Qualification of StudioTools 9.7 on Supported Windows Operating Systems

Last Updated: March, 2002

Qualification of StudioTools 9.7 on Supported Windows Operating Systems

Products	Version	Software Date
StudioTools (AutoStudio, DesignStudio, Studio, SurfaceStudio, Renderers)	9.7	05/29/2001

StudioTools 9.7 is qualified and supported under: Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 5 or 6a Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 2. Windows XP Professional Intel Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium 4 or Pentium Xeon cpus (see Important Notes below).

Windows 95, 98 and ME are NOT qualified to run StudioTools.

Contents of this page:

Qualified Workstations

Qualified Graphics Cards and Driver Summary

StereoViewing Capable Graphics Cards

Important Notes on Minimum Requirements

Detailed Driver Notes and Settings

Qualified Hardware Configurations

Systems consisting of any combination of the workstations and graphics cards listed below are fully supported for use with StudioTools 9.7. Please consult workstation vendor for available graphics configurations.

Workstations:

Company	Models	Web
Compaq	AP Series SP Series Evo W8000 Evo W6000	http://www.compaq.com/products/workstations
Dell	Precision Workstations (210, 410, 610, 220, 420, 620, 330, 340, 530)	http://www.dell.com/precision
Hewlett Packard	Kayak Visualize X1000 X2000 X4000	http://www.hp.com/workstations
IBM	Intellistation E Pro (6836, 6846) Intellistation M Pro (6868, 6849, 6850) Intellistation Z Pro (6866)	http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/intellistation
Intergraph	Intergraph TDZ2000 GX1	http://www.intergraph.com/
SGI	ZX10	http://www.sgi.com/workstations
SGI	Visual Workstation (320, 540)	http://www.sgi.com/
SGI	VPro (230, 330, 550) [3]	http://www.sgi.com/workstations
Fujitsu Siemens	CELCIUS Mobile H, Nvidia Quadro2Go [1][2]	http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com
[1] It is highly recomended that you use an external keyboard and 3 button mouse for any extended use of StudioTools when using a laptop computer.
[2] The CELCIUS Mobile H computer ships with a removable keyboard using Bluetooth® technology. This keyboard will not work correctly with StudioTools when using any of the keyboard hotkey combinations that require simultaneous use of two or more keys e.g. Shift+Alt or Shift+ Ctrl. Please use one of the following workarounds: 1. Use PS/2 cable to connect the wireless keyboard to the computer (provided by Fujitsu-Siemens, USB mouse required with this configuration) 2. Use external keyboard using a standard PS/2 cable.
[3] Early versions of the SGI 230 had AGP fast writes enabled in the BIOS. Having this setting is NOT recommended as it will likely cause operating system hangs when using StudioTools and other applications. Please consult the documentation that shipped with your workstation to see how to identify and change these settings. Please visit support.sgi.com for any BIOS updates.

Graphics Cards and Driver Versions:

The following graphics cards and driver combinations are qualified for use with StudioTools 9.7

