windows xp and 8.1.1

[Marty A]

well i got a new comp here. was running

windows nt.now i have windows xp. i am keeping 8.1.1 so i can still program while i learn mcx.

well 8.1.1 acts really diffrent in xp.

for example i can't see the arrow when i pick

my profile start or when roughing a hole.

or when i back plot i can't see the tool path

or the cutter. or when i'm done verifing it

goes back to my orig. screen. anyone come across

these things. am i missing a setting or something.thats all i can think of as of now.

man what a pain.as always your help is always

appreciated. just wait till i get into x. oh no

 

 

marty

[Kannon]

Have you tried turning down your hardware accelerator a couple notches.

[Guest]

Sounds like an ATI video card.

 

Kannon is correct, try turning down your hardware acceleration.

 

Somewhere around here there is a thread also, about a driver for the ATI card that helps.

 

Might want to do a search for that one.

[Kannon]

I have to do this when dealing with Pro E..

Pro E likes the hardware accelerator wide open on this Pc, then I have to back it down to half when in Mastercam. Seems changes dont take effect til closing the program then reopening.

[P_Scott]

Marty A,

 

Kannon and jmparis are on the right track. Let us know what video card you have and we'll be able to give you more specific support. If it isn't an ATI card, the video driver may just need to be updated. You could also attempt to turn down the acceleration but this doesn't always work. HTH

[Marty A]

ok i have a msi radeon 9550 video card

and also how do you turn down the

acceleration. see my comp smarts are starting

to show here.lol thanks for all the help on this

so far

 

 

marty

[Guest]

right click on an empty part of your desktop >> properties >> settings >> advanced >> troubleshhot tab >> slide the slider so it is 2 notched from the left and that should do it for you.

 

HTH

[Marty A]

well the acceleration didn't work to well

really stumped now. thanks again

 

 

marty

[Guest]

Here's a link the thread I referenced about the update. Might want to give it a shot.

 

Linky

[Marty A]

thanks fellas. came in this morn and redid the

acceleration and it works great. i did have to get out of mc and back again. thanks for all the help.

 

 

marty

[jterry QTE Manufacturing]

Another option is leave your accelerator turned up and disable the Open GL switch in MasterCam screen, configure. This has worked for me many times.

 

Jim T

[Kannon]

Jim T,

I tried that before, and when I go back into Mastercam all I get is a cursor that blinks a thousand miles an hour, when I create anything and try to place it, it then disappears. Much trouble for me, only thing that seems to work for me is the hardware accelerator.