Rotation problem w/2004 sp01

[CADShark]

I have recently installed SW2004 SP01 and I have a problem rotating my models, with a spaceball 5000, when they are in HLV with the draft quality HLR/HLV button turned off.
Basically SW crashes giving me an "unhandled error". I reloaded the latest drivers for the spaceball and still no luck.
Any suggestions, short of removing my spaceball.
Removing my spaceball would be like cutting off my arm.

Thanks,

 

[APPENG]

Two things to check here.

1) verify that you have the latest driver for your graphics card.

2) verify that you have the latest driver for your spaceball

If none of those seem to help
trying using software open Gl and see if that makes a diference. To accomplish this, you need to have solidworks open without any documents open. Under TOOLS/OPTIONS/SYSTEM OPTIONS/PERFOMANCE select Use Software OpenGL.

If that DOES work, then that is an indicator that your graphics hardware is sub-par, and not at all the fault of your spaceware...

let me know what you find out.



Regards,
Jon
jgbena@yahoo.com

 

[CADShark]

I checked already on the drivers,
3DLabs Oxygen GVX420 card hasn't updated drivers for nearly a year. And I've already updated my spaceball drivers.
SolidWorks is set to use OpenGL.
Could just be another bug in the program.

 

[APPENG]

Thats a possiblity, you may want to get your VAR involved at that level and submit it as a possible bug...

never hurts to be thorough



Regards,
Jon
jgbena@yahoo.com

 

[SBaugh]

Known Bug! You can only rotate with a Spaceball in Shaded mode not HLV, HLR, or Wireframe. I believe it is fixed in SP2.0 but don't hold me to that.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[CADShark]

Well it works in HLR/HLV but WITH the draft quality HLR/HLV button on.
I heard that sp02 might be out in about 2 weeks.

 

[SBaugh]

The only time you get Draft quality is when your in a drawing. I'm talking about in a part, assembly.

Drawings you can't rotate like you can with a 3D model.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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[CADShark]

Well I can switch between them in parts and assemblies. In the view toolbar there's the little button that looks like a cube with a lightning bolt thru it that turns the quality of 3d models, not drawings, from draft to high quality.

 

[SBaugh]

I have SP2.0 and it works fine there so I really can't test that option you posted CADShark. Plus I never use that Icon... No need for it when I'm in a part or an assemlby, because I want the High quality and not the draft.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.3dvisiontech.com

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

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