Company	Graphics Card	Driver Version [3]			Web
		Windows NT 4.0	Windows 2000 Professional [4]	Windows XP Professional
3DLabs	GVX1	2.16-0388	2.16-0421		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	GVX1 pro	2.16-0388	2.16-0421		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	VX1	2.16-0454	2.16-0454		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Oxygen GMX 2000	2.12-0733			http://www.3dlabs.com/
	GVX420	2.16-0388	2.16-0465		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	GVX210	2.16-0388	2.16.0614		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Pro 3400	04.06.01.49			http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Wildcat 4000	04.06.02.22			http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Wildcat 4110	04.04.01.06	05.04.02.04		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Wildcat II 5110	04.02.01.07	05.03.00.15		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Wildcat II 5000		05.04.02.04		http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Wildcat III 6110		05.05.02.09	06.05.02.09	http://www.3dlabs.com/
	Wildcat III 6210		05.05.02.09	06.05.02.09	http://www.3dlabs.com/
ATI	Fire GL1	4.00.1381.1090	5.12.2195.1100		http://www.ati.com/
	Fire GL2	4.00.1381.2060	5.12.2195.2082	6.12.10.2082	http://www.ati.com/
	Fire GL4		5.12.2195.2082		http://www.ati.com/
Hewlett Packard	Visualize FX 4+	FX00.02.10	FX00.02.10		http://www.hp.com/
	Visualize FX 6+	FX00.02.10	FX00.02.10		http://www.hp.com/
	Visualize FX-5/FX-10	FX00.01.10	FX00.01.16		http://www.hp.com/
SGI	Cobalt Graphics	5.2.1	5.2.1		http://www.sgi.com/
SGI	Vpro 64 Graphics	12.41 , available from Nvidia	12.41 , available from Nvidia		http://www.sgi.com/
Dell	Elsa Gloria II Pro	12.41 , available from Nvidia	12.41 , available from Nvidia		http://www.dell.com/
Dell	Elsa Synergy Force [2]	12.41 , available from Nvidia	12.41 , available from Nvidia		http://www.dell.com/
Elsa	Elsa Gloria II	12.41 , available from Nvidia	12.41 , available from Nvidia 12.60 , available from Dell		http://www.elsa.com/
Nvidia	GeForce 256 [1][2]	12.41	12.41		http://www.nvidia.com/
	Quadro	12.41	12.41		http://www.nvidia.com/
	Quadro2 EX	12.41	12.41 , available from Nvidia 15.40 available from Dell
	Quadro2 MXR	12.41	12.41 , available from Nvidia 15.40 , available from Dell		http://www.nvidia.com/
	Quadro2 Pro	12.41	12.41 , available from Nvidia 15.40 , available from Dell		http://www.nvidia.com/
	Quadro2Go		27.42		http://www.nvidia.com/
[1] NOTE: Nvidia has dropped shared back/depth buffer support as of driver version 6.18. Although StudioTools is qualified with a later driver, cards using the GeForce and Geforce2 chipsets may encounter some performance loss.
[2] NOTE: There are a large number of OEM and individual board vendors' graphics systems in existence based on the GeForce chipsets. We have tested generic versions of the GeForce cards using the specified NVIDIA reference drivers. At this time we can offer no guarantees of the behaviour or performance of specific cards with StudioTools. Use these cards at your own risk and subject to the Alias Support services guidelines.
[3] NOTE: In some cases we have provided direct hyperlinks to the download locations for some drivers. In the event the link is not found, is incorrect, or has been changed, please navigate through the main Web site link provided for that company.
[4] NOTE: It is strongly recommended that you install Service Pack 2 for Windows 2000 Professional. This Service Pack fixes a serious memory fragmentation problem that affects StudioTools. One example of this problem is extremely long delete times with large files.

Stereo3D Viewing Capable Graphics Cards:

StudioTools has been tested with CrystalEyes� glasses from StereoGraphics� Corporation

The following cards will give satisfactory performance running at a display resolution of 1280x1024:

ATI FireGL4

3DLabs Wildcat 5110, 6110 or 6210
All other cards that have Stereo3D viewing capability may not provide adequate performance at resolutions higher than 1024x768 and are not recommended.

Important Notes:

Notes on Overlay Planes

Using video cards without Hardware Overlay planes can result in poor performance for certain operations within StudioTools including (but not restricted to) use of the SID paint tools. There will also be visual differences compared with Hardware overlays that may result in difficulty seeing or manipulating aspects of the scene or StudioTools interface.

Examples of Graphics cards without Hardware overlays include (but are not restricted to):

NVIDIA based TNT/TNT2/GeForce/GeForce2 video cards

Examples of Graphics Cards where Hardware Overlays can be turned on/off include (but are not restricted to):

3DLabs GVX420/GVX1/VX1, Intense3D Wildcat etc.

Although Studio may be used successfully on systems containing these Graphics Cards, only those specifically listed here have been tested. Please review the notes below carefully as some of these cards have limitations which may make them unsuitable for your purposes.

