Hi all,

Having had similar problems, I've had a reply from Google Sketchup...
For me its my particular video card (ATI Mobility Radeon 9700) that simply can't stand having Hardware Acceleration turned on under SU6. It worked perfectly well with SU5... weird.

See this thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/Sketchup-Pro/browse_thread/thread/7aa2a4dd5ef40190#17aa3783531eb585

Thanks Eeva for this. I hadn't seen the newbie thread.

Basically its a 'Hardware Acceleration' issue with my particular laptop/video card combination.
I've had a reply from someone at Google: see this thread for their answer

http://groups.google.com/group/Sketchup-Pro/browse_thread/thread/7aa2a4dd5ef40190#17aa3783531eb585

Same behaviour on Mac Mini running Leopard.

Ronan

Thanks Anssi for your suggestions, but no, Fast Feedback on/off doesn't make any difference... I'll now hunt for an updated version of my driver throu Sony Vaio, as ATI can't help.
For those who use the Google Group Sketchup forum, a similar thread has appeared there as well (apart from mine!).
I wonder if the latest SU build + the latest Windows updates = new printing problems ?

Hello,

On my laptop (Windows XP SP2, ATI Mobility Radeon 9700, Sketchup 6
Pro), if I turn on Hardware Acceleration, I get the black screen
printing problem. This, for those who have never experienced it, means any attempt to export to jpeg, print to a printer or to PDF ends up with a black rectangle. Also, most
thumbnails (components / style icons) also go black within Sketchup.

So I have to keep Hardware Acceleration off, much to the detriment of productivity...
I have the latest graphic card drivers, by the way...

Any ideas as to why? Or what I can do?

any help or pointers appreciated.