[Leonardo]

I have a dual screen setup... is there a way I could setup autocad so when I open the program twice each program appears maximize in one screen?

is my question clear enough?

leo

[markps]

Hi Leonardo....

When you maximize your programs are maximizing to the entire desktop, and not to each individual monitor?

If so, you don't have dual monitors setup correctly... It depends on your video card driver...

If you are Using Nvidia GeForce..... you can go to Display Properties, Advanced, Geforce (tab) then click on "nView Display Settings"... then on the drop down menu select "Dual View"

What video card are you using?

[ludi]

why do you want start acad 2x that don't make sense

[Leonardo]

Hi Leonardo....

When you maximize your programs are maximizing to the entire desktop, and not to each individual monitor?

If so, you don't have dual monitors setup correctly... It depends on your video card driver...

If you are Using Nvidia GeForce..... you can go to Display Properties, Advanced, Geforce (tab) then click on "nView Display Settings"... then on the drop down menu select "Dual View"

What video card are you using?

That's not my problem.
My problem is that if I close a program (example autocad)... the next time it opens, it will open in the same location since last time I used it.

I want to be able to have to locations
One on the left and one on the right. better?

leo

[Leonardo]

why do you want start acad 2x that don't make sense

is this a tricky question



It helps me see different projects at the same time

and work on them too

[ivox3]

Leo, ....I totally understand the question and the answer is no. Sorry.

There's only one set of registry files that determine how ACAD opens up(location, minimized, maximized ..etc), ...in your case ......you would need 2 separate registry files, ...which isn't happening.
How could it? When you open ACAD how would the computer know which set to use ?

So, ..everytime you open up an instance of the program,....it'll be layered one on top of each other--- as you know.

Don't be lazy, .....drag it over.

[ivox3]

Mark, ...I know what your saying and that's a feature of the video card , ...ie., one window maximized over both screens. The Windows default dual-monitor setup is that, ...wherever a window sits in majority(this screen/ that screen) hitting maximize will only maximize it to that screen. Now, ..both ATI and Nvidia have the features you mentioned (full 2 screen maximize) ....something I find totally unuseful ...but that's irrelevant.

Ludi: yes, ...it does make sense... For example, ...sometimes I have a 2 instances of Rhino open with one being my main scene and the second I use as a 'workplace". I do this when the main instance is a 'heavy scene' , ...then I can just make objects in the second , a much lighter and quicker instance and copy /paste objects back and forth. This is just a workflow thing, ....and the example is just one of many where having 2 intances of a program can be helpful.

It's kind of an individual thing, ....and I know that people all have their private little methods of utilizing the dual setup that I'm not even aware of.

The only problem for me when doing that, ..is in Rhino we have floating toolbars that can be on either screen, .....so having the program open 2 times, .....suddenly there's a mess of toolbars and it can be quite confusing which toolbar is with which program. ....it's a simple matter of organization though.

[Leonardo]

Or perhas my boss rhater see two autocad screen than one autocad and one yahoo video

[ivox3]

Well, .........he does writes the checks.

[markps]

Now, ..both ATI and Nvidia have the features you mentioned (full 2 screen maximize)

Oh Actually I thought when he maximizes it was spanning on 2 screens and I was telling how to do the other way.

[ivox3]

oh ....

[markps]

Leo,

As IVOX3 mentioned it is stored on windows registry... there are a few softwares (Like ATI's Hydravision) that saves the window's position but they'll also only save by application...

[ivox3]

...and remember, ...it can only save one set of program details.

[ludi]

thanks ivox3 for explaining this.

But.... you could buy an additional architectural desktop, so you would have 2 reg entries under the same R16.0 Keys ?

[markps]

unless you manually duplicate registry's entry and change the application key ) Calling the application by two different names and registry keys...

oh well too much of a workaround ;o)