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I did some more digging and found that you can screenshare using a Microsoft Surface device.

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I did some troubleshooting and from my efforts it seemed that there was a possibility that I needed and active stylus or Surface Pen to unlock the full touch functionality. Unfortunately, this did not change the outcome.

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Also, worth mentioning, I did turn on the Pen & Windows Ink settings that are built into Windows 10 on the off chance that these needed to be activated for the touch functionality to work inside SOLIDWORKS. I do think there could still be a case for using this workflow since you could move SOLIDWORKS Toolbars onto this screen and activate them using your left hand while you still use your mouse & keyboard for other selections. This is critical because without the ability to use the Pen command to draw lines one cannot create sketch geometry on the screen. I could activate commands by touching them on screen, but I could not use the Pen command to draw on the screen with an Apple Pencil or with my finger. The main issue that I had was that it didn’t give me the full touch functionality that I was looking for inside of SOLIDWORKS. There is little to no latency and was far more responsive than I expected.

To be honest, in many respects it worked better than I expected. I used an iPad Air 3 to attach to my workstation (Lenovo Thinkpad P73).

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I initially found a free software called Splashtop Wired Xdisplay which turns your tablet into an additional external display for your Mac or PC. Let’s get into the hardware and software that I trialed for this experiment. Something that ultimately came out of this experiment is that the methods that I show here will provide new workflows and the possibility of being decoupled from your standard working environment while still being productive. You may need to consult your IT department in order to perform some of the necessary steps. This is an awareness blog so I will not be going through all the exact steps that are necessary in order to get this functionality working. Keeping all of this in mind led me to investigate devices people may already own such as an iPad or Surface device. Now you could buy a touchscreen monitor for your machine but given the current climate with Covid-19, workers need increased flexibility to get their jobs done. In my hunt I wanted to try at least a couple of different devices/methods to accomplish this goal. I decided to find out if I could use another touch device to unlock these capabilities on my laptop, either by adding a device as an external touch-enabled display or via another method.

I and other members of our team have discussed these hurdles many times. Also, when looking for Workstations with a touchscreen the options are limited, and the form factor can be awkward since they are not true 2-in-1s. SOLIDWORKS has added some great new touch screen & stylus functionality over the last couple of years but many people do not have touch screen monitors for their desktop or laptop machines yet.