ArchiCAD 10 3d view crash Mac Pro

[Anonymous]

Hello,
Has anyone had trouble with the 3d view crashing in ArchiCAD 10? Seems to have the most trouble with the Open GL engine. If I change the 3d mode while viewing the model it ALWAYS crashes. This even happens part of the time when just using the Open GL. The entire system comes down. I have run the hardware diagnostics on the mac to make sure the ram was all good and it checks out fine.

Any ideas???

Thanks,
Chris Sparks
ChrisSparks1@gmail.com

System:
ArchiCAD 10 build 1010 USA
Mac Pro Intel Quad Core (2) x 2.66
5GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB-DIMM Ram
about 1TB of HDD

[Dwight]

The area you need to review is your graphics card.
The new Mac has nmany choices.
Which one did you go for?

[Anonymous]

Hello Dwight,
I have the Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT w/ 256 MB in a PCI express. Is this a problem? If so, any recommendations on a replacement driver? I hope 🙂
Thanks,
Chris Sparks

[Dwight]

Aside from your double-checking the video card compatibility chart:



http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/compatibility.php?

it might be time for anyone matching Sparky's configuration to pipe up.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the help Dwight. No one has listed the graphics card on the page, so I will let you know if I figure something out.
Thanks,
Chris

[Djordje]

Try running the test found here:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/compatibility.php?#

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Thanks Djordje,
I ran the tests and the card doesn't pass. The 3d view in perspective doesnt even show up at the end of the test. Fonts are all messed up too, but the axon works fine. Weird how parts of the test pass and some fail.

Looks like i am in the market for a new video card for an Intel Mac Pro. Any suggestions on one that will pass? Looking into the Radeon x1900, but no tests results online so far.

Thanks for your help.
Chris

I will do my best to post the results of this one.

[Dwight]

To have a card not work at all is chilling.
How can we ever pick a new card?
"To go where no renderer has gone before."

[Anonymous]

No kidding. Just when you think things are looking up too.
I will let you know what I find out about the x1900 soon.
Thanks again for your help.

[Karl Ottenstein]

Chris_Sparks1 wrote:
Looks like i am in the market for a new video card for an Intel Mac Pro.

Before giving up on the card, I would contact Apple support. This is likely a software (driver) problem...and is something for Apple to address as the OEM provider of the card....AppleCare and all of that good stuff...

Karl