Not rendering simple sketch

[Anonymous]

Thanks for reading all,

I have downloaded Inventor 14, and the program appears to start up without problems.  However, when i create a simple sketch, it first says "Choose a plane".  In my textbook, it shows a piciture of the three planes to choose from.  However, my computer screen shows a blank gray screen.  It appears some tool bars are missing as well.

However, if i click in the space where I imagine the axis should be, it takes me into sketch mode. 

Similarly, when I draw a line, the information bar reads like I am drawing a line, but no line shows up on the screen.

Is there a specific requirement on my computer I could be missing?  I have downloaded Inventor twice, and both times had the same problem with the program.  Perhaps a video card I need to have, or a certain RAM requirement?

Thank you!

[CCarreiras]

Hi!

Update your graphic card's driver... maybe it helps.

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[sam_m]

welcome to the forum.

Can you post your system hardware details? (and driver versions)

Did you install it as recommended - as an admin with anti-virus and UAC off?

[Accudyne1]

Maybe check your hardware against the AutoDesk minimum requirments for 2014?

From AutoDesk's webpage:

System requirements for Autodesk Inventor 2014 products

For Inventor 2014 Windows users

For general part and assembly design (typically fewer than 1,000 parts):

•Windows® 7 (32-bit minimum, 64-bit recommended) or Windows® 8 64-bit[1] operating system

•Intel® Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology, 3 GHz or greater, or AMD dual-core processor with SSE2, 2 GHz or greater recommended, or Intel® Xeon® E3 or Core i7 or equivalent with SSE2, 3.0 GHz or greater

•4 GB RAM minimum for less than 500 part assemblies (8 GB recommended)[2]

•15 GB free disk space for installation

•1,280 x 1,024 or higher screen resolution

•Microsoft® Direct3D 9® or compatible graphics card (Microsoft® Direct3D 11® or higher recommended)

•Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 6 or later (.NET Framework Version 4.5 web browser)

•Microsoft® Excel® 2003 or later software for iFeatures, iParts, iAssemblies, thread customization, and spreadsheet-driven designs

•Adobe® Flash® Player 10

•Internet connection for web downloads and Subscription Aware access

•Microsoft-compliant mouse or pointing device

•DVD-ROM drive[3]

[JDMather]

In addition to the other suggestions you might go to Tools>Application Options>Hardware tab and set to the lowest setting (might need to reboot or at least restart Inventor).