GearHeads Corner

Hi Art: I just down loaded Ver. 2.275
I had a bevel gear in the project when I noticed the 3d Grid feature There was a check in the box. to find out what it I unchecked the box. When I rechecked the box I got message Video card not capable or option turned off.
The box stayed checked but nothing changed.
What is 3D grid supposed to do.
what kind of video card do I need or how do I turn it back on?
Dan1931

Dan:

  3d grid is just a visual on the screen. It uses a feature of graphics cards called a Shader program. I wanted to experiment with shaders so I added the feature.All is does is show a kind of checkboard pattern on the bottom half of the screen as you rotate and such, and it shows a perspective grid going into the distance. Its uses parallel processing inside the video card so its very fast.
  Its also useless, you dont need it at all, but I appreciate the report, I track such things to get an idea of the capabilities of your average users video system. :)

Art