UltraPad

Graphics Tablets for CAD and DTP Professionals

Putting technology in its place

 The natural way to use your computer
for all CAD and DTP professionals
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Tailored design for CAD
CAD professionals concerned with
productivity, reliability and healthy
working environment will appreciate
WACOM’s investment in creating
a true ergonomic cursor in shape,
button action and design. Naturally,
the UltraPoint Ergonomic is designed
for prolonged, intensive, trouble-
free operation.
Ground-breaking technology
Our ground-breaking electromagne-
tic WACOM Give and Take System
(GTS) has enabled
Created to be sensitive
UltraPoint Ergonomic has four
programmable buttons and is
designed to reduce wrist and
finger strain during intensive,
prolonged use.
1. The comfortable body
shape supports the palm and
relaxes the arm.
2. The minimal button activ-
ation pressure is less than 75g.
3. The ‘dished’ button profile
allows natural finger position.
4. The button pattern caters
for different hand sizes and
one, two or three finger oper-
ation for both right and left-
handed users.
5. A short pile Rayon under-
sheet on the cursor gives
exceptionally smooth move-
ment for fast and accurate
positioning.
6. With its precision printed
cross-hairs (0.1mm thick) the
cursor is ideal for digitising
the most detailed plans.

us to develop pens
and cursors with-
out cords, magnets
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or batteries. Extremely simple elec-

tronically, maintenance-free, highly
reliable, comfortable to use, they are
capable of tackling every challenge
in graphics input.
WACOM graphics tablets are com-
patible with standard applications
across a wide range of operating
systems, as well as with the vast
majority of programs for CAD, DTP
and pen computing which support
special tablet features.

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WACOM has designed its
tablet software to be easy
to install and simple to
manage. A user-friendly
control panel for
Windows, Macintosh and
SGI, allows pen and
tablet to be customised.
Pressure sensitive re-
sponse, tilt sensitivity and
tablet to screen scaling
can be easily adjusted.
Macros can be assigned
for complex, repetitive
procedures.
All UltraPad tablets
have a menu strip
along the top for the
quick selection of
commonly used func-
tions, macros or tablet
settings. Some func-
tion buttons are preset
for commonly used
functions like copy
and paste.
Pressure sensitivity is suppor-
ted by the leading graphics
applications allowing users
to explore their full creative
potential - naturally.
Pioneering quality for DTP
WACOM has a policy of listening to
its customers so we can evolve tech-
nologies to meet the demands of
the highly progressive audience in
the rapidly evolving DTP environment.
As a result WACOM offers award
winning products which combine
ergonomics with performance and
innovation with lifelike simulation
of traditional graphic tools.
The pressure sensitive
UltraPen Eraser allows
line thickness or colour
density to be varied
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The pen’s rocking
side switch gives you
two programmable
buttons which can Putting technology in its place
be defined to work
like a keyboard key, WACOM’s vision is ‘The computer as
key combination or a tool to enhance human creativity’.
mouse button and
can be used to play In 1983 a small group of engineers
back macros or
automatically
in Japan invented the first cordless
double-click. digitiser and founded the company
WACOM. Inspired by the compelling
idea of realising the perfect compu-
ter input device, we have continued
to refine and develop our tablet
technology over the years. That the
vast majority of graphics tablets
In a world first,
WACOM has intro- used professionally in creating elec-
duced the pressure tronic artwork are from WACOM, is
sensitive UltraPen
Eraser. Just like the a testament to our achievement.
rubber on the end
of a pencil, simply
flip the pen over
and erase!
Although the most
obvious use for the
second tip on
WACOM’s UltraPen
Eraser is as an eraser,
it can also be assig-
ned to an alternative
function and used as
a second tip. Like the
pen tip, the second
tip is pressure sensi-
tive, but it has a soft
‘spongy’ feel like a
real rubber or brush.
WACOM has the most com-
prehensive choice of pen
technologies on the market,
providing a range of cordless,
batteryless pressure sensitive
pens for all kinds of professio-
nal requirements. UltraPen
Eraser is the standard pen.
WACOM also offers UltraPen
Pencil, UltraPen Ink, UltraPen
Brush, UltraPen Write and
UltraPen Classic.
WACOM UltraPad series facts
O/S Support
DOS, Windows 3.1, Windows 95 (sup-
ports ‘Plug and Play’), Windows NT,
Macintosh, SGI and others.
Software drivers
MS mouse for DOS; Windows 3.1, 95,
NT, Wintab; Macintosh and Macintosh
Power PC; AutoCAD ADI for DOS and
Windows; AutoCAD LT on request; Other
platform drivers, SGI, OS/2, Amiga, etc.
on request.
Compatibility
All DOS programs supporting Microsoft
Mouse; all Macintosh, Windows (3.x, 95,
NT) and SGI programs; all Macintosh,
Windows and SGI pressure- or eraser-
aware programs; Microstation, on DOS,
Windows, Macintosh and NT; AutoCAD
up to rel 13 on DOS, Windows and NT
and other platforms; AutoCAD LT; most
other CAD software through emulation.
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UltraPad UltraPad UltraPad UltraPad UltraPad UltraPad