Notes on Optimizing Refresh in Windows 2000

Occasionally windows menus may fail to refresh over an OpenGL window with the default "Fade Effects" setting enabled in the OS. There are also some refresh issues associated with mouse pointer shadowing. For optimum performance under Windows 2000, use the following settings in the Control Panel:

Display Properties> Effects> Visual Effects> Use transition effects for menus and tooltips> OFF or Scroll Effect

Mouse Properties> Pointers> Enable Pointer Shadow> OFF

Please Read

Intel Pentium II processor or greater is required for StudioTools. Any CPU that fails to support the MMX instruction set will likely encounter problems running StudioTools.
A three button mouse is required.
A graphics tablet is recommended for use with the new sketching functionality.
At least 128 MB of RAM is required and 256 MB or more is recommended to run StudioTools for Windows.
It may be possible to successfully use StudioTools for Windows with a non-qualified configuration, however, support and maintenance programs will be subject to the Alias Support services guidelines.
At time of press Windows 2000 Server has not been tested in any way by Alias and cannot guarantee its performance or stability.
The configurations shown are subject to change, and additional qualified configurations may be added after qualification testing has been carried out.
Where Graphics Controllers are configurable, you must have at least 16MB of texture memory (TRAM). Due to the differences in the manner in which hardware vendors approach display memory, we suggest that you consult your hardware vendor to ensure that your configuration will support your required resolution.
The graphics drivers specified in this table are the drivers that were used for the qualification process. While it may be possible to use StudioTools for Windows successfully on earlier or later drivers, Alias cannot guarantee their performance.
Alias will continue to explore new candidates for StudioTools for Windows qualification and will monitor the current configurations. For the most recent information on qualification, please refer to www.aliaswavefront.com.

Detailed Driver Notes and Settings:

Cobalt Graphics

Driver available from: www.sgi.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Cobalt Graphics (SGI Inc.)	NT4.0: 5.2.1 Win2000: 5.2.1	SGI Settings: Advanced Options -> Apply Swappable on Vertical Retrace Only	x
		Graphics Settings and Memory Reservation Profile-> Properties: > Display Settings -> Color Palette = True Color	x
		Display Settings -> Depth Buffer = 24 bit Depth, 8 bit Stencil	x
		Graphics Options -> Use Back Buffer	x
		Graphics Options -> Enable Overlay Planes	x
The above settings can be set by selecting: SGI Settings -> Graphics Settings and Reservation Profile -> Graphics and Animation Design.
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Visual artifacts(red, green) appear during X-form move, viewport resizing, moving viewports, etc.
Solution/Workaround	Do not use dynamic cursor color inside Preferences-> Interface-> User Colors
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Quick Render with shadows "on" does not display shadows correctly.
Solution/Workaround	Render image to see correct shadows.

Vpro 64 Graphics, V3, VR3, V7, VR7

Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Vpro Graphics: V3, VR3, V7, VR7 (SGI Inc.)	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation V7 Only (NT, Win2000)	Pull down menus fail to display only once after the first File Open command.
Limitation V3 & V7 Only (NT, Win2000)	Text tool artifacting when moving cursor in model window
Solution/Workaround	This is only a display artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.
Limitation V3 & V7 Only (NT, Win2000)	Pick boxes in Action Window leaves trails.
Solution/Workaround	This is only a display artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.
Limitation V3 Only (NT, Win2000)	Action window discoloring and/or jumbled text with toggle stats turned on.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	The 12.41 driver will result in application hangs or failure to load StudioTools at resolutions higher than 1600x1200
Solution/Workaround	Run at 1280x1024
Limitation V7 Only (NT, Win2000)	Curve Curvature may intermittently disappear
Solution/Workaround	Pick Nothing and Curvature locator display should be restored.

Fire GL1

Driver available from: www.ati.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings
ATI Fire GL1	NT4.0: 4.00.1381.1090 Win2000: 5.12.2195.1100	Select the 'Alias Maya' preset setting configuration in the Display Properties window.
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Action window redraw problems with playback in shaded mode.
Solution/Workaround	Close action window during playblack, or close & reopen action window.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Software crashes when scrolling within Multilister with large number of shaders.
Solution/Workaround	Use small shader swatches or use text labels.

Fire GL2

2082 Driver available from: www.ati.com
2077 Driver available from: www.dell.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings
ATI Fire GL2	NT4.0: 4.00.1381.2060 Win2000: 5.12.2195.2078 5.12.2195.2082 5.12.2195.2077 (from Dell) Windows XP Pro: 6.12.10.2082	Select the 'Alias StudioTools' preset setting configuration in the Display Properties window.
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitations	No known limitations.

