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Dual Monitor setup

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NutAce

Mechanical
Apr 22, 2010
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Hello all.

As an engineer I have set up my cad station with a dual monitor setup.
To maximize my working area in NX, and still be able to fully display them, I used to have my Navigators "undocked" on my lefthand monitor while my NX main window was situated at my righthand monitor.
Drawback to this is that having my navigators undocked in their own seperate windows, they are difficult to align to each other (also with the win7 interface the positions are not always that acurate).
Specially when switching between applications (going from drafting to modeling and vica versa) the navigators tend to jump around as they are arranged accroding to which application you are in.

I found this very anoying and tried a different solution.
I now have my main NX window spanned across both monitors. My working area I have confined to my righthand monitor, and the navigators are now docked at the lefthand side of my NX application by means of the resource bar setup to show as a toolbar.

By setting the width of the navigators to match the width of the lefthand monitor I have maximized the amouint of information to be shown in there. (see attached Image)

Still this isn't the most ideal solution. What I would like to see...Maybe in the new interface from NX9 [thumbsup2], is a solution where you can have your navigators combined and at a fixed configuration, in their own seperate window which can be positioned at a second monitor without the need to span the NX application over two desktops.

Maybe someone else has other tips to acomplish a similar setup?

Br.

 
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Make sure that whatever monitor the main NX window is on it is your primary (number 1) monitor. Then you have a better chance is being able to do what you want.
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@ Jerry

Thnak you for your answers.. :)

I have no issues with the performance. Monitors are setup in correct way, and NX used to be running on monitor#1.
What I ment was it is not an easy thing to setup the configuration in a nice and tight result. as the Undocked navigators aren't able to "Snap" to each other.
Would be nice if they can all be combined in one window which can be arranged on the second monitor.

Ronald van den Broek
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Cad Environment Coordinator
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Don't worry nutace, there will be a ribbon UI soon. You will be able to go much faster, I am told. Can't confirm that speed increase though, haven't read it in any sales brochures yet.

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capnhook said:
16 Aug 13 6:32
Don't worry nutace, there will be a ribbon UI soon. You will be able to go much faster, I am told. Can't confirm that speed increase though, haven't read it in any sales brochures yet.

capn

Hi...Not aiming to go much faster, but more user friendly...
I am hoping indeed that the final new NX9 interface will provide for this. (haven't tried yet although I have the Beta handy)


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I am interested in your opinion of the new interface, nutace. I haven't heard much from the dual-monitor users yet. When you get the chance to try it out, please respond. Thanks.

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