video card Nvidia Quadro Fx 350

I just had the Nvidia Quadro Fx 350 video card installed and have SW
2006. My SW 2006 does not want to open part files or for that matter
assembly files.
Does anyone in the group have any idea what I could have set wrong?
The video card is on Solidworks list of recommended cards. I am
stumped. Anyone at all with any suggestions?
Thank you in advance.

 

My first thought would be to start SW in Software OpenGL mode to see if it
will work like that. If it does, then it points to a driver or video
setting being the problem. If not even then, something else.

WT

 

HOW DO I START SW IN OPEN GL MODE?

How do I

 

start SW (without opening a file) and look under Tools/Options/
Performance/ for openGL box at the bottom - at leastthats where it is
in 05 I guess 06 is the same place...

also try using the SW Rx diagnostic routine there is access to the
openGL setting near the bottom of the page
HTH

BTW which driver are you using?

 

What does "OPEN GL" really stand for, or what is it used for?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL

when you switch to software open GL you are bypassing your graphics
card which does the graphics using the hardware and driver. this might
reveal where the problem lies.
it is possible your card is not seated properly in the slot if it has
just been changed...
also find the correct driver for it..this one is the latest 32bit
Quadro and will probably be fine http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_91.85.html
really your card is pretty low spec I wouldnt demand too much of it
for assemblies or realview