Hi.
I just lost all my visual affects (shadows & reflections) to a driver update.
Using an AMD 7870 2GB [Yes, I know this card is unsupported]
Went form Catalyst Version 12.3 [shadows and reflections worked] to 12.6 [fail]
* The card was working great with 12.3 (with the exception of some hollow parts)
* I have workstations with an AMD 5870 and 4870 working just fine with 12.6
Are there any inventor or Catalyst Control Center tweaks to trick inventor to enable this hardware again?
Or should I roll-back the driver? 😞
And why does the system information (listed below) is showing "DirectX Version 10" instead of "11" ?????
This Direct3D graphics driver is Microsoft WHQL certified
Graphics Hardware Description:
AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Direct3D 10
Hardware Renderer
Graphics driver file aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll is version 8.17.0010.1132
Using Full optimization (this is the recommended setting)
The display is using 32-bit color
Inventor Version:
Build: 219, Release: 2012 SP2 - Date: Fri 04/27/2012
64-Bit Edition - 8192.00 GB
System Information:
Operating System: 64-bit Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
System Model: System Product Name
BIOS: BIOS Date: 12/22/11 10:06:34 Ver: 09.06
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
System Memory: 8192MB RAM
Dedicated System Memory: 0MB
Shared System Memory: 3828MB
Dedicated Video Memory: 2025MB
Page File: 2409MB used, 13926MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514
Graphics Device Information:
DirectX Version: 10
Renderer: HAL
Adapter Description: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
DDI Version: 11
DDI Version Number: b
DxDiag WHQL Level: 0
Driver Signed Valid: TRUE
Driver Signed: TRUE
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip Type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6818)
DAC Type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Revision:
Vendor ID string: 0x00001002
Device ID string: 0x00006818
Graphics HW Memory: 1757 MB
Display Mode: 1600 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
VendorID: 1002
DeviceID: 6818
SubSystemID: 25541458
Revision: 0
Graphics driver file: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver file version: 8.17.0010.1132
Driver Date: 06-11-12 13:23
WHQL Level: 1
Inventor Graphics Device Information:
Graphics Hardware Description: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series
Hardware Library ID: Direct3D 10 \ 0x00001002 \ 0x00006818
Direct3D Hardware ID: 1002 \ 6818 \ 25541458 \ 0
Inventor Options Information:
Options = 0x00000000
Warning Options = 0x00000000
Inventor Hardware Library Information:
HW Library Version = $Revision: #1 $
HW Library Date = $DateTime: 2010/10/04 06:01:25 $
HW Library OS Name = Windows 7 x64
Inventor Hardware Library Entry Information:
Autodesk Inventor Certification Status: Gold
Autodesk Inventor Tested Certification Status: Unknown
Graphics HW Vendor Supported for Autodesk Inventor: FALSE
Hardware Library 2.0
Settings for optimized and conservative:
Workarounds: 0x00000000, 0x00000000
rating 4, optimization level 2
Texture Font Precision: 256
Display Information:
Back Buffer Format = DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM
Depth Stencil Buffer Format = DXGI_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT
Monochrome Bitmap Format = DXGI_FORMAT_A8_UNORM
Solved! Go to Solution.
Solved by LishuangLu. Go to Solution.
Hi,
Could you check whether you are using Compatiblity option from Inventor Application Options->Hardware?
If it is, you can switch to Performance mode, be sure to close all the documents to make the change effective.
Then open the document again, and try whether you can turn on shadows & reflections.
Let me know if you continue meeting issues when switch to Performance option.
Thanks,
-Lisa
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