I have used AutoCad for 25+ years for my work , construction and development. It is still my go to for my more complicated projects in the shop.
My one regret is that I no longer have the large digitizer tablet that I used with early versions . It was a much faster interface that the current ribbon.
You could customize the tablet template to suit your particular needs , print out the template on heavy mylar and attach to the tablet.
Wow, I don't think I've seen anybody using an AutoCAD tablet since 1990 at the very latest! I started on AutoCAD in 1987 after a job change, and where I went to the tablets were already gone. I thought since they went extinct pretty early on, there wasn't a lot of love for them.
-Ed