We’re looking at some changes to Carbide Motion and we always end up trying to figure out how much we can/should pack on the screen. Your answer to the question below would be helpful in settling that persistent internal debate.
What size monitor do you use for Carbide Motion?
No screengrab, since I don’t know how to do that on an rPi (and it only boots up when running the machine), but 1280 x 800 - 10.1 inches here is my most frequent use-case.
EDIT: also, the 16" Samsung Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360 isn’t an option in the above which is conspicuously missing displays in between 15 and 17 inches.
I’ve got a couple of rPi’s - one with a 7" & the other a 10" touchscreen display. After using each, while I like the concise size of the 7", the 10" is a more appropriate minimum screen size. Especially for a touchscreen.
I use a 16.5 Dell laptop dedicated to the 3XL.
I use one of two; a 7" RPi touchschreen and a 32" 4K monitor on a Mac mini. Which i use depends on what I’m doing at that time as the Mac mini is also my work machine and my interface to my laser cutter.
40” LCD left over from combining 2 houses into one several years ago.
@robgrz I was excited to see the question when it started…and then my heart fell a little when I saw that the question was about screen size. Design trumps screen size, in my opinion. You can pack a lot in a small space and make it highly usable, if the design is right. Size isn’t the issue.
Pack as much function as you can into CM - and get a UX specialist to make it usable. Don’t sacrifice function.
My opinion.
I use a 12” laptop for Carbide Motion.
I use a Surface Tablet to run my machine but I wouldn’t let that stop you from adding other features. If I need stronger readers I can buy them. I’d love to see more man readables, better 3D representations, ect…
using an old MS Surface Pro 3
I use a 65" Samsung and an intel nuc
I would add that besides size of the screen - usability considerations for touch vs. mouse vs. fob is critical. What functions are available via touch - where “right click” is not very easy - and drag-and-drop is a little more complicated? Supposed you primarily use a fob (or remote keypad) and still need hotkey support - does that change the design?
I use a 16.5 Laptop and a 32in Lcd tv
What an interesting poll. I wonder if there is a gap between those who do both CAD/CAM and CM on the same PC (thus driving the larger screen sizes) versus those who use a separate PC just to run CM. I have an old PC with an old VGA 12” screen next to my machine but CAD/CAM on a much better PC with a 22” HDMI widescreen.
Agree. I do my CC in the office, my CM in the shop. And my design on an iPad.
I use a 10" tablet, but have been thinking about casting to a larger wall-mounted monitor, as well
While I saw this request from another user at one time, can I also promote that CM display the notes developed in CC when a file is opened?
