x again

[picframe]

my #1 problem with x is the size of the drafting screen

[Tom Dorgan from American Precision]

Time for a bigger monitor then huh?

[Storkman]

Anything smaller than 19" would prolly suck.

[picframe]

i'm thinking 48

[gcode]

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my #1 problem with x is the size of the drafting screen

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ALT O will help

so will double clicking the Ribbon Bar

I've also reduced my icons to one row across the top.

This is the best solution

[Ken Erman from CNC Software Inc.]

One of the big things about X is that you have a lot more control over the size of your working area. You can have just the toolbars you want, or none at all.

[bellyup]

im still adjusting, but saving custom 'toolbar states' for different type tasks can drastically

simplify your screen. just turn all toolbars off,

save the state and then modify to suit. save as many as you want.

[Jeff the haas_guy]

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my #1 problem with x is the size of the drafting screen

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So what your saying is "size DOES matter".

[picframe]

so what your saying is size does matter?

 

 

lol/that's funny i don't care what anyone says

[Guest]

Gcode:

 

I'm disapointed ;-) If your going to get a monitor get this one.

 

Apple Cinema Display

 

Get the 30" one. I've installed one. They are stunning.

[picframe]

she said the bigger the better*

[Chris Flint Two Ft Pty Ltd]

Ken,

excuse me, but how do you do anything if you only have a blue screen.

i gusee you fill up the right click button?

chris f

[picframe]

my 17"(ha) at home looks like a 21" monitor with reading glasses

[35K chipper]

Dell has a 30 inch out now and a Nvidia FX4500. you need mega $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!

35k chipper

[gcode]

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a blue screen.

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I've had some crashes, but I havn't seen a blue screen since Win98

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Are you running a tight enough resolution? I believe that 1280 x 1024 is absolute minimum. This usually works even on a 19" CRT.

 

Try a 20" LCD like the Dell 2001FP( a tip from gcode) at 1600 x 1200. This is what I run and it really makes a big difference.

 

Mike

[gcode]

Things get pretty tight running X on a 17 or even a 19 in monitor. I'm running a 20in Dell flatscreen. I've reduced the icons to one row of what I really use, minimize the ribbon bar

and I've almost got a V9 sized drawing space.

The new X layout is a lot like SolidWorks.

My SW setup has 2 a row of icons across the top

2 columns and the design tree on the left side

and another column on the right side. I've loss a lot of space to all this and it doesn't bother me at all.

In Mastercam it drives me nuts. I think part of it is the amount of data we display in the OPS Mangager. In SW I have the design tree window about an inch wide and its plenty.

In Mastermcan my OPS manager is 2 or 3 inches wide and it chews up a lot of real estate.

CNC Software listenes to their users and I believe we'll get a dockable OPS Manager back one of these days.

An Autohide OPS Manager like the Windows Task bar might be cool too.

In the meantime big flat screens are getting cheaper eveyday. Dell's got a 20in Wide screen for under $600 now, but they take a pretty highend card to run them.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

gcode,

 

I got mine for:

 

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Order detail - order placed 2005-10-25 04:40:09

Ultra Sharp 2001FP 20.1 FP LCD Qty: 1

Unit Price: $488.00

Sub-Total $488.00

Shipping $36.00

Tax $36.68

Total $560.68

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It was sold as a refurbished unit but was new in the box. A Dell rep told me that most of the time, it was just a monitor that was not accepted and most times unopened. This is what I was told at least. edit:/ I am running an FX 540 with great success.

 

Before this unit, I tried a Samsung 213T (21.3") I hated it and returned it. The respone time was so slow it drove me crazy immediately.

 

Mike

[gcode]

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refurbished unit

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Hopefully its wasn't returned cause of too many bad pixels. My experience with these Dell 20in

monitors has been very good. Of the 6 I've used personally, only one had a bad pixel and you had to look very hard to find it it.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Alt+O will hide the Operations Manager for when you're just drawing.

 

1440 x 900 is Res. on my zd7000 laptop. Looks great. Not as great as a Sony Trinitron 21" w/ .22 DP, but then again my laptop takes up only about 25% of the real estate that MONITOR takes up.

[Ken Erman from CNC Software Inc.]

If you are running 1024x768 then things are pretty tight. It gets even worse if you are running with large fonts or large DPI.

 

There are ways to control the information shown in the Toolpath Manager. Right-click, pick the display options and then turn off what you don't want to see.

 

Remember, that when the TP Mgr is open and some of the information is wider than the screen a tool-tip displays when you cursor is over that particular item.

 

We are looking into being able to handle the Operations Manager differently.

[BBOwen]

30" monitor? I wish!!!! My boss is too cheap. Duel monitors don't work well with the newer video cards. Why did they change the functionality of these cards?

[gcode]

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Duel monitors don't work well with the newer video cards.

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What kind of card are you running??

Dual montors run great on my Quadro FX cards