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Diagnostic shading and Hardward Shading fail in both Alias 2013 and 2014

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Message 1 of 15
d.wen
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Diagnostic shading and Hardward Shading fail in both Alias 2013 and 2014

Hello everyone, 

 

this problem is always bothering me since december and I didn't find a solution.

 

The problem is that ,in both Alias 2013 and 2014,

when I run Alias, and active Diagnostic Shading or Hardward Shading, the look of my surfaces doesn't change, it seems like I have never activated the Diagnostic Shading and Hardward Shading. 

It appears yesterday, before that they work perfectly

I guess I have a conflict between Alias and a component Windows, but I do not know exactly which part is it. Do you have any ideas ?

 

Thank you

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Message 2 of 15
sherlocked__
in reply to: d.wen

I have the same problem and I don't know why . if u fix it up ,could u help me ? i'm new here
Message 3 of 15
autozanca
in reply to: d.wen

Same here

 

Any light on this issue please?

 

I´m stuck

 

Thanks a lot!

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Message 4 of 15
jayeshdwivedi
in reply to: d.wen

I am having the same trouble for last few months ....

There is a temporary solution ...but it works untill you restart...

 

Copy you alias user preference folder to another location,,,, delete the exisiting and then open the alias.....now replace it with your alias user pref folder(copied one)

 

If any one has permanent solution to this problem then kindly share .

I used this method for a few times but later i got bored copying .

Message 5 of 15
autozanca
in reply to: jayeshdwivedi

Hello there Jayshdwivedi

 

How do I do that? Which foldes shall I copy?

 

would you mind attaching a photo of the folder´s path please?

 

By the way, anybody knows when Autodesk would make available the 2015 version. Lets hope soon!

 

Thanks again

 

Autozanca

Message 6 of 15
jayeshdwivedi
in reply to: autozanca

C:\Documents and Settings\*your user name*\Application Data\Autodesk\Alias\UserPrefs2014

 

"Copy this whole folder ".

 

Save it to  ... lets say C:\New Floder

 

Delete the folder now :- C:\Documents and Settings\*your user name*\Application Data\Autodesk\Alias\UserPrefs2014

 

Now move the folder UserPrefs2014  from "C:\New folder" to "C:\Documents and Settings\*your user name*\Application Data\Autodesk\Alias\"

 

If you still want images then revert.

Message 7 of 15
digiformer
in reply to: d.wen

i had this problem with some nvidia grafics adapters when AntiAliasing in the adapters 3D options was NOT turned OFF.

I also had to turn off hardware anti aliasing in Alias and use software anti aliasing then, which is working very good.

Give it a try...

 

Regards

Message 8 of 15
autozanca
in reply to: jayeshdwivedi

Hello again Jay

 

Tryed it that you sugested and just got worse. Maybe that I didn´t get the right folder or... God knows what???

 

Cheked the Anti-alias settings as our friend "digiformer" sugested and that didn´t worked either. 

 

The strange thing is: when I first instaled the 2014 version, recently... It was doing just fine. Quick rendering, shading (diagnostic) as I was going through the tuttorials. And then, all of a suden, started being foulty.

 

Lets hope Autodesk gives some attention to this litle detail. Maybe for the 2015 version it might be already sorted out. 

 

Any ways, thanks a lot for all the help!

 

Kindly

 

Luciano

 

 

Message 9 of 15
autozanca
in reply to: digiformer

Hello There digiformer

 

Tryed it but seemed not to make any effective change in the software behaviour

 

Thanks a lot

 

Luciano

Message 10 of 15
jayeshdwivedi
in reply to: digiformer

Hey  Digiformer the anti-aliasing doent seems to have any effect on diagnostic shading,

 

Any one with any other permanent solution??

Message 11 of 15
donest
in reply to: jayeshdwivedi

Are you using qualified hardware and the recommended graphics driver?

Message 12 of 15
jayeshdwivedi
in reply to: donest

good point DONEST but that's the very first thing I Checked.

 

Anyways, I will search for any driver updates and see if its a driver problem 

My hardware is way above recommended specs.

 

Message 13 of 15
digiformer
in reply to: jayeshdwivedi

Sorry for beeing not responsive for quite a while...didnt find time to answer...

 

sometimes the geometry itself is the problem. Is it imported from another CAD-system? Did You try the "limit edge length" option?

But usually only a few surfaces of the model should have this shading problem. Just in case you try to shade a shell, the whole shell would be affected if one surface in the shell has problems.

 

But anyhow the story sounds weird...

 

It happens to several models? The wire keeps looking just as it is?

 

Message 14 of 15
donest
in reply to: jayeshdwivedi

"search for any driver updates" tells me that you will go to your video card manufacturer and look for the latest driver. With Alias, it is best to use the certified (by Alias) driver. This is never the latest driver from the video manufacturer. Usually it is much older.

Which video card do you use?

Message 15 of 15
donest
in reply to: donest

Check if your card is on this list and if you are using the certified driver...

 

http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/Alias2014-win.htm

 

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