Qualification of
AliasStudio 13 on
Supported Windows
Operating Systems |
| Products |
Version |
Software
Date |
Build Number |
| AliasStudio (AutoStudio,
DesignStudio, Studio, SurfaceStudio, StudioViewer, Spider,
Renderers) |
13.0 |
November 18, 2005 |
181267 |
| 13.0.2 |
March 30, 2006 |
189960 |
| AliasStudio
13 is qualified and supported with the following: |
- Windows
XP Professional with Service
Pack 1 or 2 (see Notice below)
- Windows
2000 Professional with Service
Pack 3 or 4 [1]
- Intel
Pentium 4 (HT), Pentium Xeon, Pentium D and AMD Opteron (see Important Notes below)
- AliasStudio
is a 32-bit application. Any 64-bit capable hardware listed in this
Qualification Chart is only qualified to run in a 32-bit environment.
This includes the AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T based systems.
[1] In
certain rare cases Windows 2000 SP4 configured machines will encounter
very slow startup times of AliasStudio if the computer has an
active network connection. If possible, it is recommended that you
either upgrade to Windows XP or downgrade to Service Pack 3. |
| Windows XP
Service Pack 2 Notice |
AliasStudio
or its component programs may not launch successfully after installing
Service Pack 2. If this occurs, you may either unblock the program via
the Windows Firewall Security Alert dialog, or add it as an Exception
in the Exceptions Tab in the Windows Firewall dialog box. For more
information, please see the Microsoft
Update. Similar configurations are necessary for any third party firewall software.
In certain
cases some systems running Windows XP Service Pack 2 are unable to
install the HASP device drivers that support USB hardware locks
(USB dongles). If you encounter this problem we suggest that you
download and install the latest HASP4 drivers directly from the Aladdin
support pages found here: http://www.aladdin.com/support/hasp/hasp4/enduser.asp.
It is recommended that you use the Command Line Installation method to
ensure proper installation of the HASP4 driver.
|
| Qualified Hardware Configurations |
| Systems consisting of
any combination of the workstations and graphics cards listed below are
supported for use with AliasStudio. Please review all documented limitations for a given configuration, in some cases not all functionality is supported. Please consult workstation
vendor for available graphics configurations. |
| Company |
Models |
Web |
| Dell |
Precision
Workstations:
330, 340, 350, 360, 370, 380, 530, 450, 650, 670, 690
|
http://www.dell.com/precision |
| Hewlett Packard |
HP Workstations:
XW9400 (incl. SLi)
XW9300 (incl. SLi)
XW8400
XW8200
XW6400
XW6200
XW4400
XW4300
XW4200
XW8000
XW6000
XW5000
XW4100
X4000
X2000
X1000
|
http://www.hp.com/workstations |
| IBM |
Intellistation
A Pro [6224]
Intellistation M Pro [6850, 6218, 6219, 6230, 6225]
Intellistation Z Pro [6221, 6223] |
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/intellistation/ |
| Mobile Workstations (Laptops)[1] |
| Company |
Models |
Web |
| Dell |
Precision
M60+, Nvidia Quadro FXGo1000
Precision
M65, Nvidia Quadro FX Go350M
Precision
M70, Nvidia Quadro FXGo1400
Precision
M90, Nvidia Quadro FX 1500M/2500M
Latitude
M20, ATI Mobility FireGL V3100
|
http://www.dell.com/precision |
| Hewlett Packard |
HP Compaq
nw8000, ATI
Mobility FireGL T2
HP Compaq
nw8240, ATI
Mobility FireGL V5000
HP Compaq
nw8440, ATI
Mobility FireGL V5200
HP Compaq
nw9440, Nvidia Quadro FX 1500M/2500M
|
http://www.hp.com/workstations |
| IBM |
IBM
T41p Thinkpad, ATI Mobile FireGL T2
IBM
T42p Thinkpad, ATI Mobile FireGL T2
IBM
R50p Thinkpad, ATI Mobile FireGL T2
IBM
T60p Thinkpad, ATI Mobile FireGL V5200
|
http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/thinkpad |
| [1] It is highly
recomended that you use an external keyboard and 3 button mouse for
any extended use of AliasStudio when using a laptop computer. |
| Graphics
Cards and Driver Versions |
| The following graphics cards and driver combinations are
qualified for use with AliasStudio |
| |
| Advanced Hardware Rendering Features in AliasStudio |
As of AliasStudio 13.0 it is possible to make use of the advanced capabilities of the graphics hardware to produce higher levels of realism when using the Hardware Shade functionality inside of AliasStudio. These features enable more accurate reflection mapping, Blinn shading support, bump mapping, solid projection texture mapping for color, bump and transparency channels, linear light and spot light support, depth of field, advanced virtual ground plane reflections. In order to achieve these results in hardware your graphics card and driver combination must fully support GLSL (OpenGL Shading Language) which is part of the OpenGL2.0 specification. The following table lists features that require GLSL support. In most cases AliasStudio detects incompatible hardware and will not expose these advanced features. Refer to Graphics Cards and Driver Versions table below for specific card and driver support information.
