Dual Monitors?

[Wilbri]

Im am interested to learn what advantage there is in using a dual monitor setup for AutoCad aplication.
Look forward to receiving your reply.

[ReMark]

I can't believe that someone hasn't responded to this question. Come on guys, I know some of you utilize a dual monitor setup. Let's see if we can help Wilbri OK?

[Dadgad]

Me too, I saw this a few days ago, and figured there were plenty of dual monitor users who would want to sing their praises. I've never used a dual monitor set up, but I am happiest working on my larger laptop (20") than my smaller one. In my opinion you can never have too much screen real estate. Keep Navis running on your second monitor for easy referencing of your 3D model. Spend less time zooming and panning and more time creating. Keep your excel spreadsheet open and visible instead of hiding behind your drawing. Monitor all your other programs and online activities without interrupting your work desktop. In short, spread out a bit, and enjoy the room. What's not to like?

[Jack_O'neill]

Sorry, I was out on the road roaming the highways with 44,000 pounds of dog food behind me.

Dual monitors are great. When I was doing curtain wall and such, I'd get pdfs or dwg files from the architect. I could then have those drawings on one monitor while working on cad on the other. No need to print the architect's stuff...saves paper and cost. When working on original work, I would have cad open on one and all my tool pallets and what have you on the other monitor, plus my email client, and if the weather was bad or whatever, I could monitor local news or weather info in a window as well. There are lots of ways to use them.

[JD Mather]

CAD program running on one monitor.
CAD Tutor, or Excel or Word or .... on second monitor.
and on third monitor (I'm always running at least a couple of CPUs)

[ReMark]

AutoCAD and Dual Monitors.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet...linkID=9240617

Thread from 2004 re: same subject.

http://www.cadtutor.net/forum/showth...-Dual-Monitors

Performance Enhancing Tips for using Multiple Monitors

http://www.cadcamperformance.com/201...iple-monitors/

[BIGAL]

You will never look back once you get dual monitors but in saying that with new screens 26+" etc one monitor is maybe making a come back. Dual 26's wow!

[f700es]

Current set up at work is a 28" Samsung main window and a 24" Samsung as my 2nd screen. Still running a single at home but I am not on it 8 hours a day so no real need there.

[Squirltech]

At work I use dual 21" DELL monitors and I can't believe I used to work on a single 17". Like others have said, I really try to take advantage of the "real estate" and "spread out" a little. I'm intrigued by the single monitor that is 26" or 28" but for what I do, my current setup works great.

[Jack_O'neill]

At work I use dual 21" DELL monitors and I can't believe I used to work on a single 17". Like others have said, I really try to take advantage of the "real estate" and "spread out" a little. I'm intrigued by the single monitor that is 26" or 28" but for what I do, my current setup works great.

When I started in cad, a 15" monitor was a big deal. We all thought we'd died and gone to heaven when the first 21" monitors showed up. The company bought 5 Viewsonic 21's at almost $2100 each. They were huge, weighing upwards of 80 pounds and taking up half the desk but that was ok! It was so much easier on the eyes.

Shoot...the screen on this laptop is bigger than the first CRT I worked on!