OpenGL 3D rendering problems: only one object gets rendered
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2011-03-12
09:44 PM
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2023-05-11
12:09 PM
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Noemi Balogh
2011-03-12
09:44 PM

I recently installed ArchiCAD on my notebook and have one small problem with the OpenGL 3D rendering I want to use (because it's better and faster than the internal engine): I mostly only get
Sometimes if I'm lucky and draw another object while I'm in 3D view I can see one old object and the one new, but not always...
Can someone help me with this problem? What can I try?
Software: ArchiCAD 13 / ArchiCAD 14 (same problem in both versions)
OS: Windows XP Pro SP 2
Hardware: IBM ThinkPad T60, ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 (512 MiB)
Graphics Driver: 8.593.100.7-... (from 2009 but the most recent the vendor supplies...)
OpenGL: 2.1.8544 Release (as EVEREST tells me. Catalyst Control Center says 6.14.10.8544 but that has to be the driver version not the OpenGL version)
DirectX: 9.0c (4.09.000.0904) - came with Windows
HDD and Memory free: > 1 GiB (enough as ArchiCAD doesn't complain)
I already tried following:
- setting all 3D graphics setting of the driver to "software may decide"
- tried to enable OpenGL tripple buffering
- Setting "Ignore Hadware Acceleration in 3D" in ArchiCAD and restarting
- pressing [Ctrl]+[Shift]+
- but this only shows the wireframes of the missing objects - creating a new project where I only paint three objects (walls)
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2011-03-12 11:26 PM
2011-03-12
11:26 PM
Are you sure that you used the "Show All in 3D" command, and not the "Show Selection in 3D"?
Cheers,
Karl
Cheers,
Karl
AC 28 USA and earlier • macOS Sequoia 15.4, MacBook Pro M2 Max 12CPU/30GPU cores, 32GB
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2011-03-13 07:46 AM
2011-03-13
07:46 AM
Hi Karl,
thanks for your reply. First I also thought this could be the problem, but I surely use "Show All in 3D" ([Ctrl]+[F5]) command.
If I use the internal Engine I can see all objects and as soon as I switch to OpenGL they disappear (only wireframe is shown and as soon as I move the view (e.g. + Mouse move) they completely disappear).
Stefan
thanks for your reply. First I also thought this could be the problem, but I surely use "Show All in 3D" ([Ctrl]+[F5]) command.
If I use the internal Engine I can see all objects and as soon as I switch to OpenGL they disappear (only wireframe is shown and as soon as I move the view (e.g.
Stefan