topic Multiple Screens, "pop out" drawings from main window? in Modeling

Multiple Screens, "pop out" drawings from main window?

Gus — Fri, 26 May 2023 12:22:20 GMT

I use 3 monitors and love it. I wish that I could place a plan on one screen and a section on another screen. However it seems the only way to do this is to stretch the "main window" of archicad across two screens. It seems impossible to pull drawings outside of this "main window." Stretching the "main window across two screens creates so many problems that it becomes irrational to do so. Am I missing something? Is there a way to have drawings "popped out" of the "main window?"

Re: Multiple Screens, "pop out" drawings from main

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:11:34 GMT

No. What you see is how things work on Windows, which follows Microsoft guidelines for apps that operate in an enclosing, parent window. Some palettes and dialogs can be dragged outside of the parent window, but not plans, sections/elevations, 3D, layouts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_document_interface

Things on Mac are independent and can be spread around as you're wishing.

Re: Multiple Screens, "pop out" drawings from main

Gus — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 14:48:33 GMT

Karl,
I'm always amazed at how much you know about this program and how willing you are to help everyone. Giant kudos to you. Thank you so much for all the help you have been giving to so many people.
-Gus

Re: Multiple Screens, "pop out" drawings from main

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:20:42 GMT

Thanks, Gus!

Re: Multiple Screens, "pop out" drawings from main

poco2013 — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:00:53 GMT

Actually your info isn't exactly correct. Windows has also had this capability also since Vista, I believe. Archicad simply has chosen not to implement it. -- Works quite well in other CAD programs.

Maybe next rev?