I am doing some research on the advantages to having dual monitors. If anyone has any good articles on the advantages of using dual monitors (specifically with SolidWorks would be nice), please post them.
Thanks.
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I by the 24" 1920x1200 as standard monitor for all CAD users. Had not seen the history tree on one monitor and graphics on the other with solidworks.
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We use dual monitors extensively with NVidia mid and high end graphics cards with dual head capability and LCD monitors. Using two large CRT monitors in a single work area is not practical because of the heat generated and the space requirements.
We use them with those users who need to have ERP software open concurrently with SW and/or those with vision problems.
We usually use a lower resolution LCD screen when using dual head setups, for example two 1280x1024 LCDs as opposed to a 1600x1200 LCD for a single head user. One reason is simply because the dual head users would have trouble reading a higher resolution screen.
Settings are everything when setting up this kind of system. The choice of settings can make all the difference in the world. For example, pop up windows can be made to pop up on the SW window or on the other window. This can keep SW uncluttered, but can also confuse the user who is looking for the pop up on the SW window.
As far as SW is concerned, it doesn't know the difference as everything is handled in the driver.
We also use dual screen setup with the laptop users. In that case the laptop provides one screen and the other is a standalone.
Hello I have a friend who uses 2 24" dell lcd monitors 1200x1900 each side by side with Nvidia card. One screen holds the graphics while the other is showing the feature manager and other tools like windows explorer iExplorer etc. Its impressive and efficient since the amount of zooming in/out is minimal. However one should take care not the streach the graphics on both LCDs as graphic performance drops. So as long as the sw graphic frame is on one screen its greate. Dudi Peer
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I first used 2 & 3 monitors with Mac OS 6 or 7 in the late 80s on 2 D CAD and it was a terrific boost for being able to keep opent spreadsheets, outlines, photo images and then CAD (usually on its own monitor), so it was much easier to keep a flow of work going with the extra screen space.
What I have seen over 20 years of screen use, though, is that I now don't need separate monitors as much to keep my head organized, particularly with Mac OSX.
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SW M> I am doing some research on the advantages to having dual monitors. If
I have a 24" LCD widescreen (1920x1200) monitor and a Nvidia fx 3500 works very well. I have tried dual monitors but without much luck mainly due to perfomance issues.
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SW M> I am doing some research on the advantages to having dual monitors. If
I like to use two computers with one monitor, mouse and keyboard.
Merry Christmas. At work, I just got a new Dell 30" monitor and a 3d Spaceball. Holy crapoly, this is the way Cad Cam was meant to be. I have a 21" Viewsonic monitor at home and it feels like a 14" monocrom.
When we changed to a new CAM system, I convinced my boss that we needed dual monitors to use the new software effectively. Since our IT guys can only spec equipment from the most expensive supplier on earth, they were quoted $750 per 21" flat screen monitor. That's when I went searching for something better. I discovered that the 30" Dell could be had for $1,343 . I could save the company $150 bucks if I got the single 30" monitor. From then on it was easy.
There is a serious loss of productivity though, every body, and I mean everybody from the janitor to the CEO stops by and says "That's a really big monitor, how big is it?".
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