Support of 3D graphic cards

• Does GiD support 3D graphic cards?

The 3D graphic cards status:

• In Windows systems, GiD can be accelerated by any 3D graphics card that supports OpenGL. The WinFast or the RivaTNT card are fast and works correctly. It has some minor bugs about incorrect visualizations.

• There is no 3D acceleration in Linux by now. We are working on this and there will be in the very close future.

• In Silicon Graphics all the acceleration of their cards is used by GiD.

There is a feature to disconnect the hardware acceleration of a graphics card that is not working properly. Check the 'GiD safe mode' option in the MS Windows start menu.

Note: To disconnect a 3D graphics card that is not working correctly in MS Windows, see the screen properties panel. In some cards, the acceleration is automatically disconnected selecting to display with 256 colors or true color.

This is a list of some problematic graphic cards that can require to disable the hardware acceleration:

• ATI Mobility radeon HD2400