Fire GL4

Driver available from: www.ati.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings
ATI Fire GL4	NT4.0: Win2000: 5.12.2195.2078	Select the 'Alias Maya' preset setting configuration in the Display Properties window.
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitations	No known limitations.

Pro 3400 (VX113-T) (3DLabs)

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3DLabs Pro 3400 (VX113-T)	NT4.0: 04.06.01.49, 4.0.0	Settings -> Performance
		Synchronize Buffer Swap to Vertical Sync	x
		Line 3-Pass Anti-aliasing		x
		GDI Compliant Vectors		x
		Pixel Color Format	BGR	RGB
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT)	Certain buttons in the interactive package may not display correctly. This does not affect the usability of the product.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT)	Sample text not shown when creating text using Objects-> Text
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT)	Scrubbing time slider in action window does now show frame number.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT)	Transformation information does not display on guidelines when using X-form-> move.
Solution/Workaround	Read information from prompt line.

Wildcat 4000

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3DLabs Wildcat 4000	NT4.0: 04.06.02.22, 4.0.0	Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT)	Sample text not shown when creating text using Objects-> Text.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT)	Transformation information not displayed during X-form-> Move
Solution/Workaround	Read information from prompt line. Guidelines can be disabled from Interface options.
Limitation (NT)	Action window does not display time index when scrubbing time slider.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Wildcat 4110

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3DLabs Wildcat 4110	NT4.0 04.01.02.05 Win2000: 05.04.02.04	Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Sample text not shown when creating text using Objects-> Text
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Toggle shade anomolies may appear with user defined tolerances below 0.01.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Wildcat 5000

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3DLabs Wildcat 5000	NT4.0 - Win2000: 05.04.02.04	Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Sample text not shown when creating text using Objects-> Text
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Toggle shade anomolies may appear with user defined tolerances below 0.01.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Wildcat 5110

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3DLabs Wildcat 5110	NT4.0 04.02.01.07 Win2000: 05.03.00.15	Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Sample text not shown when creating text using Objects-> Text
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Toggle shade anomolies may appear with user defined tolerances below 0.01.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Wildcat 6110

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3DLabs Wildcat 6110	NT4.0 Win2000: 05.05.02.09 WinXP: 06.05.02.09	Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000, WinXP)	Sample text not shown when creating text using Objects-> Text
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000, WinXP)	Toggle shade anomolies may appear with user defined tolerances below 0.01.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Wildcat 6210

Driver available from: www.3Dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3DLabs Wildcat 6210	NT4.0 Win2000: 05.05.02.09 WinXP: 06.05.02.09	Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000, WinXP)	Sample text not shown when creating text using Objects-> Text
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000, WinXP)	Toggle shade anomolies may appear with user defined tolerances below 0.01.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Visualize FX-4+

Driver available from: www.hp.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings
Visualize FX-4+	NT4.0: FX00.02.10 Win2000: FX00.02.10	Select the 'Alias Maya' preset setting configuration in the Display Properties window.
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Overlapping edit windows will occasionally cause the obscured portion of background window to be incorrectly displayed.
Solution/Workaround	Minimize and maximizing will resore the window.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools will not run properly at resolutions higher than 1280x1024. You will encounter various refresh and color depth problems.
Solution/Workaround	Use 1280x1024 display resolution
Limitation (Win2000)	Text objects very slow in interactive.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Visualize FX-6+

Driver available from: www.hp.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings
Visualize FX-6+	NT4.0: FX00.02.10 Win2000: FX00.02.10	Select the 'Alias Maya' preset setting configuration in the Display Properties window.
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Overlapping edit windows will occasionally cause the obscured portion of background window to be incorrectly displayed.
Solution/Workaround	Minimize and maximizing will restore the window.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools will not run properly at resolutions higher than 1280x1024. You will encounter various refresh and color depth problems.
Solution/Workaround	Use 1280x1024 display resolution
Limitation (Win2000)	Text objects very slow in interactive.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Visualize FX-5/FX-10

Driver available from: www.hp.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings
Visualize FX-5, FX-10	NT4.0: FX00.01.10 Win2000: FX00.01.10	Select the 'Alias Maya' preset setting configuration in the Display Properties window.
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools will not run properly at resolutions higher than 1280x1024. You will encounter various refresh and color depth problems.
Solution/Workaround	Use 1280x1024 display resolution
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Windows Browser causes Studio to crash with Save> As> EAIVisProducts with driver revisions earlier than 1.10.
Solution/Workaround	Driver revision 1.10 has fixed this problem.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Action window has refresh problems while moving the time slider marker.
Solution/Workaround	None.

