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kardiogramm t1_iug9cts wrote

Why do I feel this might be more comfortable using CAD… even for someone who’s right handed.

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amuro_rei OP t1_iugb0xx wrote

Southpaw layout suits the right hander more so than left hander.

if you think about with the south paw you can keep your right hand on the mouse while your left hand do all the task hitting numpad, function keys, and etc.

on that thought for left hander the standard full size keyboard with the numpad and function keys on the right is far more ergonomic - as long as they do use their left hand to move mouse. 😋

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WEASELexe t1_iuhtguo wrote

I like left hand numpad because it saves mouse space while retaining the extra keys

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D4H_Snake t1_iui8214 wrote

This is exactly why I have been trying to find a good southpaw board. I’m right handed and the numpad is nice sometimes but I would rather have the mouse space then the numpad. A southpaw would give me both.

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amuro_rei OP t1_iuk2nxi wrote

you don't understand how much of travel your right hand does when you a lot of Excel work. The reason I got on the southpaw was that my right wrist started complained with mild pain to excruciating pain in short time. 😭

southpaw keyboard helped a lot along with the wrist guard that has in-built steel plate to fix my right wrist in place.

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NecroGamer27 t1_iuggezz wrote

If I was going full size this would deffo be it but then I use Vim 90% of the time sooo mouse is optional.

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Substantial_Reach_60 t1_iujqvw4 wrote

That’s how I work with a Kensington orbit on my left and the keyboard on my right and then a Logitech ergo mouse on my right as well to switch. I’m ambidextrous.

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amuro_rei OP t1_iujxv13 wrote

> I’m ambidextrous.

I've been always jealous of you lot. 😂 back in school I had a classmate who was a pitcher of school baseball team and he switched his arms during the game all the time. 😁

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Substantial_Reach_60 t1_iuk1du0 wrote

Haha it came from being left handed and my catholic step mom hitting me when I’d use my left hand I was young enough to then train to use the right hand but then my real mom came to pick me up from that house hold and I went back to left. I draw with my left and write fast with my right and then sign my name with my left and eat and all that with my left. Boxing I take a left handed stance till I get tired on that side and switch to right lol. It’s weird but I have a lot of input devices so it’s all good

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QTIIPP t1_iugow6b wrote

I absolutely love mine for CAD work and excel spreadsheets (and frankly everything…). I’m actually planning to get or mimic one for my work office with a quieter build, as I work 2 days at home and 3 in the office now. I hate the generic keyboard in the office currently…

It took a couple weeks to get properly proficient, but it feels so good now, and is much more seem-less/less hand movement. I’m essentially a presale engineer, and probably 90% of my work involves 2D AutoCad, some 3D Inventor, and Excel Spreadsheets.

I’m a right hander. This is the way.

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kanikoX t1_iuggakp wrote

I do agree. With also those dimension inputs.

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sledge812 t1_iuh0yw3 wrote

When I was doing heavy CAD work at uni (Mechanical Engineering, we had a FEM class which required tons of 3D CAD work to even get started) I followed the TA’s advice. Dominant hand on keyboard, off hand on mouse. Don’t swap the mouse buttons. Sounds stupid but after five minutes of using it I understood it’s brilliant advice.

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