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Is this a graphics card issue?

Is this a graphics card issue?

Is this a graphics card issue?

(OP)
I've got a NVidia GeForce FX 5900XT card, but have a new one on order that is Solidworks certified.
My graphics area goes corrupt if i have a few windows open. This seems to be consistant with the Solidworks description of the problems with my current card.
Another problem is seeing hidden edges thru solid objects as shown below.
Any thoughts?

http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0WgD3AqkdD3uDim4GbHZJBV3HMa9qUOEUfzSovt1TTyTNnAFQitu*Tkd9W7ds!lZARr!uIl3l2r*EQr!Jwsyn3khpuzT6aAZH4mS!tckHE**9**cONy84R5Q7dsmRUvi0glj1b8C317E/screenshot.JPG?dc=4675540509995965842

David

RE: Is this a graphics card issue?

success with rivatuner!  thread559-87811

Shaded w/ Edges - Edges showing through parts  thread559-128639
That's "normal" on thin walled parts.


Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Is this a graphics card issue?

I'm not sure how having too many windows open and then crashing is a video-card issue.  It sounds like a "not enough memory" issue, or a "you need a beefier cpu" issue.  But as far as seeing hidden edges thru solid objects, it is a common with sheetmetal parts as far as I can tell because I have a SW certified card and I have the same problem.  Also, if you do a search on here, others have complained about this problem also.

Flores
SW 2005 SP 4.0

RE: Is this a graphics card issue?

Most of my clients have the same symptoms of crashing with more than one window open.  Each of those clients with those systems have non-approved video cards.  It seems to load up the card's memory without releasing it, so the display ends up crashing SW.

Unless you have a hack that works, it's never worthwhile to use a non-approved video card.


Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.

RE: Is this a graphics card issue?

It is a "not enough memory" issue ... but it's the onboard video/graphics card memory which causes the problem ... so in effect it is video card issue.


Helpful SW websites every user should be aware of FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions  FAQ559-1091

RE: Is this a graphics card issue?

CorBlimeyLimey's clarification is correct.

I just took a look at the image you posted.  I've noticed some of the same hidden-edge-bleed-through happening in some of my larger assemblies that use sheet metal (sheet metal may be irrelevant).  I've got an FX-500 card that seems to be getting a tad too weak to push these larger assemblies--especially with the directionally-displayed dimensions in SW 2006 (which I toggled off).

<rant>
When building a system, I always tell people the single most important thing not to screw up is the video card.  Yet I have clients who do it anyway all the time--especially with laptops?  "Why don't you want to build the model here on our system?  It's very fast."  Yeah, yeah, yeah, with one window open.  Open three and I have to restart SolidWorks after I can see my slow-regen window again--after a long wait.  That's not fast.  I don't know how people can stand that stuff.  Whatever.
</rant>


Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reality is no respecter of good intentions.

RE: Is this a graphics card issue?

CODE

I have a Dell home pc with a gforce 2 card and installed the "Forceware" drivers and "Rivatuner".  It took about 25 minutes to understand how to use this hack, but Solidworks believes I have a "Quadro FX 500" and I now have Realview!

Download both Forceware and Rivatuner from:
http://www.guru3d.com/
Get "GLInfo" to see what your render engine is:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3640.html

Flores
Quote from the rivatuner thread CorBlimeyLimey posted above.  That was posted over a year ago, and my Dell pc has been rock-solid.  My Dell isn't as robust as my work pc, but I only notice a slight difference between them 2. At work I have a 3Dlabs Wildcat VP990 Pro.   I guess it is either the Rivatuner hack, or it is not an onboard video card as mentioned in CorBlimeyLimey's 2nd post.

Flores
SW 2005 SP 4.0

RE: Is this a graphics card issue?

(OP)
Well, We have a 3D labs card ordered... I don't remember which one the IT guy ordered though. He talked to our VAR, so it ought to be a compatible one.
The edge bleed thrue is annoying. I keep thinking I mated something to the wrong surface!
Hopefully it'll be fixed also.
Thanks for all the input.

David

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