vltrb-0 Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Hi im fairly new to inventor and i was wondering if i could get some opinions on an issues i have been having with my model i am getting strange polygon like shapes that appear and disappear, generally they occur the further i zoom in and only on certain points of 3-d orbits im running a core 2 duo with a quadro fx 2700 M on a lenovo w700 laptop (i think this is the main issue due to ibm interface with chipsets etc) please find pic attached any comments much appreciated regards chris Quote
MaxwellEdison Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I'd start by checking with Autodesk for a recommended driver for your graphics card. Laptops have a habit of being quirky in this regard especially. Quote
ReMark Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 That's twice Maxwell. I've got my eye on you! Quote
MaxwellEdison Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Hey its not my fault my "drawings" have 25-30 minute regen times...You try modeling a cabin log by log, regening, and see how many times YOU hit "New Posts" Quote
vltrb-0 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 2gb of ram and 512mb onboard gfx card memory i am trying the autocad preferred driver, previous to this i updated my system with the most up to date drive available from IBM IBM are a bit of a pain when it comes to drivers i went to the Nvidia site only to be told i need to update my drivers via the IBM lenovo site Quote
ReMark Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 I'm betting you just do not have enough "oomph" to push the drawing graphically. A new or updated driver will not solve the problem. Shut down any other programs or processes running in the background and see if that makes a difference. Quote
vltrb-0 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 the thought crossed my mind but i come across this same issue on a 10-15 piece assembly as well and my model has very little lag time while the image view is being altered Quote
vltrb-0 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Posted January 5, 2009 ok had a further look into it and there are no certified autocad drivers, i also performed a driver check within inventor and it supplied similar information so basically until nvidia, autocad and IBM get off their arses seems im going to have to put up with this issue Quote
shift1313 Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 unfortunately i think you hit the nail on the head. maybe you can try adjusting your environment and seeing if that helps. like removing the shadows etc, things that soak up that precious memory. Im dealing with graphic card issues as well. I got a card that works well with one cad package and gives me issues with others, go figure. Quote
ReMark Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 What other programs are running concurrent with you AutoCAD session? You could try maxing out your RAM. What is the max capacity of your motherboard? Quote
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