3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1	NT4.0: 2.16-0388 Win2000: 2.16-0421	3DlabsOpenGL SupportAdvanced
		Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Pick with lasso may produce visual artifacts.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Text tool leaves trails
Solution/Workaround	None.

3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1 pro

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1 pro	NT4.0: 2.16-0388 Win2000: 2.16-0421	3DlabsOpenGL SupportAdvanced
		Maya(tm) Preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Pick with lasso may produce visual artifacts.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Text tool leaves trails
Solution/Workaround	None.

3Dlabs Oxygen VX1

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3Dlabs Oxygen VX1	NT4.0: 2.16-0454 Win2000: 2.16-0454	3Dlabs > OpenGL > SupportAdvanced
		Maya(tm) Preset	x
Limitation (Win2000)	Toggle shade will not accurately display textures.
Solution/Workaround	Rendered images are correct.

Oxygen GMX2000

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Oxygen GMX2000	NT4.0: 2.12-0733, 4.0.0 Win2000:	Configuration > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Number of DMA Sub Buffers= 3
		Wait for VBlank	x
		Configuration > OpenGL > Overlay Support
		Maya + Alpha	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT)	Object textures do not display correctly Display Tgls-> Shade.
Solution/Workaround	Render image to see objects with textures.
Limitation (NT)	Some diagnostic shading modes do not display correctly
Solution/Workaround	None.>

3Dlabs Oxygen GVX420

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3Dlabs Oxygen GVX420	NT4.0: 2.16-0388 Win2000: 2.16-0465	3Dlabs OpenGL Support Advanced
		Maya(tm) preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Playblast with QuickRender ON does not display textures.
Solution/Workaround	Use batch renderer to see correct results.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Trimmed surfaces in playblast may not be visible
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Poor Quick Render results when Textures, Background, Shadow and Glow passes are turned on.
Solution/Workaround	Render image to see correct results.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Keyframes in action window channel editor missing yellow 'x'
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	2D texture placement in modelling views do not show accurate texture placement.

3Dlabs Oxygen GVX210

Driver available from: www.3dlabs.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
3Dlabs Oxygen GVX210	NT4.0: 2.16-0388 Win2000: 2.16.0614	3Dlabs OpenGL Support Advanced
		Maya(tm) with Alpha support preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT)	Playblast with QuickRender ON does not display textures.
Solution/Workaround	Use batch renderer to see correct results.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Using paint brushes will cause display artifacting.
Solution/Workaround	Use Maya with Alpha support in OpenGL settings.
Limitation (NT)	Pick locator tool will cause display artifacting.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT)	Poor refresh quality with Text tool.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Pick artifacting in Action window.
Solution/Workaround	Use Maya with No Alpha support preset in OpenGL display settings. This will cause paint brush artifacting.
Limitation (NT)	Poor Quick Render results when Textures, Background, Shadow and Glow passes are turned on.
Solution/Workaround	Render image to see correct results.
Limitation (NT)	Keyframes in action window channel editor missing yellow 'x'
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (Win2000)	Poor refresh in action window when scrubbing in timeslider.
Solution/Workaround	None.
Limitation (Win2000)	Timeslider may disappear in shaded mode.
Solution/Workaround	None.

Elsa Gloria-II

Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Elsa Gloria II	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools cannot run at 1600x1200 32bit with overlays enabled
Solution/Workaround	Disabling overlays will allow Studiotools to run but at a severe performance penalty. Recommended resolution is 1280x1024, 32bit color.

Dell, Elsa Gloria-II Pro

Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Dell Elsa Gloria-II Pro	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools cannot run at 1600x1200 32bit with overlays enabled
Solution/Workaround	Disabling overlays will allow Studiotools to run but at a severe performance penalty. Recommended resolution is 1280x1024, 32bit color.