|
| V13 Hardware Shade Functionality |
GLSL Driver Support Required* |
Blinn Shading |
|
Bump/Specular Mapping |
Yes |
Planar/Camera Projection Mapping (Color, Transparency) |
No |
All Projection Types (Color, Bump, Transparency, Specular) |
Yes |
Linear/Spot Lights |
Yes |
Depth of Field |
Yes |
Advanced Virtual Ground Plane Reflection Control |
Yes |
Advanced Virtual Ground Plane Shadow Control |
Yes |
Ambient Occlusion Calculation and Display |
No |
Cube Map Reflections |
No |
Environment Reflections |
Yes |
*Per-Pixel Shading Method must be selected in Hardware Shade options in order to view features that require GLSL. |
| Wirefile
Compatibility Chart |
AliasStudio
|
Supported File Formats:
Format
|
Read
|
Write
|
Notes |
Wire
|
|
|
As of version
10.0
StudioTools/AliasStudio wirefiles are backward and forward compatible with newer
versions of AliasStudio. StudioTools 10.0
and later
will read wirefiles written by prior versions, however, prior versions
will not be able to read 10.0 or later wirefiles. We have provided the from100to97.exe translator that
will
convert 10.0 and later wirefiles to 9.7.x wirefiles. |
IGES
|
|
|
|
STEP
|
|
|
|
DXF/DWG
|
|
|
DWG/DXF import available as a separately available plugin. DXF export is available as part of AliasStudio. |
DES
|
|
|
|
NEUTRO
|
|
|
|
CATIA v4
|
|
|
Catia Direct
Connect
available as purchaseable module |
| CATIA v5 R10-R16 |
|
|
CatiaV5 Direct
Connect
available as purchaseable module. Catia V5 R10 through R15 are supported. AliasStudio 13.0.2 required for R16 support. |
| Unigraphics
NX, NX2, NX3, NX4 (see note) |
|
|
Unigraphics
Direct
Connect available as purchaseable module. Available for
IRIX and
Windows Only. AliasStudio 13.0.2 required for NX4 support. |
| PTC Granite |
|
|
Available for
Windows
only |
| OBJ
|
|
|
|
| VDAFS
|
|
|
|
| VDAIS
|
|
|
|
| JAMAIS
|
|
|
|
| C4
|
|
|
|
Illustrator
|
|
|
only pre v9.0 .ai
files can be imported into AliasStudio. When exporting files
from Adobe Illustrator be sure to export v8.0 files. AliasStudio Shape
curves can only be exported as Illustrator bezier curves through the
Print interface. It is possible to export to PostScript format which
will flatten all geometry as linear curves. |
| EPS
|
|
|
|
ProE Render
|
|
|
|
| SolidWorks |
|
|
SolidWorks must be licensed and installed in order for SolidWorks import to work.. |
STL
|
|
|
Binary and ASCII
formats
supported. |
|
Maya
|
Maya 4.5 and
above will
read
StudioTools/AliasStudio 10.0 and above wirefiles via studioImport.mll (plugin
shipped
with Maya).
