need more viewable area.......dual monitor????

[terry5357]

What is the scoop on running dual monitors, does show half the part on one monitor and the other half on the other monitor, I like having the op man up while toolpathing but I would still like to have the viewable area I would have if I didn't have op man up

[Sparks]

This one might be what you need.

 

"The Radius 320™ incorporates three 20.1" LCD panels into a continuous display system with a total resolution of 5.76 million pixels. With the individual panels wrapping around the user, the Radius 320™ provides an ergonomically-friendly viewing experience across a 50-inch diagonal."

 

[Tom Dorgan from American Precision]

Now that is freakin' awesome!!!

[Bruce Caulley]

Terry,

I stretch MC so that the graphics area is on one screen and the operations manager takes up half of the left hand screen. Works a treat.

 

Bruce

[Tom Dorgan from American Precision]

Notice they won't give a price on that Radius 320. You have to fill out contact info and they will have a dealer contact you. I would like to just know what the cost of it is.

 

Edit: Finally found a site where someone had gotten the price. Only $15,995.00 and goes into production 1st quarter of 2007 if you want to get on the waiting list.

[Sparks]

Thanks Tommy. I knew I couldn't get the company to pick up the tab, so I didn't bother to look into costs.

[cadcam]

here are mine...

Pic 1 Lookinf at Emastercam on one and TV on the other

 

Pic 2 X2 running on one and the tool bars on the other

[gcode]

Personally, I've found that a 20 in flat screen

has enough real estate to run X as designed.

I've reduced the toolbars to one row of essentials and hit ALT O when I need more drawing space.

I've tried the running X on a monitor and a half

and moveing all the toolbars to the second monitor

and don't care for it.

One thing for sure though, If you're running

anything smaller than a 20in flat screen

X can get very cramped for space.

[Sparks]

My main is a 23" widescreen with a 19" second.

Plenty o' room for X on the 23.

HP2335 / SyncMaster 910T

[b_daddy]

I agree with gcode, need at least a 20" monitor.

I have a 24" wide screen and works very well. I don't like the idea of spreading MC over two monitors, because you have to move your mouse a country mile to get around the screen.

[terry5357]

Have a 19" here, been looking at 24" if I can get the boss to pop for it. Found som for around $650 + shipping. is that a good deal or just average?

[scooch8292]

Jay, I am running the Samsung SyncMaster 940N dual 19" monitors here and was wondering how you set it up so the toolbars were viewable on one or the other monitors.

[bogusmill]

We are dual widescreen happy around here. You can see I have MCX2, Catia, Outlook, IE7, and MC editor up at one time.

 

 

View from my bosses desk and the rest of our office.

 

[M. Harnad CNC Software]

FYI:

 

X2 MR2 will have a 'dockable' operations manager. This means that the op manager can be moved to another monitor thus freeing up graphics space on the original monitor.

[Troy Gossett Indepak Inc.]

Does the Dockable ops mngr still open with Alt+O?

[MATT Q]

I see emastercam up in there also bogusmill I like that set up. I have a wide 20 and an old 21" I like the set up just wish I had two of the wide 20's.

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

quote:

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"you have to move your mouse a country mile to get around the screen."

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That's one reason I use a trackball. You can "toss" the ball and let it free-wheel for a distance and then catch it when it gets close to where you want. I tend to do that when moving more than half a screen.

[Thee Rickster ™]

Single monitor ppl:

 

I have dual 19's.

 

Moving your mouse around a 'country mile' is the

price you pay for more playing field.

 

 

But since you are normally doing a lot of work

on one screen at a time, you won't find

that to be a problem.

 

It is nice to monitor what is on your other screen

whether it is a browser or a word doc a 'Tutoral'

or video or what ever.

 

You will hate going home to 1 monitor immediately

after using two at work.

 

my 2 cents

Rick

[gcode]

I've been running dual 20in Dell flat screens for years. It is a lot of real estate and the solution is a high quality mouse set at a quick pointer speed.

I was using a Logitech MX510 gaming mouse, but recently picked up a Logitech MX Revolution wireless. So far I've been very happy with it.

Dual montors and cheap mice don't mix.

[Jeff Kemper]

Dell Outlet

New, returned

New, slightly used

New, scratch and dent

New, slightly used, scratch and dent

Refurbished

 

http://www.dell.com/

Small Business (right, middle)

Dell Outlet (left, middle)

View Refurbished Inventory (right, bottom)

Dell Monitors

 

bottom o page

Dell Refurbished UltraSharp 2407WFP 24-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor $549

 

also 19" and 20"s

 

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my bad. didn't see Scooch reactivated this thread.

Scooch, I think you just left click on the light gray vertical bar at the left side of each menu, then drag and drop it to the other screen. Then, if ya still wanna move it around, ya gotta grab it by the blue title bar. You can also move it back to auto-dock with other menus by drag and drop right next to existing menus in MX.

 

[ 03-22-2007, 09:26 AM: Message edited by: Jeff Kemper ]

[M. Harnad CNC Software]

quote:

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Does the Dockable ops mngr still open with Alt+O?

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Yes. And, there are some other new features such as the ability to change the background and line color.

[Thee Rickster ™]

The wavy symbol that shows the tool path ON/OFF

it is now gray and dark gray(sp).

 

 

Will you be able to change those colors for

ppl who see colors better than shades?

 

 

I sometimes have to look up and down the ops man.

until my eyes finally notice the slightly

darker grey.(toolpath shown)

 

Or have a circle appear around the wavy symbol.

 

Just a thought