topic Autocad 2018 Compatibility query in AutoCAD Forum

Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 21:31:52 GMT

Hi,

This is Keerthivasan,I installed Autocad 2018 today after installation a pop up message came saying that you may face graphic issues.I have just bought a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series with i7-7700HQ processor ,16 GB Ram,Windows-10 64-Bit Operating System and Nvidia Geforce GTX 1050Ti Graphic Card.

I like to whether this configuration is sufficient to work with this version of AutoCad and if not which version of AutoCad is suitable. Kindly clarify the query.

Regards,

Keerthivasan

Re: Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

john.vellek — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 21:38:16 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

I see that you are visiting as a new member to the AutoCAD forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

The error or warning message you see may or may not apply. Here is a page that will help you find all certified graphics cards. It does not however, mean that yours will not work properly. I suggest you work in AutoCAD for a while and make sure you try working in 3D and doing some rendering as this is usually where non-certified cards don't work as well.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:37:55 GMT

Hi @John Vellek

Thank you for your reply will try this and my graphic card is not listed even in 2016 version of AutoCad so i sthis a updated and prompt list.Kindly do the needful.

Regards,

Keerthivasan

Re: Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

ennujozlagam — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 01:08:19 GMT

@john.vellek hello,. in the command prompt type GRAPHICSCONFIG and swtich off and your autocad will work. thanks

Re: Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

john.vellek — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:35:45 GMT

Hi @Anonymous,

Not every graphics card is tested and certified. The nVidia Quadro series is typically those that get tested since they are designed to be more suitable for CAD than the GeForce cards. Again, this doesn't mean it will not work.

Can you type GRAPHICSCONFIG and take a screen capture for me? If you take a look at post 4, there is a sample from @ennujozlagam. You will see in it that the virtual device is using HDI which is less desirable than DirectX. I would like to see your settings to verify that DirectX is being used during AutoCAD sessions.

@ennujozlagam makes a good point however, turning off Hardware Acceleration might cure the message but might not yield the best performance depending on the type of work you are doing in the application.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.

Re: Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

scottspeig — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:55:28 GMT

From my research, as the GeForce is a gaming card rather than a CAD workstation card, it doesn't get tested.

The system you have should work great for Inventor according to TFI (youtuber & expert elite), so I can't see why it wouldn't for AutoCAD.

As others suggest, just ignore the message and carry on. You'll soon find out...

Personally, if I was working from home on my own PC, it'd be a similar setup to the one you have.

Re: Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:34:12 GMT

Hi,

Thank you friends for your replies regarding my query.I will try using it.

@Anonymous Vellek here is the screenshot attached below.

Re: Autocad 2018 Compatibility query

john.vellek — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 15:33:14 GMT

HI @Anonymous,

Thank you for the screen capture. I suggest that you try turning off Hardware acceleration to see if that helps. If that does fix the message, you can then also try turning off the individual features one at a time to see if that allows you to use some of them.

I also think that there is a newer graphics card driver available here.

Please select the Accept as Solution button if my post solves your issue or answers your question.