michael john williams Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I must admit that I have not been that impressed with the 12.5 upgrade. As I have said elsewhere most of my wish list items have not been ipmlemented. But also it does not appear to be that much faster. However, the most worrying thing is the screen tends to flash when making alterations to drawings and changing objects. This is not just on my pc but on the other one aswell and this started when both where upgraded to 12.5. Quote Link to comment
michael john williams Posted October 5, 2006 Author Share Posted October 5, 2006 That is a lot of help, especially if you have epilepsy! Quote Link to comment
G_Hannigan Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I'm not seeing this type of behavior. Tried old and new files. Could you describe the flashing you're seeing in a little more detail? I normally use a black background, but I didn't see it when I changed to white either. Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 And here I thought flashing was thin, galvanized metal installed in such a way as to direct water to the outside of a structure. Silly me. Quote Link to comment
PeterT Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 And here is a response to the actual topic: We just upgraded from 11.5.1 to 12.5 and I too have seen the "flashing" that I think you are referring to. The entire drawing window goes black for a fraction of a second. I thought this was just my machine but I guess not, I will now pay attention to it and try to see when it happens. Other than that, I am impressed with the upgrade. Quote Link to comment
grant_PD Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I've had troubles with 12.5 as well. Right now I'm in the process of going through my templates and standards and workspaces, because tech support informed me that my problems stemmed from corruption. Now, nothing was corrupt before the upgrade, just after. Quote Link to comment
panthony Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 I had thought that I also saw some minor refresh of the entire screen when I first updated to 12.5 but recently I have not seen it. However...Islandmon...are you trying to subject us to some ancient voo-doo spell....I realized all my fears after staring at your pink dots...I think I saw an elephant in there wearing pink polka-dot tennis shoes. After about 2 martini's your pink dots begin to take on an alter reality. Woaha. maun....I meaeen ausum mon. The term flashing was started by some guy from Cleveland, OH who startled a few people when he opened his trenchcoat....since then it's been used and abused by some construction fanatics as a form of moisture protection. Architects....go figure. Pete A Quote Link to comment
michael john williams Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Perhaps it is more like flickering. When you minimise either a file or the programme. But more oftern when you double click on an object, like a door or window, to alter the settings and the blue vw strip at the flickers two or three times and changes from pale blue to dark blue. May be considered minor but it is tiresome and it is also on the other pc. Quote Link to comment
michael john williams Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 Still happening and still no response from NNA. Quote Link to comment
Michael_Eschenbach Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Must be a PC thing...... I havent seen it on the mac..... occasionally, I do get a black background on the Viewports when I first switch to that level, but is departs with the first command... Best of luck Me Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I have noticed it too and would never thought it to be an issue unless someone else had commented on it. Islandmon you are a tripper and I wonder how you come up with some of the things you do - thanks buddy you keep us all amused, enlightened and awake - it is more like flickering. What we see when working away on our screens - how does VW put it there? That may well be the question to answer. Quote Link to comment
islandmon Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Maybe it's that dreaded "subliminal advertising" put in there by NNA to convince PC Users to switch over to Macs .. "come out of the darkness lest ye be lost forever ... " Quote Link to comment
michael john williams Posted November 30, 2006 Author Share Posted November 30, 2006 It flickers up to several times and mainly when dragging objects like windows and doors in and out of walls. The top bue strip flickers and that is a pause while it thinks about it - most annoying and slows down the work process as you wait for the software to catch up! It is not just on my pc but on another in the office aswell. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 MJW - Have you tried updating the video driver? Quote Link to comment
michael john williams Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 On both PCs?! This one is top of the range and only a few months old. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 (edited) When you buy a new computer, nothing is up to date. The status of the OS is whatever was MS complient at the last update of the OS delivery. It is usually several months, if not a year or more out of date. Even top of the heap computers still need driver maintenance. It's a good rule of thumb to check for hardware updates - video, mouse, printer every 3-6 months and software updates every 6-8 months. Edited December 1, 2006 by Katie Quote Link to comment
Donald Wardlaw Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 This had to come up. I've been wanting to remark about a loss of flashing. In particular when duplicating objects. My last version (10.5) and all before flashed the objects that were duplicated. It was good feedback that you hit the right keys. Now, no flashing, no feedback and if I don't hit the keys squarely I'm off doing something I shouldn't like moving what I thought was a duplicated object only to find that I'm moving the original. Do it all over.... Regards, Donald Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Donald, I think you have a completely different topic and may want to start a new thread... And BLW I agree. Quote Link to comment
matto Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I too thought flashing was that thin folder metal stuff (we tend to use zinc, it lasts longer than gal.) I've been seeing Flashing as well, like the drawn lines all just disappear for just a small fraction of a second. But only since I upgraded to an Intel Mac. Quote Link to comment
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