Maya 4.5
exports
StudioTools 9.5.2 wirefiles via MayaToAlias.mll (plugin shipped with
Maya 4.5)
Maya
5.0, 6.0, 6.5 and 7.0 export StudioTools 9.7.3
wirefiles via MayaToAlias.mll
(plugin
shipped with Maya)
AliasStudio
13
ships with a
translator that will convert v13 wirefiles to 9.7.x wirefiles. Refer
to the AliasStudio documentation for more detailed information.
|
I-DEAS
Direct Connect
|
Master Series 8
is compatible with StudioTools 10.0 and later
Master
Series 9
is
compatible with StudioTools 10.0 and later
NX 10
is
compatible with StudioTools 10.0 and later
NX
11 is compatible with StudioTools 10.0 and later
|
| Notice to
I-DEAS
10m1 users: The Freeform Surfacing
option will not appear in the export menu with a clean I-DEAS 10m1
installation. In order to use the Freeform Surfacing option you need to
overlay the m1 patch onto an existing I-DEAS 10 installation. Customers
are urged to contact EDS regarding this matter. |
| Stereo3D
Viewing Capable Graphics Cards |
| AliasStudio
has been tested with CrystalEyes glasses from StereoGraphics
Corporation |
The
following cards will give satisfactory performance running at a display
resolution up to 1600x1200. Running at resolutions higher than 1600x1200 may result in a reduction in overall draw speed and is done at the users own risk:
Nvidia
FX1400 and above
|
| Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| AliasStudio provides support for anti-aliased display of surfaces in shaded mode in
addition to anti-aliased curves (see Graphics
Cards and
Driver Versions). Qualified driver must be used in order to achieve
decent display quality. It is possible to force the graphics driver to set a custom level of Anti-Aliasing if the driver and card combination supports this setting, however this configuration is not supported by Autodesk. |
| Required
Driver settings: |
Set Anti-Aliasing options to 'Application Controlled'
Required Alias settings:
Enable Preferences->General Preferences-> Draw->Antialiasing during
shaded draw.
Enable DisplayTgls->Smooth
(Surfaces must be enabled in options)
|
| Anti-Aliasing with Ultra
High Resolution Displays: |
| For High Resolution Displays e.g. IBM T221 you will be unable to use
Anti-Aliasing due to memory limitations in the graphics hardware. Due to
the way Anti-Aliasing works in AliasStudio you will need 3.33 times the
amount of video memory for image oversampling. |
| Known Limitations |
| Limitation |
Main menu bar in AliasStudio will appear blurred
when Anti-Aliasing is enabled. Some card manufacturers and driver levels result in worse artifacting than others. |
| Limitation |
ATI drivers currently do not allow you to toggle the Anti-Aliasing of surfaces when Anti-Aliasing is enabled in the AliasStudio preferences. |
|
| Other card
configurations
may offer anti-aliasing capabilities, however mild to severe display
problems are
likely to be encountered and may be considered intolerable when using
AliasStudio. It is possible to improve display quality by forcing
window redraws while working. |
|
Tablet
Support |
| Using
AliasStudio with a Tablet: |
AliasStudio
has been tested and confirmed to work with the Wacom Intuos2 and Intuos3
series of tablets using the 4.87-2_32a driver. Both 4.91-2 and 4.93-3 drivers are known to cause unpredictable pressure response with the Intuos3 tablets and are not recommended.
Active Tablet Displays: AliasStudio has been
tested and confirmed to work with the Wacom Cintiq 18SX and Cintiq 21UX Active tablet. At time of press Alias has confirmed stable and decent
performance under Windows XP. A DVI compatible graphics
card is required to use the Cintiq series of tablets.
Note
Regarding Dual Monitor Configurations: We have encountered a
problem whereby a dual monitor configuration will cause incorrect
cursor behavior when spanning multiple monitors. Alias is currently
investigating this problem with Wacom. At this time there is no
solution. Refer to Dual
Monitor Support below for more
information on running AliasStudio with dual monitors. |
| Tablet Driver Notes/Limitations |
| Intuos3 driver: 4.87-2_32a |
| Limitation |
Intermittent
problems with
cursor offset after changing Wacom tablet properties |
| Solution/Workaround |
Solved
by
minimizing and
restoring the AliasStudio main window. |
| Limitation |
Intermittent
problems with
tablet input not getting recorded by AliasStudio |
| Solution/Workaround |
Restart
AliasStudio. This is
likely to only occur right after driver installation. |
| Limitation |
5
button mouse
cursor not in
sync with paint stroke after initial driver installation |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reinstall
tablet
driver. |
| Limitation |
TouchPad
Scroll
feature does not
provide Dolly support in AliasStudio |
| Solution/Workaround |
Map
Shift+Alt as an
Express Key. |
| Limitation |
Intermittent
loss
of pressure
sensitivity with Grip and Marker Pen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reinstall
driver |
| Ultra
High Resolution Displays |
AliasStudio
has been tested on the IBM T221 LCD monitor running at a
resolution of 3840x2400 with NVidia FX3000 or higher
graphics adapters. See Detailed
Hardware Notes below for more information on each card.
