The Use
software OpenGL option can help you view CAD models if your graphics card is
outdated.
To access the Use software OpenGL
option, with no documents open, click .
When to use the
Use software
OpenGL
option:
- Your computer has a very old Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) or
no GPU at all (For example, software emulation on a VDI).
- To diagnose a GPU issue (driver or hardware). If the action
works in software OpenGL, it indicates that the driver or the GPU is at
fault.
Software OpenGL does not support everything. For example, it does not support
RealView graphics.
When you select
the Use
software
OpenGL
option,
it turns the following options on or off:
- Turns
on:
|
High quality for normal view mode
|
(Performance Options)
|
- Turns
off:
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High quality for dynamic view mode
|
(Performance Options)
|
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Display shaded planes
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(Display and Selection Options)
|
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Top/Bottom Gradient colors
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(Color Options)
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Display plane when shaded
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(Sketch Options)
|
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Shadows
|
(Click View
Settings
 (Heads-Up View toolbar) and clear
Shadows in shaded mode)
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When you clear
the Use Software OpenGL
option,
it turns the following options on or off:
- Turns
on:
|
High quality for normal view mode
|
(Performance Options)
|
|
High quality for dynamic view mode
|
(Performance Options)
|
|
Gradient (Top/Bottom Gradient colors)
|
(Color Options)
|
|
Display shaded planes
|
(Display and Selection Options)
|
|
Shadows
|
(Click View
Settings
(Heads-Up View toolbar) and clear
Shadows in shaded mode)
|
- Turns
off:
|
Display plane when shaded
|
(Sketch Options)
|
Use Software OpenGL Option is Unavailable
If the Use software OpenGL
option is unavailable, do as follows to
make
it
available:
- In , clear Enhanced graphics performance
(requires SOLIDWORKS restart).
- Restart SOLIDWORKS.
- With no document open, browse to
The
Use software
OpenGL option should now be available.
The
Use software
OpenGL option is only available when you turn off
enhanced graphics and no document is open.