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daniellek40801843
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January 12, 2022
Question

Magnetic Lasso Tool Not Snapping with Tablet

  • January 12, 2022
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Running version 23.1.0 on Windows 10 Pro

I've noticed this problem for some time. I use a Huion Kamvas 13 with Wintab, and while every other feature in Photoshop works correctly, including all pressure sensitive brushes, the magnetic lasso tool fails to recognize and snap to edges with the tablet. If I switch to a mouse, it works just fine without even having to close and restart Photoshop.

Can we get a fix for this?

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Sahil.Chawla
Adobe Employee
Sahil.Chawla
Adobe Employee
January 15, 2022

Hi there,

Adobe does not test or officially support non-Wacom third-party tablets. Please contact the original manufacturer for help with using their tablets. You may check this article for more info: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/tablet-support-faq-photoshop.html

 

Regards,
Sahil

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daniellek40801843Author
Known Participant
January 15, 2022

So, Wacom has a monopoly on Adobe's software? Good to know.

Trevor.Dennis
Community Expert
Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 15, 2022

Non Wacom tablets tend to have buggy drivers and are generally a PITA when they are not working correctly.  However, Huion are one of the better Chinese tablet manufacturers, but that still leaves the problem that we just don't see enough on this forum to accrue a meaningful knowledge base, so you might be better asking on a Huion specific forum. There's bound to be one on Reddit for instance.

 

Here you go:

https://www.reddit.com/r/huion/

 

Is this the only glitch you've noticed?

 

OK, I have just reread your question and I see you are using the Wintab API.  A quick Google suggests that Windows Ink is an option with at least some Huion drivers, and Windows Ink has been the best option for the last few Photoshop versions.  Try changing to that and renaming the PSConfig file (if Wintab is the only content) and see if that fixes your problem.

 

I will just add that it's at least 15 years (probably closer to 20) since I last used the Magnetic lasso tool.  It's old tech and massively superceeded by current selection Selection tools.  

 

 

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