Mastercam vX3 PC crashs when back plotting

[Bill K]

IT recently replaced one of our PCs with a Dell 390 work station. When I try to back plot it makes one move and locks up the computer.

Thanks for any help.

 

Mastercam vX3

Video card: ATI Fire GL V7200

[dolphin1]

check your configuration settings for the front buffer and acceleration.you might need to have one or both on.

[gcode]

The first thing I do to Dell workstations

is remove the Dell video drivers and

replace them with drivers from Nvidia

I don't know why, but Dell's Quadro

driver suck.. ( I'm assuming your new

Dell has a Quadro video card)

[Bill K]

Hi gcode,

 

I have a ATI Fire GL V7200

[gcode]

First I'd smack IT for buying ATI ...

then ( as previously suggested)

try

Settings/Config/Screen and make sure

Open GL and "disable front buffer"

are selected

You'll need to restart X3 for these changes to take effect..

If that doesn't work, I'd go to

SolidWorks Support and download and install the

SolidWorks recommended driver for your video card.

 

As a last resort you can try enabling

the "disable hardware acceleration"

but that would suck cause in effect, you're

turning off that fancy video card IT bought for you.

[gcode]

The best solution (IMO) would be to get IT to talk

Dell into swapping out that ATI card for a

Quadro..

Some people have good luck with Mastercam/ATI,

but most run Nvidia cards... for good reason...

 

Maybe an ATI guy can jump in with some better

suggestions ????

[Bill K]

Thanks for the reply's. IT is going get drivers from ATI and give that a try first.

I'll report back as what works.

[Chris Parish]

Bill:

 

we just recently purchased 4 new dells.. got rid of the video card first thing and went to nvidia

cards ... works great

[Bill K]

The drivers from ATI did the trick, back plot's working for now.

[gcode]

quote:

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The drivers from ATI did the trick

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I guess Dell's ATI drivers are just as jacked

up as Dell's Nvidia drivers

 

make sure you don't let Windows Auto update

do video drivers.. It might roll you right

back into the problem you just solved..