2003 sp1 printing problem
2003 sp1 printing problem
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Noticed that when printing cylindrical, curved or angled objects that lines are edgey, similar to when lower graphic performance settings are used. Everything else looks fine..Anyone else have this problem?.. Was not like this with 2001plus and I have not changed anything except SW..
Bob
Bob






RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
Kind of stinks...
Mr. Pickles
RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
Bob
RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
I installed sp0 and then the sp0-sp1 download from SW. Wonder if you would have problems if you tried it is sp0 before you put sp1 on there?
Bad performance rotating models sounds like a graphic card driver incompatibility or soemthing. Perhaps your installation is messy with more than it should be...
Mr. Pickles
RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
If you have the quality quiet low so you see circle edges like straight lines you will also notice that in printing and as well for exporting a TIFF. I personally think this is more a bug than a feature and I got a SPR on this (157068).
But solving the problem is very easy: before printing turn off "Fast HLR/HLG" for all views and go for it.
Bye,
Stefan
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RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
Thanks
Mr. Pickles
RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
You da man!! The printing problem was caused by the HLR\HLV setting for the views. I noticed that de-selecting it in the properties has no effect on current views and right clicking the view did not give me an option to change it. I had to cutomize the toolbar to add the HLR\HLV button then select the view and de-select the button.. Prints great now..
thanks, now to figure out my performance problem..ahhhh!
RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
You can also check/uncheck this option for the views with menus, the settings is located at View/Display/Use Fast HLR.
What's really bad with this is that it is stored with the document, so if you have automatic processes to export to TIFF or PDF in your PDM system you have to make sure, that the programs deselect this setting prior to printing/exporting. Hope SolidWorks will fix/enhance it very soon.
Bye,
Stefan
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RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
figured out the performance problem..I am using the NVIDA Quadro2 Pro. I had to download the driver specifically for SolidWorks and set the OpenGL option for SolidWorks and that did it!! What a difference! I had the genric driver installed that came with the PC but did not know that NVIDA had specific drivers for the different CAD packages and SolidWorks had it's own driver..
Bob
RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
Sorry, I didn't realize (or forgot) that you had the performance problem. If I would have figured it out sooner, I would have told you about the driver. I have the same card in my office machine. It has proven stable, although a "sister" PC to mine had one die. It kept plopping black squares around the cursor when it fealt like it. Nothing solved it except a new card.
Mr. Pickles
RE: 2003 sp1 printing problem
I tried the HLR deal like you ststed and was impressed by this little "feature". Thanks for helping Bob and educating me and others. Now I know what to avoid...
Mr. Pickles