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shastu

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Inventor Direct3D Driver
Posted: Nov 6, 2009 5:12 PM
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I see this a lot since we moved to 2010. A message pops up that says the following:

Unable to create Direct3D memory objects because of limited available video memory. Please try using a smaller window size or save your work and restart. You may also try the Direct3D Software Renderer.

Then I select OK and it gives me the following:

Direct3D 9 graphics hardware initialization failed.
Switch to use software graphics.
You may change back to Direct3D 9 graphics hardware later.

I don't understand why I am getting this message when sometimes I am just opening a simple part file and the meter in the bottom right hand corner is barely green. Can anyone give me some insight?
DarrenP

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Re: Inventor Direct3D Driver
Posted: Nov 6, 2009 5:17 PM   in response to: shastu in response to: shastu
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this is a video card memory error
the green bar is for your system memory totally different from video memory
your graphics card isn't powerful enough for inventor
~master

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Re: Inventor Direct3D Driver
Posted: Nov 6, 2009 6:09 PM   in response to: shastu in response to: shastu
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I had something similar happen a few times, then shortly thereafter I had a blue screen complaining about video memory.

Dell replaced the video card on my M90, haven't seen it since.
Blair Stunder
Re: Inventor Direct3D Driver
Posted: Nov 6, 2009 10:02 PM   in response to: shastu in response to: shastu
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Are you using XP with the 3Gb's switch?

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"shastu" wrote in message news:6284939@discussion.autodesk.com...
I see this a lot since we moved to 2010. A message pops up that says the
following:

Unable to create Direct3D memory objects because of limited available video
memory. Please try using a smaller window size or save your work and
restart. You may also try the Direct3D Software Renderer.

Then I select OK and it gives me the following:

Direct3D 9 graphics hardware initialization failed.
Switch to use software graphics.
You may change back to Direct3D 9 graphics hardware later.

I don't understand why I am getting this message when sometimes I am just
opening a simple part file and the meter in the bottom right hand corner is
barely green. Can anyone give me some insight?
shastu

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Registered: 12/11/03
Re: Inventor Direct3D Driver
Posted: Nov 13, 2009 5:39 PM   in response to: Blair Stunder in response to: Blair Stunder
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Yes, I am using XP with the 3Gb's switch
kellings

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Re: Inventor Direct3D Driver
Posted: Nov 14, 2009 4:03 AM   in response to: shastu in response to: shastu
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Is this on a Dell M90, M6300, or M6400?



This is the kind of error I started to get before my graphics card failed on my M90.
shastu

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Re: Inventor Direct3D Driver
Posted: Nov 16, 2009 5:34 PM   in response to: kellings in response to: kellings
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No, it is a Dell Precision 690.

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