

Charge your Wacom pen (or change its batteries) Most pens include a designated nib removal tool for safe removal and replacement.

Most pens include spare nibs, but you can also purchase nibs separately.īe careful not to damage your Wacom pen when removing the nib. That timeline can vary among artists depending on how often they use their tablet and how much pressure they apply with their pens. Wacom suggests replacing the pen nib when it's either down to 1mm or has a sharp edge. I connected the tablet’s USB cable and Windows started installing the Micosoft onscreen keyboard.The nib on your pen could also be the problem (Image credit: Philip Sowels/MacFormat Magazine/Future via Getty Images)Ī worn-down pen nib can not only affects the overall performance of your Wacom pen, but it can also leave scratches on your drawing surface - which will look especially unbecoming on a Wacom Cintiq or other interactive pen display. Just to make sure, I checked the Installed Apps screen after the reboot to see if the Wacom software was present. When the installation completed, it asked me to restart. Once downloaded, I ran the executable file (WacomTablet_6.3.11-4a.exe) which begins by extracting files: I found the drivers I needed from this page: This is what’s on the back of the tablet:Īs you can see the tablet model number is PTZ-630 meaning that it is an Intuos3. The way to do this is to look at the sticker on the back of the tablet and then consult this Wacom page: Now that it is up and running I thought I’d write a quick article about downloading and installing the latest Wacom drivers in case anyone else found it useful.

However he’d lost the CD that came with it so I had to root around on the internet to get it working on my Microsoft Windows 8.1 laptop. I’ve just borrowed a Wacom Intuos3 graphics tablet off my brother.
