OpenGL Issue
OpenGL Issue
(OP)
Here is the error message I get when starting up SW.
"The Use Software OpenGL option has been enabled because of a recent configuration change. Click Connect for more information."
This is the first time I have seen this. I know of no configuration changes that happened the day before. I have done the following.
1. Reboot
2. Check my driver on SW Site
3. Reinstall Video Card Driver
4. Unsuccessfully tried Windows System Restore with multiple restore points
5. Full System Virus Scan
6. Contacted VAR
7. Tools > Options > Performance > Enable Software OpenGL - Greyed out and checked
8. Scoured NVIDIA setting for anything pertaining to OpenGl - nothing, that worked
9. Sent SW RX info to VAR to send to SW
Here my setup
Solidworks Office Professional 2007 SP1.1
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 (According to Windows this device is working properly)
Driver Version: 7.7.5.6
Driver Date: 7/13/2005
Windows XP
Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz
3.39 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
Are you smarter than my VAR? If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated.
"The Use Software OpenGL option has been enabled because of a recent configuration change. Click Connect for more information."
This is the first time I have seen this. I know of no configuration changes that happened the day before. I have done the following.
1. Reboot
2. Check my driver on SW Site
3. Reinstall Video Card Driver
4. Unsuccessfully tried Windows System Restore with multiple restore points
5. Full System Virus Scan
6. Contacted VAR
7. Tools > Options > Performance > Enable Software OpenGL - Greyed out and checked
8. Scoured NVIDIA setting for anything pertaining to OpenGl - nothing, that worked
9. Sent SW RX info to VAR to send to SW
Here my setup
Solidworks Office Professional 2007 SP1.1
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3000 (According to Windows this device is working properly)
Driver Version: 7.7.5.6
Driver Date: 7/13/2005
Windows XP
Pentium 4 CPU 3.40 GHz
3.39 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
Are you smarter than my VAR? If anyone has any ideas it would be greatly appreciated.






RE: OpenGL Issue
Try upgrading to a new driver version, downgrading drivers is always a bad idea. The reason for upgrading is that the graphics driver contains a list of registry entries used in previous drivers, it clears (and cleans) those settings using that list.
So you can see that when downgrading drivers the list can be incomplete (settings added in the newer driver, not known at the time of compilation of the older driver).
Start with either the 84.26 or the 92.91 driver.
Stefan Hamminga
EngIT Solutions
CSWP/Mechanical designer/AI student
RE: OpenGL Issue
http://www.realtech-vr.com/glview/
Stefan Hamminga
EngIT Solutions
CSWP/Mechanical designer/AI student
RE: OpenGL Issue
RE: OpenGL Issue
Here's the SP1.1 thread:
http://www
Probably not your issue but I would rollback if I were you.
RE: OpenGL Issue
RE: OpenGL Issue
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
Reason trumps all. And awe trumps reason.
RE: OpenGL Issue
Please note the actual wording of the alert;
It does not say that SP1.1 should only be used on 64-bit OS."
Of the people I know who are using SP1.1 (myself included) on a 32 bit system, none appear to be having problems. Admittedly this is only a handful of people, but the range of industries they cover is quite diverse.
RE: OpenGL Issue
RE: OpenGL Issue
Agreed ... but if SP1.1 has already been installed and SW is running fine, why remove it? ... "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
RE: OpenGL Issue
RE: OpenGL Issue
Read his second post;
RE: OpenGL Issue
"If it ain't broke don't fix it" -
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: OpenGL Issue
RE: OpenGL Issue
Say they need to bring out SP1.1 for x64, they will release SP1.1 for x86, even if no code needs change.
This is to keep pdmworks compatibility between x86 & x64.
Stefan Hamminga
EngIT Solutions
CSWP/Mechanical designer/AI student
RE: OpenGL Issue
Are you running the pre-Alpha version of x86 Stefan?
RE: OpenGL Issue
(my parents had one, spent months toying around with gems & msdos!)
x86 is a reference commonly used for the intel 386, 486, 586 & 686 architectures.
Stefan Hamminga
EngIT Solutions
CSWP/Mechanical designer/AI student