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uwdawgs
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Dual Monitor Preferences

I'm using a Dell 2005FPW monitor with a laptop, and was just looking for different ideas about the most efficient setups with 2 monitors. (drawing file on 2005FPW, toolbars on laptop, etc) What do you guys find works best. I currently run AutoCad LT2004. thanks for any suggestions
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Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

I think it depends on your use. We typically use the toolbars on the top
and right side with the properties dialog box on the left, and have the
workspace across both monitor. We do mostly road design in LDT, so that
allows us to have three viewports in model space with the plan on the left
monitor and the profile and cross section on the right. When it comes time
to do quantities or making design calculations, we will have AutoCAD on the
left monitor and Excel on the right monitor.

Our monitors are identical, so there is no advantage to which goes on what
side. Civil 3D may force us to use one monitor for toolbars and dialog
boxes, but LDT works fine with splitting the work space. If your monitors
are different sizes, I would put the workspace on the larger one.

Architecture and mechanical may have different approaches to their work. I
don't think there would be any reason for electrical to do multiple
viewports, so that may lend itself more to having the toolbars, properties,
dialog boxes etc on one and the workspace on the other.

A final note, we have found that the tool tips only show on the primary
monitor even if the toolbar is on the secondary monitor. It is a bit
confusing at first since the time shows up at the right edge of the left
monitor (primary for us) away from the button.

Brad Yarger
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wrote in message news:4885430@discussion.autodesk.com...
I'm using a Dell 2005FPW monitor with a laptop, and was just looking for
different ideas about the most efficient setups with 2 monitors. (drawing
file on 2005FPW, toolbars on laptop, etc) What do you guys find works best.
I currently run AutoCad LT2004. thanks for any suggestions
Message 3 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

>I'm using a Dell 2005FPW monitor with a laptop,

I'm curious as to why you use a stand alone monitor in
conjunction with a laptop?

So are you saying that you use BOTH monitors..... the
laptop monitor and the stand alone one at same time?
Message 4 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

Sounds like his Dell supports both mirrored monitors and dual monitor modes.
I assume he's setting up the stand alone monitor as a second monitor, not
mirrored.


wrote in message news:4885858@discussion.autodesk.com...
>I'm using a Dell 2005FPW monitor with a laptop,

I'm curious as to why you use a stand alone monitor in
conjunction with a laptop?

So are you saying that you use BOTH monitors..... the
laptop monitor and the stand alone one at same time?
Message 5 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

I use that way,
Cad / MDT on Monitor (19"),
"other ": excel, reference etc, on Laptop
I am surprised by your comment??!!
RC

wrote in message news:4885858@discussion.autodesk.com...
>I'm using a Dell 2005FPW monitor with a laptop,

I'm curious as to why you use a stand alone monitor in
conjunction with a laptop?

So are you saying that you use BOTH monitors..... the
laptop monitor and the stand alone one at same time?
Message 6 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

>I use that way,
>Cad / MDT on Monitor (19"),
>"other ": excel, reference etc, on Laptop
>I am surprised by your comment??!!

Don't be surprised.

I suspected as much

I was just curious what you were doing with other
display
Message 7 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

>Sounds like his Dell supports both mirrored monitors and dual monitor modes.
>I assume he's setting up the stand alone monitor as a second monitor, not
>mirrored.

Does mirrored mean that whatever is on the laptop
monitor is the same as displayed on stand alone
monitor?
Message 8 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

We use mirrored for presentation so that the laptop and the projector have
the same image displayed. I have never check my laptop for dual monitor
use, but have desktops with duals.

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Brad Yarger
wrote in message news:4887749@discussion.autodesk.com...
>Sounds like his Dell supports both mirrored monitors and dual monitor
>modes.
>I assume he's setting up the stand alone monitor as a second monitor, not
>mirrored.

Does mirrored mean that whatever is on the laptop
monitor is the same as displayed on stand alone
monitor?
Message 9 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

I use a 19" monitor with my laptop, I have the prop. boxes, dialog boxes
etc, on the laptop monitor and use the larger monitor for my autocad
icons and workspace. As noted, the tool tips tend to show up on the
primary monitor.

me@privacy.net wrote:
>>I'm using a Dell 2005FPW monitor with a laptop,
>
>
> I'm curious as to why you use a stand alone monitor in
> conjunction with a laptop?
>
> So are you saying that you use BOTH monitors..... the
> laptop monitor and the stand alone one at same time?
Message 10 of 10
Anonymous
in reply to: uwdawgs

>I use a 19" monitor with my laptop, I have the prop. boxes, dialog boxes
>etc, on the laptop monitor and use the larger monitor for my autocad
>icons and workspace. As noted, the tool tips tend to show up on the
>primary monitor.

Is this 19" monitor you use a CRT one or LCD?

Just curious

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