No drop shadows in shaded render mode with integrated graphic card ?

[GatRed]

Hi,

Maybe it’s a known limitation, but is it normal to have no drop shadow in shaded render mode on a computer with an integrated graphic card with Vectorworks 2023 ?

(Macbook pro 13" 2018, 2,7 GHz Intel Core i7, intel iris plus graphics 655 1539 Mo).

See attached file with Vectorworks 2023, Vectorworks 2022 and Vectorworks 2021.

Sans Titre 1 v2023 v2021.vwx

Edited February 28, 2023 by GatRed

[GatRed]

This morning, I connected a eGPU on my computer, and re-opened the same file, and shadows appeared…

@Gunther?

Is the fact that those shadows don’t appear without a eGPU a bug ? a limitation ? or an option I did not see inside Vectorworks ?

Edited March 1, 2023 by GatRed

[zoomer]

Looks like your standard Intel Iris graphics in CPU is a bit too weak or incompatible with VW 2023.

[GatRed]

yeah, maybe…

But I didn’t see any notification of this regression (as it worked in Vectorworks 2022).

Does anybody from Vectorworks can confirm that ?

@JuanP?

Edited March 3, 2023 by GatRed

[Gunther]

On 3/1/2023 at 10:32 AM, GatRed said:

yeah, maybe…

But I didn’t see any notification of this regression (as it worked in Vectorworks 2022).

Does anybody from Vectorworks can confirm that ?

@JuanP?

Confirmed not working in 2023 as reported on Intel UHD graphics also and reported as a bug.  This hardware also doesn't meet our 2GB minimum VRAM requirements, so I'm not sure how much attention this issue will receive, regardless if it worked in 2022.

[GatRed]

10 hours ago, Gunther said:

Confirmed not working in 2023 as reported on Intel UHD graphics also and reported as a bug.  This hardware also doesn't meet our 2GB minimum VRAM requirements, so I'm not sure how much attention this issue will receive, regardless if it worked in 2022.

Thanks Gunther for confirming this bug !

It is sad, I love my 2700€ 13“ MacBook Pro.

I have a eGPU for heavy work, but often the graphics of Vectorworks craches with the eGPU - Vega 56 in a Razor Chroma case - (very strange things on the screen). 
I can make a video of it.

So I had a configuration previous years that worked, and this year I have to choose which bug I prefer 🤔…

[GatRed]

After ½hour on Vectorworks with eGPU (Vega56 + Chrome X), I get this crash (see video).

It happens every 30min. more or less. Quitting and re-lanching Vectorworks solve this.

At the end, when the display come back to something “normal”, actually it is freezed. I drew a rectangle which not appears. I only see it when I restart Vectorworks and open the file.

 

@GuntherWhat can I do ?
(apart from buying a new computer…;-))

Edited March 8, 2023 by GatRed

[AChekir]

Hi gaetan

 

Try to force the graphic permutation on your eGPU within your OS before launching Vectorworks

[GatRed]

 

Seems to work !

Thanks @AChekir

[GatRed]

On 3/7/2023 at 9:42 PM, Gunther said:

Confirmed not working in 2023 as reported on Intel UHD graphics also and reported as a bug.  This hardware also doesn't meet our 2GB minimum VRAM requirements, so I'm not sure how much attention this issue will receive, regardless if it worked in 2022.

I have to say that this is really annoying : I can’t do presentations live of sun studies on my laptop computer anymore………

Every test have to be made before and exported…

😞