Geometries will not appear on screen

[osbornmj]

Hey All,

So, I a brand new to Patran, and for some reason I cannot get anything to show on the screen!! I have played a session I have downloaded from the web and created solid geometries, but nothing appears in my database. I am sure this is a simple question, but if anyone has a suggestion I would appreciate it.

 

[osbornmj]

So... I answered my own question... my graphics card is too new for Patran 2004 so I need to set my Screen setting to 32 bit. Also in C:\MSC.Software\MSC.Patran\2004\setting.pcl I put the following:

pref_env_set_string( "graphics_hardware_OpenGL", "NO" )
pref_env_set_string( "graphics_hardware", "NO" )

Thanks Min-Jan Lu