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3D Modelling with M9

post #1 of 5
5/21/03 at 1:23pm
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I'm thinking of buying an 8887 to run Solidworks. Does anyone know of issues with the ATI M9 on Solidworks or Pro-Engineer or other openGL-based modellers?

The Geforce cards have an issue with multiple windows open, though this can sometimes be fixed with the SoftQuadro hack. Anything similar on the ATI?
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post #2 of 5
5/21/03 at 1:51pm
There are some folkes who have problems with OpenGL and ATI cards (in general) and have exhibited some lock-up problems.

Do a Search for OpenGL and ATI (Infinite Universe Engine) and that should take you to a recent thread.

-myrkat
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post #3 of 5
5/21/03 at 2:48pm
I work with maya and I Maya 5 doesn't seem to start. Maya 4.5 runs fine, but version 5 hangs on the intro window. My system is a 8887 with XP. When I get time, im going to check if I get any luck with Win2K.

Saurus
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post #4 of 5
5/21/03 at 3:43pm
I contacted Solidworks directly, and inquired about this issue. They say the M9 will have the same limitations as the Geforce with an 8 window limit(about). I asked them 4 times so far for their benchmarking software, but they never seem to get it to me... If you can get it, I will do it ;-)
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post #5 of 5
5/21/03 at 3:46pm
I can't say for modelers, but I've run quite a lot of OpenGL games on this 8887, and they work very well. Then again, it's on a site run to help you learn, so this may only be the case for less advanced tricks.

By the way, a while back I decided to try to write a 3D modeling program of my own, but I never got close to finishing. However, I did succeed in constructing a good framework for the program, with multiple viewports and Windows mouse capture for moving the pointer. I fixed the small problem that it had on here [8887], so it's okay too. However, I am still a learner too.
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