Note: You
will likely notice a performance degradation when comparing a
comparable graphics configuration at lower resolutions. |
| Dual
Monitor Support |
| If your graphics
card supports dual monitor outputs please read the following if you
are considering using AliasStudio with multiple displays. There are two
configurations which will affect AliasStudio performance with dual
display output. Not all graphics cards support both configurations. |
Display
Mode One: Two Separate Displays (sometimes referred to as Clone view)
|
| In this mode
each monitor is running a separate display running at a resolution
which is unique to each monitor. For example, you can have both
monitors set to a resolution of 1280x1024, 1600x1200 etc.
|
Limitations
- AliasStudio should be run on the primary display. Improvements have been made in v13 to better support the use of multiple monitors, however it is recommended that you always run AliasStudio on the primary display for optimal performance.
- If you
want to use AliasStudio for modelling on the second display, open the
Display properties again and set it as the primary display.
|
Display
Mode Two: Spanned Desktop
|
|
In this
mode the graphics driver interprets the two displays as one virtual
desktop, so if you run a single monitor at 1280x1024 then the display
resolution in a spanned mode would be 2560x1024.
|
Limitations When
using Studio with two displays, where one display is the Wacom
Cintiq, you cannot run in a spanned mode. To configure your system
to use the Wacom Cintiq in a dual monitor configuration follow these
steps:
- Uninstall
the Wacom display driver (if you were previously using a regular Wacom
tablet)
- Connect
the Wacom Cintiq to either the first or second graphics port
- Open
the Display Properties, select the Wacom display and set it as the
primary monitor.
- Install
the Wacom display driver
- Open
Settings>Control Panel>Wacom Tablet Properties and select
Calibrate to align the tablet to the Cintiq display.
|
|
Note: When using a 'spanned' desktop without the Cintiq, AliasStudio runs
properly on both displays. |
| Important
Notes |
Notes on Overlay Planes |
| As of AliasStudio 13.0 there are no requirements for hardware overlay planes. All supported graphics cards continue to enable hardware overlays as part of the OpenGL preset for StudioTools/AliasStudio. There is no harm in keeping overlays enabled, however in some cases you will see some performance gains by disabling overlay planes. |
Notes on Optimizing
Refresh under Microsoft Windows 2000/XP |
| 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 and XP, use the
following settings in the Control Panel:
Display
Properties> Appearance or 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 4 or AMD Opteron processor or greater is
required for AliasStudio. Any CPU that fails to support the MMX
instruction set will likely encounter problems running AliasStudio.
- A three
button mouse is required.
- A
graphics tablet is recommended for use with the sketching functionality.
- At
least 512MB is required to run
AliasStudio for Windows. 1GB is highly recommended.
- It may
be possible to successfully use AliasStudio for Windows with a
non-qualified configuration, however, support and maintenance programs
will be subject to the Alias Support services guidelines.
- 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 64MB of
texture memory. 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
AliasStudio for Windows successfully on earlier or later drivers, Alias
cannot guarantee their performance.