A5, serial A5 ADB A4 A3 A3 Electrostatic A2
Active area, mm 204.8 x 153.6 204.8 x 153.6 304.8 x 304.8 457.2 x 304.8 457.2 x 304.8 635.0 x 462.0
Tablet size, mm 330.0 x 243.0 x 13.9 330.0 x 243.0 x 13.9 407.0 x 417.0 x 36.3 572.0 x 430.0 x 61.2 572.0 x 430.0 x 61.2 777.5 x 615.0 x 77.8
Tablet weight, kg 0,9 0,9 2,2 3,4 3,6 9,7
Resolution, lpmm/lpi 100/2540 100/2540 100/2540 100/2540 100/2540 100/2540
Accuracy, mm 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Pressure levels 256 256 256 256 256 256
Max. reading height, mm 5 5 5 5 5 5
Tilt range ±60° ±60° ±60° ±60° ±60° ±60°
Tilt accuracy/ resolution ±2°/ 1° ±2°/ 1° ±2°/ 1° ±2°/ 1° ±2°/ 1° ±2°/ 1°
Max. data rate, pps 205 205 205 205 205 205
Multimode no no yes yes yes yes
Interface serial RS-232C Macintosh ADB serial RS-232C serial RS-232C serial RS-232C serial RS-232C
Power supply/ 220/240V wall mount via ADB port/0.5 220/240V wall mount 220/240V wall mount 220/240V wall mount 220/240V wall mount
power consumption, watt power supply/ 0.5 power supply/ 1.7 power supply/ 1.7 power supply/ 1.9 power supply/ 1.7
Surface type transparent overlay transparent overlay transparent overlay transparent overlay electrostatic adhesion transparent overlay
Menu strip function buttons 16 16 20 32 32 44
Recommended for DTP, sketching, drawing, DTP, sketching, drawing, CAD, DTP, full scale CAD, DTP, high accuracy as A3, plus tracing origi- as A3, plus textile,
retouching where desk retouching where desk final page layout, work at full scale with nals, ideal with UltraPen pre-press, digitizing films
space is limited space is limited painting, retouching large displays and layouts Ink and Pencil or large originals
Warranty 2 years end-user warranty on all components, including power supply, pens and cursors
Certifications UL 1950, (TÜV-GS EN 60 950), CE (EN 55 002-B, EN 50 082-1, EN 60 950), FCC class B, VCCI class 2

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UltraPen UltraPen UltraPen UltraPen UltraPen UltraPen UltraPoint UltraPoint

Eraser Write Classic Ink Pencil Brush Ergonomic Classic 16
UP 801 E UP 211 UP 201 UP 401 UP 501 UP 421 UC 520 UC 620
Weight, g 10 8 8 11 11 11 45 106
Size, mm 140.5 x 9.0 140.5 x 9.0 140.5 x 9.0 148.0 x 11.4 148.0 x 12.0 148.0 x 11.4 130.5 x 62.0 133.0 x 64.0
x 32.0 x 27.2
Pressure sensitive pen tip yes yes yes yes yes* yes – –
Pressure sensitive eraser yes – – – – – – –
Pen side switches 2 1 1 1 1 1 – –
Pen tip travel, mm < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 < 0.1 1 – –
Tip refil type polyacetal polyacetal polyacetal ink cartridge 0.5 mm lead polyacetal – –
Cursor buttons – – – – – – 4 16
Recommended for general use, DTP, handwriting general use, DTP, signature capture, sketching, painting, drawing, CAD drawing special
GUI navigation, recognition, GUI navigation, designing, designing, when soft feel construction, CAD use
drawing, editing, pen computing drawing, painting marks paper marks paper is prefered digitising
painting
* not recommended

WACOM Computer Systems GmbH WACOM, UltraPad, UltraPen and UltraPoint are registered trademarks
Hellersbergstraße 4, 41460 Neuss, Germany of WACOM Co., Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their
Tel. +49 (0) 2131-12390, Fax +49 (0) 2131-101760 respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Internet: http://www.wacom.de
Putting technology in its place