Graphics Hell - Possible Software Error?

[TomCreation22]

Hi there,

Ive just purchased VectorWorks 12.5 having been very impressed with it after a friend showed me.

I was using AutoCAD for a while before that and obviously for the most part, its a pleasant transition to VW.

I have VectorWorks Designer 12.5 and Im running it on a Mac, Intel Processor, 2Ghz, 1G RAM.

Since installing it, the graphics display horribly, almost to the point it is impossible to work with. When you zoom in our out, or scroll around, drawing blur as if they are a low resolution, and lines start to appear invisible. It only seems to be a problem in Plan and Viewport Views, 3D and Rendered views are fine.

Ive seen some posts regarding this and people are suggesting its due to VW being slow to update the screen, however Im not so sure this is the case as I fail to see how say a 2 story house full of textures can be rendered in 3D in next to no time, however the plan view which could be as simple as a single rectangle of wall lines takes forever to appear correctly.

Also, it never adjusts itself, it just stays as it looks until you zoom out/in until it appears correctly, which is usually in an inconvenient position to continue working on.

I have tried reinstalling and to no avail. I really hope there is a solution to this as I have a workload like everyone else and I would much rather do it in VW, otherwise I will have to go back to AutoCAD.

Thanks

Tom

[Petri]

Sounds really bad. Can't reproduce, though. Even with my ancient Mac G4s, with "show line thickness" on, it's not too bad.

Especially plan views are fast & crisp.

[islandmon]

Are you running the most recent version of QuickTime ?

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/application_updates/quicktime713formac.html

[Ray Libby]

How are you zooming?

[TomCreation22]

Zooming using trackball or selection zoom causes the same effect.

And yep, Im running the latest version of QT pro.

I really hope this can be fixed!

[Ray Libby]

Try updating your video drivers. Go to the manufacturers web site for the most recent.

[fsung]

What are your display settings in VectorWorks Preferences?

Try setting "Zoom Line Thickness" and "Hardware accelerated 2D navigation" to Off (uncheck the checkbox), and setting "Use Vector Caching for faster Drawing" and "Quartz Imaging" to On (check the checkboxes).

[Guest]

Tom,

What version of OS 10 are you using?

When was the last time you ran disk utility?

What type of video card do you have?

How large are the VW files?

Do you have other apps running?

[TomCreation22]

Ah, fixed it.

Thanks Katie, I was running it alongside Cinema 4D, Photoshop and Safari all at once. Probably could have figured that would be slowing things a little.

Thanks again

[Petri]

Right. It was a wetware error, then. Well, that is the cause of most of errors and slow-downs here, too. My OS is very old indeed, as is my Fatherboard. Can't be updated, can't buy more memory.

[Gytis]

Petri, I didn't think wetware errors happened in your office.

[Petri]

They do, Gytis. In my system the slowest component is between the mouse pad & the backrest of my chair. Everything else is irrelevant for the overall performance.

[Guest]

That has to be the funniest thing I think I've ever read you post, Petri. I picture this slug slumped in an office chair with spiney arms reaching for this oversized mouse.

(Although, I'm sure you are no slug!)

Okay - it's late, and I've had a long day. The images in mind are silly at times, too.

[Gytis]

Katie-

Considering your position, I'm suprised you haven't heard this modest corollary to Petri's Law of Slowness. I heard it from a friend of mine who does IT support.

95% of IT problems occur between the keyboard and the chair.

I know I'm guilty as charged.... well, maybe 92%.

[Guest]

I've always heard the bulk of problems occur between the head and hand ..

Maybe it was just the image that popped into my head when I read it that made me chuckle....