Graphics card- recognition

[hublan]

Greetings
in the opengl dialogue box , sketchuip doesnt offeror recognize my nvidia graphics card only the standard intel card. How do I change the default so that I may select a different option in the capabilities section. Thank you in advance for your assistance

Jeff

[Dave R]

Do you have more than one graphics card installed in your computer?

[Gaieus]

Go to your nvidia settings and make sure that you assign the nvidia card to SketchUp. By default, it is set to use the Intel card.

(I have some screenshots somewhere - I'll try to find them for you if needed)

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OK, here they are. Note that my system is Hungarian but hopefully the screenshots and markup still help.

Computer settings > Hardware and sound

nvidia control panel

3D settings > Global settings tab: Here you can set the nvidia card globally

Program specific settings (tab): here you can set it to certain applications (like SketchUp) only

[hublan]

@gaieus said:

Go to your nvidia settings and make sure that you assign the nvidia card to SketchUp. By default, it is set to use the Intel card.

Gaieus_ thank you so much for your quick reply to my question. I followed the steps that you suggested however in the gl settings under capabilities the intel card is the only option presented. I have made the nvidia card the global default. Thanks again, I appreciate your efforts to answer my question
jeff

[hublan]

@dave r said:

Do you have more than one graphics card installed in your computer?

Hi Dave- yes there is an intel card and an nvidia card installed on my laptop.

jeff

[Gaieus]

@hublan said:

Hi Dave- yes there is an intel card and an nvidia card installed on my laptop.

jeff

Yes, these newer laptops come shipped this way. It's good to have the Intel card for less graphic hungry apps.

@hublan said:

Thanks again, I appreciate your efforts to answer my question