SW displaying 'extra' surfaces

[david74332]

Hi, Having a problem in SW 2011 I was hoping to get some help with. I've created a basic framed part using structural members. It displays fine in Wireframe mode but all other views modes create weird surfaces that seem to connect with the origin. I've attached a couple screen shots. Any ideas?

Thanks,
David

 

[AnnaWood]

What video card and driver do you have in your system?

Is it from the approved list from SolidWorks?

http://www.solidworks.com/sw/videocardtesting.html

Cheers,



Anna Wood
SW2012 SP4, Windows 7 x64

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[david74332]

I have a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200, SW doesn't list any of the GeForce cards on their approved list but I'm not sure if that means they won't work. Maybe I need a different driver? Or maybe this card really isn't going to cut it?

I built a similar model that didn't have these issues but perhaps the problem is somewhat intermittent.

Thanks!

 

[JMirisola]

That's the problem with unapproved cards. Sometimes they work, more often they don't. You could try different drivers, but your best bet is to get an approved card. You can get a decent card for around $160.

Jeff Mirisola
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[gwubs]

Ultimately, it is the fact that it is not a Quadro that is stopping you from installing the correct driver for SW. I've been reading posts like yours for at least 8 years, and it all boils down to this: a non approved card might work, BUT it may give problems. Tech support won't even talk to you if you have a non approved card. The situation today is way better than it was 5-8 years ago, when a decent approved card cost upwards of $650.00. Unless you are doing really big projects a budget approved card should be plenty good.