When I have two or more 3D parts open (Not particularly complex parts) and am minimizing the view to maximize another part the program freezes and I have to go to the Task Manager to shut down SW, and reopen it.
What is the problem my computer is equipped with:
This is what I have:
I was expecting you to say it was a GeForce, not a Quadro. Seen issues like that with non certified video. It does look like there are later versions of video drivers available for your P1000.
I am not a computer genius, so do you think I could google for the Nvidia Quadro P100 and download it? Or since I have a subscription to Best Buy's Geek squad could they do it?
Run SOLIDWORKS RX. The Diagnostics tab will have info about your system with link to download video drivers.
I found the Solidworks RX, tried it and when I loaded the url into the search bar this came up:
SOLIDWORKS RX is a diagnostics tool that is installed with SOLIDWORKS. You can launch it from the task pane inside SOLIDWORKS.
Wayne, truly appreciate your help, but I am afraid to try anything because I don't want to get into more issues than I already have, this is what I get when I did the Solidworks Rx:
O Dang, that was what I got when I tried to down load the recommended driver.
Wayne, you gave me the courage to try something I've never done (at 81 Years old I am reluctant to go off as if I knew what I was doing!) anyway I went to NVIDIA's site, put in the info on my Graphics Card and got the driver installed, wish me luck.
Thanks again, if you think I ought to do anything else I am all ears (in this case eyes :-) )
81 years young don't you mean? Who says you can't teach us old dogs new tricks, LOL.
One quick question: HOW are you opening new files? If you are opening them directly through SWX (File>Open) then it is probably something else entirely. However, if you are opening them by double-clicking or right-clicking on the file via Windows explorer then you may be opening up an additional instance of SWX and that could significantly slow your system down even with simple parts.
Wayne & Jim,
Wayne 1st; Thank you thank you, I downloaded and am now runnin on the latest NVIDIA QUATRO P1000 driver, i tried with 3 parts open, and it did not hang the computer up yet.
Jim, thank you for the reply also, I do almost always open with Solidworks, very seldom do I open through MS File Explorer, but then only to verify a file content, never to do actual work on a part.
You guys are great!
What video card does the computer have?