topic Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK! in Installation & update

3D Windows just shows BLANK!

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:56:34 GMT

Hello all.
I hope to get some help in this forum for my weird issue.

I've successfully installed ArchiCAD 10 onto my Windows7 64bit System (using "Vista SP2 compatibility").

Now, when I open the 3D window, I just see blank canvas, nothing is showing up. Only when moving the mouse over the window I can see something.

Graphics board is a PNY Quadro NVS295.

Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks.

Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK!

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:25:17 GMT

your model is maybe lost in space (very far away).
place a camera on your floor plan near the building and then use that 3d view to relocate your model.

Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK!

David Larrew — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:28:29 GMT

Also, be sure that you don't have a Marquee active that is not encompassing the model.

On a side note, you can try using the Marquee to isolate your model to be viewed in the 3D Window.

Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK!

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:58:01 GMT

As the others are suggesting, make sure you have something actually in view in the 3D. This can be done with a quick "Fit in Window" or setting a camera as suggested. But I am suspecting this is not the problem.

Your mention of "moving the mouse over the screen" suggests a screen redraw issue. Do you mean to say that the 3D image appears in the trail where your cursor passes over the window? In this case it sounds like a video/display problem. If so the usual recommendations apply. Make sure you have the latest drivers, try tweaking the settings in ArchiCAD and the display drivers, check the Grahics Card Compatibility Database.

Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK!

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:38:54 GMT

Hello people and thanks for your replies.

I've upgraded to the latest nVidia drivers and also applied latest ArchiCAD 10 patch.

I'll let you know how things will go, as I'm not the user but the SysAdmin.

Thanks!

Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK!

Anonymous — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:29:28 GMT

Hello everybody, I'm back with some news.

What happens is in fact that when you look at your 3D model, you see a blank canvas. Only when you click to move your point of view anywhere else, then and ONLY in that few seconds, you see the 3D appearing!!!

What I did was to click-hold and THEN move around: in this case, the 3D remains visible, but as soon as I take my finger off the mouse button, I get again blank canvas...

Can anybody help me further?

Thanks!

Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK!

Anonymous — Sat, 14 May 2011 01:18:11 GMT

Having exact same issue with Win 7 x64 and Quadro 600 cards.
I suspect AC10 is just too ancient to work.

Anyone else find a fix for this issue?

Re: 3D Windows just shows BLANK!

Anonymous — Sat, 14 May 2011 01:35:20 GMT

Able to answer my own question it appears...

It looks like it's a conflict between Windows "Aero" settings and AC10's Open GL needs.

Switching your color scheme to something not transparent (like "windows basic") solves the issue.