Blinking Dimensions in Drawings

Hi All,

I have to live with a detailer that complains all the time about
blinking dimensions in SW2004. Now I took a look, and I have to admit
that she is right, it is terribly annoying - and slower than SW2003.
Anybody else has experience with this, and, does anybody have an idea
how to get rid of it?
Rebooting is not an option; after a few new dimensions it starts over again.
We use a lot of ordinate dimensioning and after adding a few dimensions,
all the dimesnions blink - like a rebuild - when adding another one.

I hope somebody can help here, thanks

 

Classic symptoms of a video card problem.
What video card is in the machine? What driver?
With the power off, and wearing a "static wrist strap" remove the video card
and inspect the cooling fan, is it full of dust? Has the video card loosened
in the slot?
Best Regards,
Devon T. Sowell
www.3-ddesignsolutions.com

 

I don't think this is a video problem, I see the same thing here and I
believe it's connected to the general drawing slowdown we're seeing in SW
2004. Just about the same thing happens when trying to move a view
Also adding dimensions will slow down the active drawing further. I have two
different computers with two different video cards and I see the same thing
on both

Krister L

 

Hello Kristen-

I don't see this problem here. Currently I use 3 computers, all with nvidia
cards:
Quadro 4 750XGL
Quadro 4 980XGL
444 Go

Best Regards,
Devon T. Sowell
www.3-ddesignsolutions.com

 

Hi Marty,

I have the same symptom here. It seems as though the ordinate dimensions go through some sort of rebuild. The more
ordinate dimensions, the longer the blinking. It's almost like they are re-jogging themselves any time you touch an
ordinate. I've also had ordinates on the right side of 0 jump over to the left side. I thought it might be a video
problem but I get the same results on both my work machine and my home machine. I have an Nvidea Quadro4 950 XGL at work
and a 3D Labs GVX1 at home. I mentioned this to my VAR and he said they were aware of the problem.
Of course all of these problems will be resolved in SP2.1

M.T.

 

Hi Devon

Have a look at Malcolm's post below....he explain this behaviour just like I
experience it
I have one Quadro 4 900 XGL on W2K and oneQuadro FX Go 700 on WinXP

Krister L

 

Hello Krister-
Interesting. I'll try some other machines to see if I can notice this
problem.
Best Regards,
Devon T. Sowell
www.3-ddesignsolutions.com

 

Thanks all, at least I have some ideas to check... You think it will be
solved with SP2.1 or should I wait for 2.1.1 or maybe even 2.2.3 or somthing
like that? lol...

go through some sort of rebuild. The more

re-jogging themselves any time you touch an

left side. I thought it might be a video

machine. I have an Nvidea Quadro4 950 XGL at work