Modeling mouse madness

Electro

Just wondering if anyone had some good advice regarding mouses for modeling.
Ideally it wouldn't be useless for gaming as well, although I have a zowie fk2 already hooked up, am mainly looking for good quality feeling and able to bind macros. ALL THE MACROS. ON THE THUMB. I know this falls into the "MMO" mouse category.

Logitech G600? Bit tricky to find them around still..
http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g600-mmo-gaming-mouse

Corsair Scimitar
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/landing/scimitar

Razer Naga
https://www.razerzone.com/store/razer-naga-epic

Anyone have any of these and would recommend?
Or any others for that matter...

Have fairly large hands (wink wink) so typically have to use "claw" grip or some form of, I don't rest my hand and fingers completely draped across the mouse.

Cheers!

thomasp

best to try them out in person. last time i was mouse hunting for a fairly standard MS intellimouse replacement i ended up going home with a vertical mouse. no regrets.

Kwramm

You learn something new every day - I didn't know there was a MMO mouse market, but those mice look quite useful for doing 3D.

lorenzo_di_pietro

There's a recent discussion on a similar topic here: 

http://polycount.com/discussion/180818/good-mouse-for-game-art

Check it out, you'll find lots of interesting infos.

Millenia

http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/cadmouse.html

The dedicated MMB is a godsend if you use a 3d app that has all its navigation tied to MMB, like 3ds Max. My wrist has never felt happier :P

PolyHertz

Millenia said:

http://www.3dconnexion.com/products/cadmouse.html

The dedicated MMB is a godsend if you use a 3d app that has all its navigation tied to MMB, like 3ds Max. My wrist has never felt happier :P

That dedicated MMB is interesting, but seems (based on Amazon reviews) it's not really that well built.

mystichobo

The Evoluent vertical mice have a dedicated mmb too, it's amazing!

DRoss3d

Has anyone tried the Razer Orbweaver/Tartarus? I know that it's not really a mouse but I like the ability to customize each button function. I currently have a Naga, but I can only use the 1-6 buttons, as using the others forces me to hold the mouse at a weird position and makes my wrist hurt quite a bit. My only fear is that if I get something like the Orbweaver/Tartarus and become proficient with it, when I get a job at a studio, I won't be allowed to use it and I'll have to relearn the default hotkeys.  

-Oh almost forgot, don't get the Naga. The middle mouse button WILL break after a few months. I've gone though 3 Nagas and 2 death adders in the course of 5 years. I'd suggest the Scimitar or the G600

thomasp

Millenia said:

The dedicated MMB is a godsend if you use a 3d app that has all its navigation tied to MMB, like 3ds Max. My wrist has never felt happier :P

i found binding MMB to a thumb button made the whole experience a lot better overall. you can still use the wheel separately for scrolling.

Elithenia

I am really happy with my CoolerMaster mice. I have one Inferno at home and a sentinel III at work. For me they work amazingly.

slipsius

I would strongly recommend a vertical mouse. whether it has a lot of buttons or not. I got one at work because my wrist was starting to hurt. It's made such a huge difference that I got one for home as well. Super basic, and takes a day or 2 to get used to, but totally worth it. Once you're used to it, gaming doesnt feel any different either
 
This is what I have. I'm a big guy with big hands, and this first nicely. I tried a few others, and they ended up being tiny and not comfortable AT ALL. 

https://www.amazon.ca/LuguLake-Vertical-Ergonomic-Optical-Relieving/dp/B00CEO4SH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492789561&sr=8-1&keywords=lugulake

javi

I actually prefer the super cheap Logitech mouse, the middle button has a great feel to it.

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Prime8

thomasp said:

Millenia said:

The dedicated MMB is a godsend if you use a 3d app that has all its navigation tied to MMB, like 3ds Max. My wrist has never felt happier :P

i found binding MMB to a thumb button made the whole experience a lot better overall. you can still use the wheel separately for scrolling.

Same here, I cannot remember for how long. I don't like to use the wheel as button.

Used Logitech MX518 quite long but over the time the rubber material wore off and didn't feel good anymore.
Now I use a Logitech G502 and a G602.
I realised that I cannot use more than 2-3 buttons per finger comfortably, first I thought it would be a waste if I don't get used to using all buttons, but who cares, as long as the buttons used frequently are place well.
The G600 MMO mouse or other similar products don't fit for me. In any case it's always the best to try them in a shop.

Vertical mice look interesting, want to try one.

Bruno Afonseca

I use the logitech g400s (ugly as hell) and it's perfect for me, I assign scripts and keystrokes to the extra buttons and it's great. I have a profile for substance and max, that's all I need really

Nam.Nguyen

Bruno Afonseca said:

I use the logitech g400s (ugly as hell) and it's perfect for me, I assign scripts and keystrokes to the extra buttons and it's great. I have a profile for substance and max, that's all I need really

lol, old Logitech mice all looks like 1800s spaceship for some reasons. But they're well known for durability, I had one for years and the texture still holding up.

Having 9 side-buttons, that you can assign ALL THE MACROS might sound cool, but sometimes it can be confusing as you can't tell which one is which. For me, 2 are enough.

ExcessiveZero

slipsius said:

I would strongly recommend a vertical mouse. whether it has a lot of buttons or not. I got one at work because my wrist was starting to hurt. It's made such a huge difference that I got one for home as well. Super basic, and takes a day or 2 to get used to, but totally worth it. Once you're used to it, gaming doesnt feel any different either
 
This is what I have. I'm a big guy with big hands, and this first nicely. I tried a few others, and they ended up being tiny and not comfortable AT ALL. 

https://www.amazon.ca/LuguLake-Vertical-Ergonomic-Optical-Relieving/dp/B00CEO4SH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492789561&sr=8-1&keywords=lugulake

wow thanks for the tip dude! didnt even really come in here looking for a mouse but as someone who has big hands and just took off a wrist brace due to RSI you have given me something to try.

Kyetja

I've been using my Speedlink Kudos for ages but it's slowly falling apart, and they're not making them anymore...
Anway, I've noticed that larger, and perhaps heavier, mice work best for most of my work.

Brian "Panda" Choi

Red Dragon Perdition.

Cheap, weight adjustable, and has macroable side keys.  Put buttons like the "Repeat Last Action" on a macro button!

Progg

Brian "Panda" Choi said:

Red Dragon Perdition.

Cheap, weight adjustable, and has macroable side keys.  Put buttons like the "Repeat Last Action" on a macro button!

The Red Dragon Mice are great. I use one at home and at work

claydough

Anything wireless with no latency...
Kind of excited to see if AR might actually give me a stereoscopic depth advantage that Nvidia refused to give me unless I dip switched or enabled  over to a Quadro for their forced PRO solution.
( feel like some are in denial/unaware of the charming volume ( or lack thereof... ) that is mo readily apparent when edit decisions are revealed with depth )

Wondering if as much might benefit from another appropriate input paradigm altogether.