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3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#1 Post by excalibur » 24 Feb 2016, 22:08

Under Windows 10/64-bit, 3D preview stops at "initialization" and nothing happens, even as administrator privileges

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#2 Post by Alex » 25 Feb 2016, 21:47

What DipTrace version do you use?
Please try to change graphics mode (View->Graphics Mode from main menu) and let me know what happens.

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#3 Post by excalibur » 26 Feb 2016, 06:40

I use the beta 3. If I click a second time on the 3D button, it works
This behavior is just for the first use. After 3D works normally in one click
Graphics mode doesn't change anything
I had no problem with the same PC and Windows 8.1/64 bits

-- 13 Mar 2016, 14:11 --

The problem is always there with official release
Version 2.9 works perfectly

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#4 Post by rick.curl » 16 Mar 2016, 04:29

I've got the same problem. Additionally, when it does go into 3D mode there are no 3D models present.
When I go to Tools>3D Preview> Patterns and models search, the first line is blank and the second line says "C:\program files (x86)\DipTrace\models3d", which appears to be correct.
If I go to Tools>3D Preview>3D Visualization, I get the error message "Cannot find any 3D model....."

My computer is running Windows 8.1 64 bit. 3D visualization was working fine on this PC before I upgraded to 3.0.

-Rick

-- 16 Mar 2016, 13:20 --

Further information: Tried rebooting the PC, uninstalling and re-installing freshly downloaded copy of Models3D, uninstalling and re-installing in a directory off of the root, renaming models3d_12345.exe to models3D.exe, tried running as admin. Nothing seems to help.

-- 23 Mar 2016, 08:14 --

Update: Tried installing on my home computer. I do not see the same problem there. 3D preview works fine. Both PC's are Windows 8.1 64 bit.

I still REALLY need to get this working on my office computer, which is where I do 90% of my PCB layout work.

-Rick

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#5 Post by jfpeyre » 10 Apr 2016, 23:11

I got a similar issue on Win10/64 bits (french)

3D preview works only on 2nd time (I click Redraw)

Then

STEP EXPORT file is empty (0 bytes)
VRML EXPORT is OK

-- 11 Apr 2016, 18:44 --

It looks like switching to Direct3D graphics mode (I was in Open GL) solved both issues (3D preview starts normally and step file is not empty)

although I do not understand why.

I hope Novarm will soon make DipTrace as reliable as it was before 3.0.

Best

Jef

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#6 Post by Alex » 12 Apr 2016, 02:04

If switching graphics mode solved both issues the reason may be videodriver for Win 10. You can try to update driver for videocard.

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#7 Post by rick.curl » 12 Apr 2016, 02:12

Alex wrote:If switching graphics mode solved both issues the reason may be videodriver for Win 10. You can try to update driver for videocard.
Hi Alex-
I just tried switching graphics modes, but in my case it had no effect. Still hangs on "initialization", and on the second try "no 3D models found", but they are installed.

-Rick

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#8 Post by Alex » 12 Apr 2016, 22:06

Hi jfpeyre and excalibur,

Please try to reinstall DipTrace to non-system drive or any except C:\Program Files\ folder. We recommend to do it for all users of French version of Windows because there is strange problem with permissions on some folders where DipTrace saves files with settings.

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#9 Post by rick.curl » 27 Apr 2016, 01:10

Alex sent me a suggestion in a direct email that fixed the problem, so I wanted to document it here for the benefit of others.
Go to "Tools->3D Preview->Patterns and Models Search", and if there's a blank line before the correct path to the 3D models, delete the blank line.

All is good now. Thanks, Alex!

-Rick

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Re: 3D preview doesn't work under windows 10/64bits

#10 Post by hmlittle59 » 18 May 2016, 17:28

Hello Alex/ ALL,

I had the same problem and mentioned it on this Form when 3.0 first came out. I'm using Windows 10 64 bit also. The problem was that I had not installed the new 3D components. Once I did that all worked well.

AGAIN I did NOT install the new 3D components. Once I did that, ALL was well.

I ask that DipTrace add this in the code so that USER can get the feedback from the SOFTWARE that the NEW 3D components be down loaded.

Howard

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