- Alias
will continue to explore new candidates for AliasStudio for Windows
qualification and will monitor the current configurations. For
the most recent information on qualification, please refer to
www.alias.com.
|
| Detailed
Driver Notes and Settings |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
| ATI Fire GL X3 |
Win2000: Untested
Windows
XP: 8.223-060207a3-031013C-ATI |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Severe Limitation |
Exceeding certain light limits in Hardware Shade Per-Pixel mode (with All Lights Option) will cause incorrect lighting results as well as causing the graphics driver to go into a software path resulting in extremely slow response times and is perceived as a software hang. The light limit is dependent on shader complexity (ranges from 3-6 lights). Use caution when using multiple lights in hardware shade. |
| Limitation |
Minor seam artifacting with spherical reflection maps in per-pixel hardware shade |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main AliasStudio window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that AliasStudio is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitation |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface Anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in a dual monitor configuration. You will
only get hardware overlays if there is only one display active and it
is set to be monitor 1. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Hardware overlays |
| Limitation |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views suffer mild display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Using a SpaceBall
device with AliasStudio may exhibit a
significant lag when accessing any menu item immediately after any
SpaceBall input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reset SpaceBall
device settings and restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
| ATI Fire GL V5100/V7100 |
Win2000: Untested
Windows
XP: 8.223-060207a3-031013C-ATI |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Severe Limitation |
Exceeding certain light limits in Hardware Shade Per-Pixel mode (with All Lights Option) will cause incorrect lighting results as well as causing the graphics driver to go into a software path resulting in extremely slow response times and is perceived as a software hang. The light limit is dependent on shader complexity (ranges from 3-6 lights). Use caution when using multiple lights in hardware shade. |
| Limitation |
Minor seam artifacting with spherical reflection maps in per-pixel hardware shade |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main Alias window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that Alias is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitation |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface Anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in a dual monitor configuration. You will
only get hardware overlays if there is only one display active and it
is set to be monitor 1. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Hardware overlays |
| Limitation |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views suffer mild display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Using a SpaceBall
device with AliasStudio may exhibit a
significant lag when accessing any menu item immediately after any
SpaceBall input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reset SpaceBall
device settings and restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ATI Fire GL V7200
ATI Fire GL V7300
ATI Fire GL V7350 |
Win2000: Untested
Windows
XP: 8.223-060207a3-031013C-ATI |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitation |
Artifacting of shaded models can occur if the model view is obstructed by any Alias window. |
| Severe Limitation |
Exceeding certain light limits in Hardware Shade Per-Pixel mode (with All Lights Option) will cause incorrect lighting results as well as causing the graphics driver to go into a software path resulting in extremely slow response times and is perceived as a software hang. The light limit is dependent on shader complexity (ranges from 3-6 lights). Use caution when using multiple lights in hardware shade. |
| Limitation |
Minor seam artifacting with spherical reflection maps in per-pixel hardware shade |
| Limitation |
Slow radial symmetry paint performance |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main Alias window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that Alias is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitation |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface Anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in a dual monitor configuration. You will
only get hardware overlays if there is only one display active and it
is set to be monitor 1. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Hardware overlays |
| Limitation |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views suffer mild display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Using a SpaceBall
device with AliasStudio may exhibit a
significant lag when accessing any menu item immediately after any
SpaceBall input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reset SpaceBall
device settings and restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
| ATI Fire GL V3200/V3100 |
Win2000: Untested
Windows
XP: 8.223-060207a3-031013C-ATI |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Severe Limitation |
Exceeding certain light limits in Hardware Shade Per-Pixel mode (with All Lights Option) will cause incorrect lighting results as well as causing the graphics driver to go into a software path resulting in extremely slow response times and is perceived as a software hang. The light limit is dependent on shader complexity (ranges from 3-6 lights). Use caution when using multiple lights in hardware shade. |
| Limitation |
Minor seam artifacting with spherical reflection maps in per-pixel hardware shade |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main Alias window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that Alias is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitation |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in a dual monitor configuration. You will
