Dual Monitor ?

[wbiskey]

Hello Everyone,

My company purchased dual monitors for some of the users because of the screen space that's gets eaten up with dialogs/windows when using Civil 3D.

My question is; Should I be using them as one large horizontial monitor or individual monitors? Any input would be greatly appriciated.

[robert.1.hall72202]

Use them as individual monitors.

Some of your dialogue will go to the second screen, correct?

I have my second monitor showing toolbars.

[Harold Pei Jr]

Mine is set up so that one monitor has Civil 3D open, the other one has all of my buttons and other things. The only things I left on my Civil 3D window are the menues, layer toolbar, command line and the properties window.

[dgorsman]

If you use them as individual monitors, be aware that AutoCAD likes certain items on the "primary" monitor.

[robert.1.hall72202]

Here is something you might find useful:
http://www.mediachance.com/free/multimon.htm

I have dual 23" widescreens and this program puts a taskbar
on the second screen. There is too much realestate for me to
jump back to the other monitor to find the taskbar.

[TerribleTim]

Speaking of dual monitors I have a quick question. I had my layer manager on the other monitor and of course closed ACAD so it saved that setting. Now I do not have the second monitor installed, and when I open the layer manager it is off my monitor somewhere. How do I get it back? I know there was a stupid fast way, but can't recall.

[wbiskey]

Thanks for the link Robert, I think this will help. I will give this a try next week. I would offer a solution to Tim's issue but I'm don't have one, as I am new to using dual monitors.

[jaberwok]

Speaking of dual monitors I have a quick question. I had my layer manager on the other monitor and of course closed ACAD so it saved that setting. Now I do not have the second monitor installed, and when I open the layer manager it is off my monitor somewhere. How do I get it back? I know there was a stupid fast way, but can't recall.

Tim, try the method in this thread.