I've heard somewhere else that Nvidia 7600 GPU cards work with Solidworks. It is a budget card which sell under 100 EUR.
I'll be looking to that right now...
And yes, the option Use Software OpenGL is checked and greyed out without any part or file opened. So that means SW doesn't even look at...
I tried that, but the option "Use Software OpenGL" is greyed out.
I've taken a look on ebay, but most sellers only ship to US or North America. Since I'm residing in Europe it is a bit of a problem ot find those cards, even on local secondhad sites.
Nvidia does seem to be the better choice...
Well then, my sincere apologises to Scott. I might have misinterpretted his reply as not being helpful, because I didn't find the answers I was hoping for. And thats not very wise of me.
I guess I have to revert back to 2004 or the Windows drivers, or perhaps my school can help.
Thanks for the...
I wasn't complaning Scott, just here looking for help, your words might have worked if they weren't so ...paternalistic. I'm looking for a solution, not a fatherly speech which doesn't help me a bit.
I just can't afford a certified card, I wish I could. I have to do it with a reasonably priced...
BTW, my search did came up with something:
http://www.eng-tips.com/faqs.cfm?fid=1094
Since most of the tips tend to go into the direction of the resource usage and optimalization, it is perhaps more helpful to others.
My XP is a slender streamlined version. I especially select all my programs...
I did check the mentioned link, and found out that Radeons do pass the test, but with limitations.
The limiatation only are a limited number of accelerated windows. With 128 Mb of memory that shouldn't be a problem according to their notes.
It is strange windows certified drivers (included...
I have been working with 2004 a long time now, but since the new versions of solidworks my drivers for my videocard can't work with the newer programs.
I've just used a testversion of 2006 and when it worked wonderfully a week or two ago, now suddenly working with it is an absolute disaster. It...
Simple and effective answer, no more dots. Thank you rockguy.
..but, don't want sound like a whiner, but the picture got a lot duller and less interesting to look at. Especially around the legs the shadow is much lesser.
Can I admire ur render work on a webpage or other forums? I always am on...
Maybe this has been addressed before, but I get weird dots on the mirror surface of my object. I tried all different kinds of settings (indirect illumination, anti-aliasing, raytrace, anything) , but the dots keep appearing. I have no clue what this could be...:( The upper part is plain glass...