only get hardware overlays if there is only one display active and it
is set to be monitor 1. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views suffer mild display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Using a SpaceBall
device with AliasStudio may exhibit a
significant lag when accessing any menu item immediately after any
SpaceBall input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reset SpaceBall
device settings and restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
| ATI Fire GL V5000 |
Win2000: Untested
Windows
XP: 8.223-060207a3-031013C-ATI |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Severe Limitation |
Exceeding certain light limits in Hardware Shade Per-Pixel mode (with All Lights Option) will cause incorrect lighting results as well as causing the graphics driver to go into a software path resulting in extremely slow response times and is perceived as a software hang. The light limit is dependent on shader complexity (ranges from 3-6 lights). Use caution when using multiple lights in hardware shade. |
| Limitation |
Minor seam artifacting with spherical reflection maps in per-pixel hardware shade |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main Alias window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that Alias is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitation |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in a dual monitor configuration. You will
only get hardware overlays if there is only one display active and it
is set to be monitor 1. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views suffer mild display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Using a SpaceBall
device with AliasStudio may exhibit a
significant lag when accessing any menu item immediately after any
SpaceBall input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reset SpaceBall
device settings and restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ATI Mobility Fire GL T2,
M10
|
WinXP: 7.96.2.1, available
from IBM |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitations |
GLSL features unsupported with qualified driver. See Advanced Hardware Rendering Features in AliasStudio |
| Limitations |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitations |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in dual monitor configuration. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitations |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views have severe display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitations |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ATI Mobility Fire GL V3100,
M20
|
WinXP: 8.063.2-041101a-019014C-Dell, available from Dell |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitations |
GLSL features unsupported with qualified driver. See Advanced Hardware Rendering Features in AliasStudio |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main Alias window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that Alias is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitations |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitations |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in dual monitor configuration. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitations |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views have severe display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitations |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ATI Mobility Fire GL V5000,
M26
|
WinXP: 8.103.2-WHQL-050226a-021471C-HP |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitations |
GLSL features unsupported with qualified driver. See Advanced Hardware Rendering Features in AliasStudio |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main Alias window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that Alias is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitations |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitations |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in dual monitor configuration. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitations |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views have severe display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitations |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
| ATI Fire GL V5200 (M56G) |
Win2000: Untested
Windows
XP: 8.223 |
Select the 'Alias
StudioTools' OpenGL configuration preset in the Display
Properties->Advanced->Configuration
window. |
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitation |
Interactive texture display in wireframe fails to display |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use HardwareShade to view texture placement |
| Severe Limitation |
Exceeding certain light limits in Hardware Shade Per-Pixel mode (with All Lights Option) will cause incorrect lighting results as well as causing the graphics driver to go into a software path resulting in extremely slow response times and is perceived as a software hang. The light limit is dependent on shader complexity (ranges from 3-6 lights). Use caution when using multiple lights in hardware shade. |
| Limitation |
Minor seam artifacting with spherical reflection maps in per-pixel hardware shade |
| Limitation |
Marquee selection in the model view will be displayed offset to actual selection region if main Alias window is positioned off screen. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Ensure that Alias is positioned fully on screen. |
| Limitations |
Hardware overlays are not
supported when running in dual monitor configuration. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
If
Anti-aliased surface shading is enabled in General Preferences you
cannot toggle the anti-aliased display using TglSmooth. AliasStudio
will always run with surface Anti-aliasing as long as the preference is
enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Main menu bar, layer bar
and modeling views suffer mild display artifacting and poor refresh
when anti-aliased surface display is enabled. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slow
