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bertfonde
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Software Freezinf

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Hi, I just switched to a new 20" wide flatscreen monitor and eCabs is freezing up when I try to take a room into the presentation area.

Last night the same problem also happened when I was in the door selection area and after selecting a door I wanted to look at it with the "Full View" option.

When I added the new monitor I changed my display properties "Screen resolution to 1600x1200" I beleive I had 1024 x 768

My Display is described as a "plug and Play Monitor on VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP.
Bert
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Paul Ford
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Re: Software Freezinf

Post by Paul Ford »

Hi bertfonde, eCabs recommends 1024 x 768 screen resolution. However, you could try moving your hardware acceleration to none. Right click on your desktop, click Properties > Settings > Advanced > Troubleshoot then slide the slider bar to None, or just move it a little at a time and see if it comes right for you.
Hope this helps,
Paul.
bertfonde
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Re: Software Freezinf

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Thanks, I set it None and brought up my most complex room. Any tricks to speed up the display of knobs and Handles, it seems to come to a crawl on those items, and speeds back up once they are drawn.
Bert
Todd Miller

Re: Software Freezinf

Post by Todd Miller »

Bert,
You can right-click and show/hide all of your pulls, appliances, ect. Not really speeding it up, just hiding them until you are ready to render.
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Re: Software Freezinf

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Knobs and handles are fairly graphics intensive. you may like to have a look at this post from Dan Epps regarding virtual memory settings. http://www.thermwood.com/forums/viewtop ... ual+memory
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Re: Software Freezinf

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Something to consider: the video card you listed (VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP) is an integrated graphics processor...not recommended for eCabinets due to slow processing and having no onboard memory (uses system memory thus taking memory away from programs).
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