Is this a video card issue?

[Dave R]

OK. Later.

[Box]

It could be something as simple as having the precision set too large and snap to on, so the endpoint sort of jumps away.

[Krisidious]

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.

[mrossk]

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...

[Krisidious]

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.

[mrossk]

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

[Dave R]

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.

[mrossk]

@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!

[Dave R]

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.

[Krisidious]

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