Dell, Elsa Synergy Force

Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Dell Synergy Force (Geforce 256)	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Refer to Nvidia Geforce256 limitations below.

Nvidia GeForce 256

Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
cards based on Nvidia GeForce 256	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools cannot run at 1600x1200 32bit with overlays enabled
Solution/Workaround	Disabling overlays will allow Studiotools to run but at a severe performance penalty. Recommended resolution is 1280x1024, 32bit color.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Pick Boxes in Action Window leave trails
Solution/Workaround	This is only a redraw artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Text tool artifacting when moving cursor in model window.
Solution/Workaround	This is only a redraw artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Action window discoloring and missing or jumbled text with toggle stats
Solution/Workaround	None
NOTE: There are a large number of OEM and individual board vendors' graphics systems in existence based on the GeForce chipsets. We have tested generic versions of the GeForce cards using the specified NVIDIA reference drivers.At this time we can offer no guarantees of the behaviour or performance of specific cards with StudioTools. Use these cards at your own risk and subject to the Alias Support services guidelines.

Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS

Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
cards based on Nvidia GeForce 2 GTS	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Pick Boxes in Action Window leave trails
Solution/Workaround	None.
NOTE: There are a large number of OEM and individual board vendors' graphics systems in existence based on the GeForce chipsets. We have tested generic versions of the GeForce cards using the specified NVIDIA reference drivers. At this time we can offer no guarantees of the behaviour or performance of specific cards with StudioTools. Use these cards at your own risk and subject to the Alias Support services guidelines.

Nvidia Quadro

Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
cards based on Nvidia Quadro	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools cannot run at 1600x1200 32bit with overlays enabled
Solution/Workaround	Disabling overlays will allow Studiotools to run but at a severe performance penalty. Recommended resolution is 1280x1024, 32bit color.

Nvidia Quadro2 EX/MXR

12.41 Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

15.40 Driver available from: www.dell.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
cards based on Nvidia Quadro2 EX or MXR	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41/15.40	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools cannot run at 1600x1200 32bit with overlays enabled
Solution/Workaround	Disabling overlays will allow Studiotools to run but at a severe performance penalty. Recommended resolution is 1280x1024, 32bit color.

Nvidia Quadro2 Pro

12.41 Driver available from: www.nvidia.com

15.40 Driver available from: www.dell.com

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
cards based on Nvidia Quadro2 Pro	NT4.0: 12.41 Win2000: 12.41/15.40	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Maya/StudioTools preset	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	StudioTools cannot run at 1600x1200 32bit with overlays enabled
Solution/Workaround	Disabling overlays will allow Studiotools to run but at a severe performance penalty. Recommended resolution is 1280x1024, 32bit color.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Pull down cascading menus may fail to accept mouse input.
Solution/Workaround	Do not release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Text tool artifacting when moving cursor in model window.
Solution/Workaround	This is only a display artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Pick boxes in Action Window leave trails
Solution/Workaround	This is only a display artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.
Limitation (NT, Win2000)	Curve Curvature may intermittenly disappear.
Solution/Workaround	Pick Nothing and Curvature locator display should be restored.

Nvidia Quadro2Go

27.42 Driver available from: Fujitsu-Siemens

Model	Version	Driver Settings	ON	OFF
Nvidia Quadro2Go	Win2000: 27.42 WinXP:	Display Settings > OpenGL > Advanced Options
		Default OpenGL settings	x
*Limitations and Solutions*
Limitation (Win2000)	StudioTools cannot run at 1600x1200 32bit with overlays enabled
Solution/Workaround	Ensure the following: Disable Overlay support in the Advanced, OpenGL Nvidia driver settings (you can also click on 'Restore Defaults'.) Disable 'Dynamic' setting in StudioTools Tracker color settings (Preferences->User Options->User Interface Colors... choose White or Black)
Limitation (Win2000)	Pull down cascading menus may fail to accept mouse input.
Solution/Workaround	This is only an intermittent problem. If it occurs, do not release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items.
Limitation (Win2000)	Text tool artifacting when moving cursor in model window.
Solution/Workaround	This is only a display artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.
Limitation (Win2000)	Pick boxes in Action Window leave trails
Solution/Workaround	This is only a display artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs.