Is this a video card issue?
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Hey y'all- I have an issue where occasionally, if I'm zoomed in close, using the line tool, trying to inference to an existing face the inferencing line will shoot out in the completely opposite direction- it sometimes makes it impossible to inference. The last time this happened was on the model of a small stool, trying to draw a stretcher from one leg to another. I've attached a screen shot, I think you can see what I mean.
My computer has a relatively low grade NVIDIA GeoForce GT 520 card, but otherwise it's a decent machine for the work I do. Windows 7, 3.30GHz, 6.0 GB RAM. Would the video card be responsible for this? If so, how does a relatively computer illiterate guy like myself choose a wise upgrade for say $150.00 or so? Thanks for any help,
Michael
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looks like you have windows transparent toolbars on...
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and that's not good?
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I don't think the transparent toolbars has anything to do with it.
Is it the red line going off in the wrong direction? What happens if you orbit a little bit?
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hey Dave!- Yes, the red line goes off 180 degrees from where I'm trying to go. In the above example, I was trying to draw from the leg on the left to that on the right. You can see the red inferencing line going off to the left. If I orbit, or try again, it will usually try to do the right thing, but if I get close to another object, line, face, whatever, it will sometimes "jump away" again. I can usually get it to work after some coaxing, but it often takes more work than I would like, and it can make precise work frustrating. Haven't heard anyone else mention it, so my first thought was lousy video card, but honestly, I know next to nothing about hardware.
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I haven't seen that sort of thing. Would you e-mail the model to me with the same view where you get it? I'll try it and see what happens.
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I will, but unfortunately I'm late to leave my house- I'll do it tonight,Thanks!
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OK. Later.
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It could be something as simple as having the precision set too large and snap to on, so the endpoint sort of jumps away.
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is it an inference line or an axis line? has to be inference with that blue line being where it is. I'm with Box. check your units. make sure they are a nice scale to be working in. like 1/8" or 1/4" for furniture. Dave's our resident furniture builder though, he'd know better what units to use.
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I usually work with the precision to 1/64", after all, this is fine woodworking:). I tried changing it to 1/32 or 1/16, and I don't work with "snap" on. Didn't seem to make a difference either way. Something I didn't think to mention earlier, though perhaps it's related- occasionally when surfing the web, if I change web pages, part of the previous web page will briefly linger on the new web page until I scroll or move on that page. For example, if I'm doing a Google search, when I click on a link, part of the Google Search page (a few lines or a portion of the screen) will linger on the new page. Perhaps it's related?
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When we said to check the units it was because it might have been set to something quite large. like 1 foot. those lower units won't make any difference. I'm not familiar with the GT 520. I use two GTX 470's I would suggest a larger video card if that one isn't 1 gig. But have never seen this issue. SO not sure it's a graphic issue.
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Krisidious- Thanks. I'll really show my ignorance here. Which specification is the "1 gig" you refer to? Below are the specifications for this card. Thanks for the help.
GPU Engine Specs
CUDA Cores
48
Graphics Clock (MHz)
810
Processor Clock (MHz)
1620
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
6.5Memory Specs
Memory Clock
900 MHz (DDR3)Standard Memory Config
1024 MB (DDR3)Memory Interface
DDR3Memory Interface Width
64-bitMemory Bandwidth (GB/sec)
14.4Feature Support
OpenGL
4.2Bus Support
PCI-E 2.0 x16Supported Technologies
DirectX 11, CUDA, PhysXDisplay Support
Multi Monitor
YesMaximum Digital Resolution
2560x1600Maximum VGA Resolution
2048x1536Standard Display Connectors
Dual Link DVI-I
HDMI
VGA (optional)
HDMI1
YesStandard Graphics Card Dimensions
Length 5.7 inches
Height 2.7 inches
Width Single slotThermal and Power Specs
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 102
Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) 29 W
Minimum System Power Requirement (W) 300 W -
I think we sorted the problem with the inferencing last night. It appears to be a case of an unresolvable inference. The line's direction is locked in the red direction and the cursor is placed on a face that would never intersect with the line no matter how long the line, not how big the face. This isn't a video card issue but as I told Michael last night, more like a divide-by-zero sort of thing.
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@dave r said:
I think we sorted the problem with the inferencing last night. It appears to be a case of an unresolvable inference. The line's direction is locked in the red direction and the cursor is placed on a face that would never intersect with the line no matter how long the line, not how big the face. This isn't a video card issue but as I told Michael last night, more like a divide-by-zero sort of thing.
I agree Dave, and thanks again. I only asked about the card specs to educate myself, and thought it might help with the other issue I was having; knowing right next to nothing is often problematic when dealing with computers!
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No worries, Michael. I just thought we should answer the original question. Ignorance can be bliss but you're right when it comes to computers.
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Glad you got it figured out. Looks like you do have a 1 gig card.
here's our two cards compared. remember that I have two of them and that mine are like 4-5 years old and pretty outdated. if you have an extra $300 bucks laying around, a GTX 770 would be smokin fast.Your Card
@unknownuser said:
GPU Engine Specs
CUDA Cores - 48
Graphics Clock (MHz) - 810
Processor Clock (MHz) - 1620
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) - 6.5
Memory Specs
Memory Clock - 900 MHz (DDR3)
Standard Memory Config - 1024 MB (DDR3)
Memory Interface - DDR3
Memory Interface Width - 64-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) - 14.4
Feature Support
OpenGL - 4.2
Bus Support - PCI-E 2.0 x16
Supported Technologies
DirectX 11, CUDA, PhysX
Display Support
Multi Monitor - Yes
Maximum Digital Resolution - 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution - 2048x1536
Standard Display Connectors
Dual Link DVI-I
HDMI
VGA (optional)
HDMI1 - YesMy Card
@unknownuser said:
GPU Engine Specs
CUDA Cores - 448
Graphics Clock (MHz) - 607 MHz
Processor Clock (MHz) - 1215 MHz
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) - 34.0
Memory Specs
Memory Clock - 1674 MHz (3348 data rate)
Standard Memory Config - 1280 MB
Memory Interface - GDDR5
Memory Interface Width
320-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) - 133.9 GB/sec
Feature Support
OpenGL - 4.2
Bus Support - PCI-E 2.0 x16
Supported Technologies
3D Vision Surround, SLI, DirectX 11, CUDA, 3D Vision, PhysX
SLI Options1
2-way
3-way
Display Support
Multi Monitor - Yes
Maximum Digital Resolution - 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution - 2048x1536
Standard Display Connectors
Two Dual Link DVI
Mini HDMI
HDMI
Yes
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