Like everyone else that uses solidworks and starts musing over options for graphics cards I quickly notice how little support there is from solidworks as far as "certified drivers" are concerned. I'm just curious if there are any companies offering "third party support". I am by no means an expert, but is it possible for another business to write/sell drivers that will make some of the more popular graphics card options out there work? If so, is there anywhere I can purchase/download a driver that will take full advantage of GeForce chipsets which according to specs are just as good if not better than some of the options that are certified?
Aleks Dugonjic
Welcome to the Forum.
Could you expand on what you mean by "how little support there is from solidworks as far as certified drivers are concerned"? Your VAR should be providing support for SOLIDWORKS which includes assisting in downloading and installing the correct drivers. If they need additional resources, they can go to SOLIDWORKS Support which has full backing of SOLIDWORKS R&D and Partners (AMD/NVIDIA).
Which graphics cards options are you referring to that do not work now for SOLIDWORKS?
GeForce chipsets have great support from NVIDIA as they post driver updates very frequently for these cards. Many SOLIDWORKS users also use GeForce cards and simply ignore the features that are not included with these cards/drivers, such as RealView.
Looking forward to learning more.
JR