Spineless Splines in SP 5?
Spineless Splines in SP 5?
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Has anyone lost their ability to create splines with SW2003 SP 5.0? I can still create a spline on drawings but cannot in a part file. This is with 2D and 3D sketches. The tool will put down the spline points but no interconneting line between the points.






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http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/VideoCardTesti...
I do agree that it sounds like a video card problem.
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If the issue goes away, it is most definately a video driver issue.
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Is this a graphics card problem or a SP 5.0 problem?
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By enabling 'Use Software OpenGL,' you are completely bypassing the video card's hardware OpenGL functions and instead your system processor takes care of the OpenGL calculations. This can drastically reduce performance. If you always turn this option on, you could just as well use a cheap $20 video card.
The 'Use Software OpenGL' option is not meant as a solution, but only as a troubleshooting device.
The Wildcat II 5000 is a good CAD-level card and should not have problems with SWX. The SWX website shows this card as certified for SWX. Try these SWX certified drivers:
Win2K - 05.05.05.16
WinXP - 06.05.05.16
NT4 - 04.04.02.04
RE: Spineless Splines in SP 5?
Where do I find this Win2K driver? I'm at 5.5.2.9.
The spline function worked prior to SP5.0.
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I am guessing that you actually had this problem all along, but you had the 'Use Software OpenGL' option checked. Then SP5.0 reset that setting to unchecked.
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3/4 of all the Spam produced goes to Hawaii - shame that's not true of SPAM also.......