the use of the N-trig pen compared to the Wacom pen. Surface Pro 3 runs Windows 8.1 and has both a touch and an N-trig pen interface. Since my results here are mostly good, I doubt there will be dramatic changes to come. Microsoft had obviously updated some drivers in just the past two weeks. My results for compatibility testing came out much improved. The short answer to the question is: Yes, with some qualifications.Ī few days ago, I had this great blog post ready to go and then I did some last minute experimenting.

Three weeks ago, my i7 Surface Pro 3 arrived from the online Microsoft store. The moment Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 3, many artists with Toon Boom asked the same question: Will Surface Pro 3 work with Toon Boom Software?

Toon boom studio 8.1