That's what I thought, . . damn, .. thanks, curtis

Hi gang, .. I got a new Logitech trackball / marble mouse, .. and can't get it to dynamic rotate or zoom like it did with my regular mouse with the scroll wheel. Anyone use this thing and know how to get it set up? Curtis

Has anyone run MCx on a mac system?, .. maybe with windoze shell on a mac box? Curtis

what do we do for updates if I don't want to connect my machine to the internet???????? curtis

Guys, sorry for not getting back, .. got side tracked playing EA sports F1 and trying to set a track record ;-) The problem I'm having is with back plot, . if I use a shaded tool display BP is slow, choppy, and crashes. I did a search here and found the idea of trying other drivers for the Quadro fx 3450, .. I used the 77. something, .. seemed to help all the performance issues but the shaded tool in BP. Curtis

Hi gang, Still having huge problems getting MCx to run on a basic Pentium D machine with Windoze XP, 2 gig ram, .. Quadro FX3450, .. I was wondering if anyone has seen problems running a wide screen digital flat panel display? Curtis

James, Can you explain how to mod a gforce 6800gs card into a quadro with riva-tuner? Settings etc to use, .. ? Curtis

gcode, I haven't run verify, .. just back plot, .. and it wasn't any faster. shading doesn't seem any faster, .. ??????? Curtis

OK guys, .. More tests, .. I ran MCx with the windoze performance monitor open so I could see the processor use. In back plot using a shaded tool display it would stall and peg the processor but only at 50%, . I could not get it to go over 50% no matter what I did. So, .. I went into the system set up and turned the duel core off, .. same test, .. but now shows 100% processor use, but it still runs the same. My guess is, as has been stated, .. it's not using the duel core processor and perhaps MCx can only "see" 1/2 the processor. I've installed a Quadro FX 3450, .. and that didn't help at all. ;-( I'm guessing that the software, MCx , .. has to be written to take advantage of the duel core processor, .. so at this point duel core processors with MCx is not a good idea? I'll try Windoze XP pro next and see if that helps, .. and I also have a Pentium 4 machine coming to try as well, .. Thanks, Curtis

Gcode, Yea I got to the system set up, .. OK, .. the processor info says it's multi core capable but it also says it's not hyperthreading capable. When I got to "performance" it doesn't list hyperthreading, .. but it lists multiple core ???? Do I want to turn multi core off, .. or is it just hyperthreading that can be a problem? I'm in Windoze XP, .. and MC X, .. Curtis

gcode, I found how to turn hyperthreading off, .. so am I to understand hyperthreading and MCx is not a good combination? Is hyperthreading different then the dual core ?? Curtis

OK, .. How do I turn it off, .. ( OK now I'm showing how PC dumb I am ) When running Rhino I can easly get the processor well over 50%. Curtis

OK, .. this MAY be getting more complicated. I did order the FX3450 card today, .. ;-) But, in running back plot on a 5axis tool path, .. if I turn the shaded tool appearance off, back plot runs very smooth and runs the entire tool path with no problem. If I turn the shaded tool Appearance on, it's VERY choppy and will some times freeze. I have my Windoze performance monitor running and it only shows 50% processor usage, but pegs it at 50% when BP is running and having a hard time. It won't run higher then 50% So, .. it this telling me the system can only use 50% of the processor? Like maybe there's a problem using the Duel core processor?? Maybe the duel core processor needs XP pro instead of the "home" version I'm running ?? Or, .. is this pointing to the video card??? thanks Curtis

"G" "you will see a difference in 4 main areas" That's Just the answer I was looking for, .. . and as far as I'm concerned, .. it's worth every penny if it speeds production. Now, the system I have has a 2.8 mhz duel core processor and 2 gig of ram, .. is there anything else I need to be aware of for a good system? Thanks again, Curtis

There's quite a range of cards and cost, .. FX540 @ $200, .. FX1400 @ $500, .. FX3450 @ $800, .. and FX4500 @ over $1200. So for the difference in cost of these cards, will I really see a big difference? PNY lists these cards as the ones for CAD, .. Again guys, .. thenks for the help. Curtis