Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Solidworks 2007 blank screen
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When I open some parts I am getting a blank screen in the window where the part should be - for example if I switch to explorer, then the explorer window stays on top of the part when I go back to Solidworks.
I am using Solidworks 2007 SP4.0 x64 on Windows XP x64 Pro with a Firegl 3100 and the certified 8.163 driver. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Dave
I am using Solidworks 2007 SP4.0 x64 on Windows XP x64 Pro with a Firegl 3100 and the certified 8.163 driver. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Dave






RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Driver for Dell & IBM = 8.163.1
Driver for HP systems = 8.223.4.1
Maybe try updating to SP5.
RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Dave
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Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Try removing the current driver and installing the latest from ATI.
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RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
I had exactly the same problem last year, with a FireGL V7100 but using the same certified x64 8.163 driver. After I tried running with the "Use Software OpenGL" option box checked (go to Tools> Options > Performance before loading a file and check the box) to confirm that it WAS a video card problem, I switched to the (then) latest non-certified driver 8.323.0.0 (6/12/2006) from the ATI site and this has worked very well ever since with no trace of the original problems and only three or four hang-ups in well over a year.
Trevor Clarke. (R & D) Scientific Instruments.Somerset. UK
SW2007x64 SP3.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 4Gb Ram ATI FireGL V7100 Driver: 8.323.0.0
SW2007x32 SP4.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 2Gb Ram NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 Driver: 6.14.10.7756
RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Dave
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Dave
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Re-installing SW may help. Don't forget to disable the AV if you do.
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Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Even if the vid card is not the problem, I agree that it may be time for a new one.
Dave
RE: Solidworks 2007 blank screen
Have you tried running with "Use Software OpenGL" option box checked? It will be slower, as it bypasses the hardware acceleration built into the FireGL card, but if the problem goes away then it definately is a Driver problem and not something else. NB.This option will be greyed-out if there is a file loaded.
Another symptom that I had with the 8.163 driver; was when I switched between open SW parts, everything except the main view pane would change to the selected part, the main view would stay showing the original part, then as I passed the mouse over tree pane, I would see pink outlines of the selected part appear superimposed onto this wrong view. If the view orientation icons were used, a pink wireframe of the "hidden part" would show through. If I minimised and restored the whole SW window, there would be a "Hole" through to the desktop where the main view pane should be. In more polite moments, I called it a view PAIN until 8.323.0.0 sorted it out. I don't know if this driver is compatible with your card but it might be in ATI's archive if it's not still listed.
Trevor Clarke. (R & D) Scientific Instruments.Somerset. UK
SW2007x64 SP3.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 4Gb Ram ATI FireGL V7100 Driver: 8.323.0.0
SW2007x32 SP4.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 2Gb Ram NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 Driver: 6.14.10.7756