selection performance with anti-aliased surface display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable Anti-aliased
surface shading in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Significant
drop in interactive performance both with playback framerate and
selection if there are open windows obscuring any of the AliasStudio
viewports. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use Windows Classic
Theme under Display Properties. |
| Limitation |
No silhouette
line with hardware hiddenline display. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None |
| Limitation |
Using a SpaceBall
device with AliasStudio may exhibit a
significant lag when accessing any menu item immediately after any
SpaceBall input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reset SpaceBall
device settings and restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
| 3DLabs Wildcat 4 |
Win2000: 05.06.00.35
WinXP: 06.06.00.35 |
Maya(tm) Preset |
x |
|
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Severe Limitation |
Playblast hangs Windows when playblasting a scene with an environment shader and an object with a projected reflection map |
| Limitation |
Studio crashes on startup with 06.06.02.66 and 06.06.02.60 drivers. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use qualified driver |
| Limitation |
GLSL features unsupported. See Advanced Hardware Rendering Features in AliasStudio |
Limitation
|
Scrubbing through Deviation Table fails to draw arrow icons in model view. |
Limitation
|
Hardware shade anomolies
may appear with user defined tolerances below 0.01. |
| Solution/Workaround |
None. |
Limitation
|
We have encountered in
very rare cases where applications will fail to run if you have
a PDF file open or if you are running Flash. |
Solution/Workaround
|
Run one application at a
time. |
Limitation
|
In certain rare cases
you may
encounter poor quality shading in Hardware Shade and Diagnostic shading
modes |
| Solution/Workaround |
Reboot your system. |
| Limitation |
Viewing
QuickTime movies may BlueScreen your computer. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Use
caution when using QuickTime. This problem is independent of
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
Nvidia:
Quadro4 900
Quadro4 980 XGL
|
Win2000: Untested
WinXP: 81.67
|
Display Settings > Advanced > QuadroFX > Performance & Quality Settings |
| StudioTools Application Profile |
x |
|
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitation |
GLSL features unsupported. See Advanced Hardware Rendering Features in AliasStudio |
Limitation
|
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not release mouse
button when selecting cascading menu items or restart AliasStudio. |
Limitation
|
Pick boxes in Action
Window leave trails |
| Solution/Workaround |
This is only a
display artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs. |
Limitation
|
Lasso CV selection mode
does not draw lasso region at resolutions higher than 1280x1024. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Run at 1280x1024 |
Limitation
|
Curve Curvature may
intermittently disappear. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Pick Nothing and
Curvature locator display should be restored. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
Nvidia:
FX500
|
Win2000: Untested
WinXP: 81.67,
84.26 |
Display Settings >
Advanced > QuadroFX > Performance & Quality Settings |
| StudioTools Application Profile |
x |
|
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
Limitation
|
Full Scene Anti-Aliasing
setting not supported for AliasStudio i.e. using 2x or 4x
Anti-Aliasing. To use Anti-Aliasing in AliasStudio refer to Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Incorrect cursor display
when cursor is not moving. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Cursor will appear when
you move or select objects. |
| Limitation |
No marquee selection when
AntiAliasing is enabled in AliasStudio |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
Anti-aliasing in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and then
restart AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
Nvidia:
FX1000
FX1100
FX2000
FX3000
FX4000
|
Win2000: 81.67
WinXP: 81.67, 84.26
|
Display Settings > Advanced > QuadroFX > Performance & Quality Settings |
| StudioTools Application Profile |
x |
|
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitation |
Potential crashes when running multiple OpenGL applications concurrently |
| Solution/Workaround |
This is only reproducible with 81.67 and earlier. Install 84.26 or later to correct this problem. |
| Limitation |
Per-Pixel shading mode will result in significantly slower performance when compared to Per-Vertex shading mode. AGP based cards also exhibit slower performance than a PCIe based graphics card of similar specification with Paint and Per-Pixel shading workflows. |
Limitation
|
Slow performance with Ground Plane Reflections with Nvidia QuadroFX models lower than FX3000. |
| Solution/Workaround |
13.0.2 corrects this problem |
Limitation
|
Full Scene Anti-Aliasing
setting not supported for AliasStudio i.e. using 2x or 4x
Anti-Aliasing. To use Anti-Aliasing in AliasStudio refer to Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slower than expected
framerates with animation playback and interactive draw speed. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable hardware
overlays in Advanced OpenGL driver properties. |
| Limitation |
Slow
tumble performance with medium to large models
with Point of Interest viewing when AntiAliasing is enabled |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
point of
interest in General
Preferences-Input settings or lock the Point of Interest in the View
Panel OR disable AntiAliasing in General Preferences->Draw settings. |
| Limitation |
Slow
Pick Component performance if AntiAliasing is enabled |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
Anti-aliasing in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and then
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
No marquee selection when
AntiAliasing is enabled in AliasStudio |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
