By default, SP1 disables tablet pressure support (to avoid problems stopping playback of heavy simulations).
To enable table pressure support:
- Use the UserTools utility to edit setenv.bat, and add this line:
set XSI_ENABLE_WINTAB_SUPPORT=1
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