Apply appearence problem - inadequate video card the culprit?

[Anonymous]

I have found it impossible to apply an appearance to a surface; I drag and drop it, but the surface does not change color and sometimes it crashes. I know I have a video card that is not a recommended one - it's an Intel G41 Express chipset; but this has not given me a problem. Have I reached the limits of this video card?   Thanks,   Pico

[Anonymous]

I continue to work on this, things are fine until I attempt to apply a material, which does not apply. This morning the program crashed when trying to apply a material and a popup said: "Display driver Intel Graphics Accelerator Drivers for Windows XP stopped responding and has recovered." Which makes me think it's a video card problem. Any input from those with more experience than myself?    Thanks, Pico

[Anonymous]

I have replaced my video card with a Nvidia Quadro  K620, which, I think, is a help - when I open Fusion 360, I don't get a popup saying my video card is below standard and some operations may not work. But I am still bothered by a problem I am unable to solve. What I want is to apply to the mesh a tinted glass so I can see through it. Like this:

[Anonymous]

I can apply that tinted surface to the mesh:

[Anonymous]

But unlike this Autodesk video:

[Anonymous]

When I edit the mesh, the tinted surface disappears. This makes visualizing the mesh much more difficult. I would like to be able to see the tinted mesh while working on it, as in the previous post. How do I get that? Thanks,   Pico