drafting board cover question
February 5, 2010 11:42 AM Subscribe
Vyco drafting board cover- is there a disadvantage to having the cream side up?
I bought a Vyco board cover for my drafting board in the green/cream style. I prefer the color of the cream, but in all the classrooms and offices I've been in, the green side always seems to be the side used. Is the cream too glare inducing? Or too apt to get dirty? Anyone have anyexperience with this?
I bought a Vyco board cover for my drafting board in the green/cream style. I prefer the color of the cream, but in all the classrooms and offices I've been in, the green side always seems to be the side used. Is the cream too glare inducing? Or too apt to get dirty? Anyone have anyexperience with this?
Best answer: There were apostates friends back in college who used the cream side. Green is the classic look, but I dont see a problem using the cream if that's what you prefer.
Plus, a white background is more professional, no?
And yes...black background in model and paperspace is the only way to go.
posted by yeti at 12:39 PM on February 5, 2010
Plus, a white background is more professional, no?
And yes...black background in model and paperspace is the only way to go.
posted by yeti at 12:39 PM on February 5, 2010
Response by poster: Cool, maybe I'll go with cream if there's no downside. Thank you!
posted by oneirodynia at 2:05 PM on February 5, 2010
posted by oneirodynia at 2:05 PM on February 5, 2010
I'm typing this comment right now with my keyboard sitting on my DIY drafting board with the cream side up. Maylines don't work very well as wrist rests, in case you were wondering.
I've always felt that when working with translucent media like vellum or mylar, the cream made whatever I was tracing a little easier to pick up through the top sheet. This seemed so obvious to me that it's always puzzled me that other people's boards have the green side up. I've never had any negative issues with it.
posted by LionIndex at 2:06 PM on February 5, 2010
I've always felt that when working with translucent media like vellum or mylar, the cream made whatever I was tracing a little easier to pick up through the top sheet. This seemed so obvious to me that it's always puzzled me that other people's boards have the green side up. I've never had any negative issues with it.
posted by LionIndex at 2:06 PM on February 5, 2010
On some Vycos, the texture of the green side is slightly more satin, while the cream is a bit smoother/glossier. There's also a grey/white available that's pretty nice— the grey is about 45% and roughly colour-neutral*, so it won't decalibrate your eye.
*assuming everything else is balanced
posted by a halcyon day at 3:58 PM on February 5, 2010
*assuming everything else is balanced
posted by a halcyon day at 3:58 PM on February 5, 2010
Response by poster: Yeah, the cream is a bit glossier than the green. My desk is right in front of a window, so I want to avoid making a mistake that will force me to keep the blinds down all the time.
posted by oneirodynia at 5:55 PM on February 5, 2010
posted by oneirodynia at 5:55 PM on February 5, 2010
Years ago I recovered my drafting table at work with the same stuff and decided, on a whim, to install it cream. Everyone else in the drafting room had theirs (of course) green, and they all laughed at me. Then the boss came walking through, saw what I had done, and cracked "Green side up! Green side up!" in reference to a joke about gardeners laying sod. Cream worked fine for me, but then I wasn't near a window. (Besides, if you don't like cream, just rip it off and turn it over. I installed mine with double-sided carpet tape.)
posted by exphysicist345 at 8:17 PM on February 5, 2010
posted by exphysicist345 at 8:17 PM on February 5, 2010
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That being said however I find I much prefer CAD with model and paperspace background set to black.
posted by edbles at 12:25 PM on February 5, 2010