Sometimes i can even view behind the SW window the Windows desktop!!!
Never had this problem in previous versions of SW. Didn't upgrade any software driver (mouse or graphics card). Shall i try to install it again with a clean install and not "overwriting" the SW 2011.
Any solution?
What are your computer system specs? Video card and Driver?
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Cheers,
Anna
i7 860 (2,8GHz) - Win7 32bit - nVidia GeForce GTX 260
Never had similar problem in the past with CAD software.
Another problem is that i cannot activate grid. I mean i check the box to show grid, it appears but then while mouse cursor moves the gird comes off while arrow cursor moves along. Also, sometimes i cannot see the arrow mouse while is on the ribbon.
Finally, i can't draw a line horizontal or vertical. The 'endpoint' feature is not available.
Nektarios,
Two bits of bad news for you. The first is that your graphics card is not an approved card, so it will always be the first suspect when you have any graphics problems. The second is that each release of SolidWorks seems to require more from the graphics card. So you can buy a perfectly good graphics card and in three years it may be a piece of junk. A third bit, that doesn't affect you, since your card is not approved, is that SolidWorks only tests relatively up to date cards, so after a few years you can't find an approved driver for a card that was originally approved.
Oh, one other thing. Sometimes I see problems like you are seeing when my system is running low on memory or resources. Shutting down SolidWorks sometimes helps. Rebooting the computer always helps.
Jerry Steiger
I uninstalled the SW2012 and then clean installed the 2011 version. Same problem!!! I've never had that problem with SW2011. Why now? I updated the nvidia drivers but the problem persists.
Nektarios,
I don't know why you are having problems with SW11 now. Are you sure that you didn't change the Nvidia drivers? The latest drivers may not be the best for use with SolidWorks.
Try running Sofware OpenGL. You have to close out all of you SolidWorks drawings, parts and assemblies. Then go to Tools/Options/System Options/Performance and you should be able to check the "Use sofware OpenGL" box. It will be grayed out if you have any files open.
Using Software OpenGL usually slows your system down, but if the system works well, even though slow, then you know that the problem is the graphics card. Buying an approved graphics card may be the only solution.
Jerry Steiger
After several uninstallations and installations I solved the problem by disabling the 2D command emulator from the view menu. Anyway, what is the use of 2D command ?
Also, how can i view grid by default?
Nektarios,
Glad you finally found it! Sometimes there are some very strange interactions.You should probably report it to your VAR as a bug, unless it was the VAR who helped you find it.
Whether or not the grid is displayed is a document property. You will need to open your document template(s), Change the setting in Tools/Options/Document Properties/Grid/Snap to check "Display grid", and then save as a template.
Jerry Steiger
Aug 29, 2012 7:54 AM
Hi Nektarios,
You can disable the 2D Emulator in Tools, Add-ins. All add-ins have a separate check box for running them in the current session and starting them up with each session. Information on turning the 2D Emulator on and off is here:
http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/solidworks/sld2demu/overview_of_2d_command_line_emulator.htm
General information on enabling/disabling add-ins is here:
http://help.solidworks.com/2012/English/solidworks/sldworks/HIDD_ADDINS.htm
I hope this helps,
Jim
