Do you use dual monitors?

I am using a 24'' as my main screen and a 15'' screen as my second with a lower luminosity so it;s not too hard on my eyes..
I use the second one mostly for references, skype, web.
It helps a lot and I recommend you get a second one too. You can choose a cheaper screen too if you just use it for some toolbars, web... it's ok. I think it's important that the pixel size of the 2 screens are about the same so when you move a window from the 1st screen to the 2nd it will look the same size.
Not sure if you will look more important but i am sure you will be more efficient.

 

I use a wide screen monitor and an average one on the side. The wide one I use for drawing, on the second I have email and documents with info needed for the design. Also design tables appear there. In my opinion it absolutely is an asset to have 2 screens.

 

I agree with the others that having two monitors is a great asset investment. It saves a lot of time and increases productivity as you don't need to switch or resize windows constantly, especially whenever you get a new email or instant message. I never spanned both screens with SolidWorks though, it was also set up to have SolidWorks on the "main" screen and supporting information (email, chat, tables/presentation/sketches) on the other.

 

I use 2 monitors for working with CATIA. Depending what I am doing I use them in 1 of 2 ways.

Big assembly / drawings, I use split screen (or matrix screen) to have the whole of the CATIA window spanned across 2 windows. This is useful to be able to see more on 1 screen.

If I am using reference drawings etc. then I can display that on 1 screen and the CAD on the other. Likewise if it's referencing anything else for that matter, or simply reading emails.

Occasionally I run 2 CATIA sessions at once to cross reference, so i have each one on each screen, then I can just click between the 2 without changing windows or "tiling".

All in all, it is amazing how much more helpful a 2nd screen is compared to just 1. I really struggle now to work on occasions with just 1 as there simply is not sufficient space on the screen.

I notice that a number of people suggest lower resolution screens, but I suggest the same as that way you run with the same resolution/size and so there is no change when moving between screens.

The only negative is the bezel between the 2 screens, especially if running the cad across both screens as the rotate point is almost always there. (hmm, 3 screens anyone???)

 

Dual Monitors here. I now mostly do BOM/production related work but will step in and pull some slack when the drafters get backed up.

 

Now I do, but I haven't been using dual monitors at my previous work places.
It really comes in handy when you have a lot of external references that you need to work with (excel spreadsheets, word docs,, acrobat reader windows etc).
Allows you to be more efficient I think.

 

I used two monitors for awhile, but too many programs got confused by the dual monitors... annoying to have a dialog pop up spanning the middle between them. Now I just use one large widescreen monitor.

 

I use two monitors as I find it speeds up productivity. The second I use for reference material or for ease of creating BOM's. or reports on the work in hand.