Anti-aliasing in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and then
restart AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
FX1300
FX1400
FX3400/FX3450
FX3500
FX4400
FX4500
|
Win2000: 81.67,
WinXP: 81.67, 84.26
|
Display Settings > Advanced > QuadroFX > Performance & Quality Settings |
| StudioTools Application Profile |
x |
|
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitation |
Potential crashes when running multiple OpenGL applications concurrently |
| Solution/Workaround |
This is only reproducible with 81.67 and earlier. Install 84.26 or later to correct this problem. |
Limitation
|
No accelerated OpenGL with hardware overlays with FX1300 cards |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable hardware overlays in driver control panel (see Important Notes on Minimum Requirements) |
Limitation
|
Slow performance with Ground Plane Reflections with Nvidia QuadroFX models lower than FX3000. |
| Solution/Workaround |
13.0.2 corrects this problem |
Limitation
|
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slower than expected
framerates with animation playback and interactive draw speed. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable hardware
overlays in Advanced OpenGL driver properties. |
Limitation
|
Pick boxes in
Action Window leave trails |
| Solution/Workaround |
This is only a display
artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs. |
Limitation
|
Curve Curvature may
intermittently disappear. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Pick Nothing and
Curvature locator display should be restored. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
Nvidia Quadro
FX Go1000
|
WinXP: 61.76
|
Display Settings > Advanced > QuadroFX > Performance & Quality Settings |
| StudioTools preset |
x |
|
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitation |
GLSL features unsupported. See Advanced Hardware Rendering Features in AliasStudio |
Limitation
|
Full Scene Anti-Aliasing
setting not supported for AliasStudio i.e. using 2x or 4x
Anti-Aliasing. To use Anti-Aliasing in AliasStudio refer to Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slower than expected
framerates with animation playback and interactive draw speed. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable hardware
overlays in Advanced OpenGL driver properties. |
| Limitation |
Overlapping windows
cause draw artifacting. |
| Solution/Workaround |
This is only likely to
occur when a Alias window overlaps the MultiLister. This can be cleared
by forcing a full screen refresh. Will be addressed in a future driver
release. |
| Limitation |
Slow
tumble performance with medium to large models
with Point of Interest viewing when AntiAliasing is enabled |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
point of
interest in General
Preferences-Input settings or lock the Point of Interest in the View
Panel OR disable AntiAliasing in General Preferences->Draw settings. |
| Limitation |
Slow
Pick Component performance if AntiAliasing is enabled |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
Anti-aliasing in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and then
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
No marquee selection when
AntiAliasing is enabled in AliasStudio |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
Anti-aliasing in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and then
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
Nvidia Quadro FX Go1400
|
WinXP: 78.11 Dell |
Display Settings >
OpenGL > Advanced Options |
|
|
StudioTools preset |
x |
|
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
| Limitation |
A known problem exists with Dell M70 notebooks that result in a Bluescreen crash which may occur when using OpenGL applications. This appears to only be reproducible with certain M70 notebooks. Dell is aware of this issue. |
| Limitation |
Slow performance when using Ground Plane Reflections in Hardware Shade. |
| Solution/Workaround |
13.0.2 corrects this problem |
| Limitation |
Full
Scene Anti-Antialiasing setting not supported for AliasStudio i.e.
using 2x or 4x Anti-Aliasing in driver control panel. To use
Anti-Aliasing in AliasStudio refer to Anti-Aliasing in
AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
If
anti-aliasing of surfaces is enabled you will see minor artifacting in
the main Palette and Control Panel windows. You will also notice
reduced performance. Anti-aliasing is not
recommended unless you need to view shaded anti-aliased surfaces. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
Anti-aliasing in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and then
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
No marquee selection when
AntiAliasing is enabled in AliasStudio |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable
Anti-aliasing in Preferences->General Preferences->Draw and then
restart AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slower than expected
framerates with animation playback and interactive draw speed. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable hardware
overlays in Advanced OpenGL driver properties. |
| Model |
Version |
Driver Settings |
ON |
OFF |
Nvidia Quadro FX 1500M
Nvidia Quadro FX 2500M |
WinXP: 84.23 (available from Dell)
84.64 (available from HP) |
Display Settings >
OpenGL > Advanced Options |
|
|
StudioTools preset |
x |
|
| Please
Read Anti-Aliasing
in AliasStudio |
| Limitations and
Solutions |
Limitation
|
Pull down cascading
menus in rare cases may fail to accept mouse input. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Do not
release mouse button when selecting cascading menu items or restart
AliasStudio. |
| Limitation |
Slower than expected
framerates with animation playback and interactive draw speed. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Disable hardware
overlays in Advanced OpenGL driver properties. |
Limitation
|
Pick boxes in
Action Window leave trails |
| Solution/Workaround |
This is only a display
artifact which is cleared when a window refresh occurs. |
Limitation
|
Curve Curvature may
intermittently disappear. |
| Solution/Workaround |
Pick Nothing and
Curvature locator display should be restored. |
|