Sadly you ended up with a brand of graphics card notorious for not
working with Inventor. If you can, exchange for a 3Dlabs Wildcat or a
nVidia Quadro4 or Quadro FX series card.
wwdatmycom wrote:
> I recently received a new computer at work. I am told that the hardware
> is compatible with Pro-E (Inv 7 also?). I would expect better
> performance with Inv 7 and the new computer than I have experienced with
> the older computer and Inv 5.3. Here is a list of specs on the new
> computer.
> Dell Precision 450
> CPU: 2.40 GHz
> Ram: 2,096,132kb
> Disk: FUJITSU MAP3367NP SCSI
> ATI FIRE GLXI Video Accelerator
> Running Microsoft Windows 2000 on a network. I do not know how the
> anti-virus software is set up. That may be slowing things down. I am
> experiencing lock-ups and errors which cause unexpected exits of
> Inventor. The following error occurred in Inv 5.3 as well.
> AutoDesk Inventor was unable to initialize OpenGL (The pixel format is
> invalid.). Please do one or more of the following: a) check to see if
> other OpenGL applications run correctly, b) go to the Tools>Application
> Options>Hardware tab and change to Override: Use GDI Generic, c)
> adjust your drivers settings in the Control Panel, d) reboot, e)
> reinstall your graphics display driver.
> I have tried each of the above except e since this is a new computer.
> Inv 7 is not running any smoother or faster. The major issue seems to be
> hardware compatibility with Inventor. Can someone tell me where I can
> find recommendations for a system tested and approved for use with
> Inventor 7?
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Hal Gwin
Mechanical Designer
Xenogen
W2K SP4
Dell Precision 650
Dual 2.66 GHz Xeon
1.5 GB DDR
Quadro4 900 XGL
nVidia 6.14.10.4472 w/registry update
Dell UltraSharp 19" LCD