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Geometries will not appear on screen

Geometries will not appear on screen

Geometries will not appear on screen

(OP)
Hey All,

So, I a brand new to Patran, and for some reason I cannot get anything to show on the screen!!  I have played a session I have downloaded from the web and created solid geometries, but nothing appears in my database.  I am sure this is a simple question, but if anyone has a suggestion I would appreciate it.

RE: Geometries will not appear on screen

(OP)
So... I answered my own question... my graphics card is too new for Patran 2004 so I need to set my Screen setting to 32 bit.  Also in C:\MSC.Software\MSC.Patran\2004\setting.pcl I put the following:

pref_env_set_string( "graphics_hardware_OpenGL", "NO" )
pref_env_set_string( "graphics_hardware", "NO" )

Thanks Min-Jan Lu

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