Missing Display Config, Project Info & CPl from Drawing Status Bar

[KathyMoffa]

2015 Help shows them present, along with Surface Hatch and Layer Key Override, which I do have.   Also this version doesn't like my graphics card.  Weird lines in some Visual styles and in some drawings, and I've aborted multiple times since installing today.  Are there actually any improvements in ACA 2015 that merit a new graphics card?  

[Victoria.Studley]

Hi Kathy,

The drawing status bar does still include Display Configuration, Project Information, and Cut Plane as options.

What are you seeing instead of these options?

Regarding the graphics, you can see an overview of the enhancements that were made to the user interface and graphics-related features in the AutoCAD 2015 Preview Guide. You can also see a feature comparison between 2015 and the previous releases here.

If you're experiencing graphics issues with ACA 2015:

• Are your graphics card and driver version certified for use with AutoCAD 2015 programs?
• Does your machine meet the system requirements?
• Does your machine have dual graphics cards? (If so, see this article.)
• You might try optimizing your system using the recommendations here as well.

[KathyMoffa]

Victoria--thanks for the info.  I finally noted that in Options,  the Status Bar wasn't checked to display by default.  That's not one I remember ever having to manually check after an install.   Re: my video card,  I have an older one that is not certified and in ACA 2015, my drawings do not display 2D Wireframe correctly (dozens of non-selectable lines of varying colors and lengths)  if the new Smooth Lines Display in 3DConfig is checked (which it is by default).  If I decide to continue with this version, I will update my video card.

[Victoria.Studley]

Hi Kathy,

Is this the issue you're seeing with the non-selectable lines? As you mentioned, toggling off the new LINESMOOTHING variable should restore the visible integrity of your drawings in 2015, if you're running the program with one of the affected graphics cards.

[KathyMoffa]

Yes, that’s the type of display I see.    I have ordered a new graphics card—an NVIDIA Quadro K4200, and am hoping to see a tremendous improvement in 3D handling in general.  That is, if ACA even uses the video card for orbiting and/or rendering—the how or when of which has never been clear to me with this product.