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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      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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      • M Offline
        mrossk
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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.

        https://www.mkaplanfinefurniture.com/

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
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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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          • M Offline
            mrossk
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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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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              OK. Later.

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              • BoxB Offline
                Box
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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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                • KrisidiousK Offline
                  Krisidious
                  last edited by

                  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.

                  By: Kristoff Rand
                  Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                    mrossk
                    last edited by

                    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?
                    Any help is appreciated...

                    https://www.mkaplanfinefurniture.com/

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                    • KrisidiousK Offline
                      Krisidious
                      last edited by

                      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.

                      By: Kristoff Rand
                      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                        mrossk
                        last edited by

                        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)
                        6.5

                        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
                        Yes

                        Standard Graphics Card Dimensions
                        Length 5.7 inches
                        Height 2.7 inches
                        Width Single slot

                        Thermal and Power Specs
                        Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 102
                        Maximum Graphics Card Power (W) 29 W
                        Minimum System Power Requirement (W) 300 W

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                        • Dave RD Offline
                          Dave R
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                          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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                            mrossk
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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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                            • Dave RD Offline
                              Dave R
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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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                              • KrisidiousK Offline
                                Krisidious
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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 - Yes

                                My 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

                                By: Kristoff Rand
                                Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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