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Hi All

I have recently reinstalled 14 using Win7 after years on XP.
I have noticed when drawing a line there is a rapid flashing or blinking of the line from the start and finish of the action.
Is there a setting solution to this as it tends to be annoying although not affecting the outcome of the drawn line.

Regards
Steve J.
Sydney

Sounds like a video driver issue - have you checked to see if you have the most updated driver for your video card?

Hi Alan
Current video card drivers are up to date. Still drawing "shimmering" lines!
Drawing with XP was a delight!

Regards
Steve J
Sydney

Grid snapping not on by any chance

Hi Dave

No such luck. Great philosophy though!

Steve J.

Hi Steve,

What is your video car, and monitor? What is the resolution and refresh rate settings?

Hi Neil

Running Win7 on new Toshiba Satelite Pro 16GB Ram 64-bit with Intel(R) Graphics 4400.
The screen resolution is set at 1366 x 768 (recommended) and the screen refresh rate @ 59Hz.
Are these settings correct for maximum performance?

Regards
Steve J.
Sydney

See if setting your refresh rate at 60Hz helps.

Yes, the 59Hz refresh rate seems a bit odd. 60Hz is the standard for most LCD screens. Definitely leave the resolution at the recommended setting.

Hi All
Upped the refresh rate to 60Hz. Doesn't appear to make that much difference. Having second thoughts about upgrading to 17 and possibly having the same issue. Was there any enhancements or updates for 14 that I should be aware of?
Thanks for ongoing suggestions.
Regards
Steve J.

Should always make sure you have the latest update for any version. v14's last update was 14.03.02. I highly doubt it is Datacad that is having the issue or we would have some sort of memory of this happening across many other users systems. Upgrading to v17 would most likely have the same issue as nothing has changed as far as display is concerned. What model number is your laptop? We'll get this thing figure out

Yes, the 59Hz refresh rate seems a bit odd. 60Hz is the standard for most LCD screens. Definitely leave the resolution at the recommended setting.

59Hz is common for broadcast television (actually is 59.94Hz). Many manufactures of systems (especially laptops) will set the default of a display to 59 incase a user might playback media encoded in a way that might be influenced by that rate or output to a TV that very likely will be displaying at 59.94.

I agree with Josh - we'll get it figured out one way or the other!

Could this be a display list issue (he asks those much smarter then he)?

Hi All

Laptop is Toshiba Satelite Pro R50-B, 16GB ram running w7.

Steve J.

[Mark F. Madura]

Might be a long shot, but you could try some of the settings described in this article.

Customizing DataCAD's Interface for Hi-Rez Displays
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14525

In particular, Disable display scaling on high DPI setting.

MFM

Have tried all suggestions with no difference. However, could the following be relevant:-
When I deactivated my licence from my old computer running XP, I reactivated on to my new laptop running Win7 64-bit.
When I open Windows compatibility mode for DataCad14 it shows the setting as Win XP (service pack 2). Could this be the problem, and why would it not show the settings applied as Win7?
Anyone, any ideas? Have completely got my "knickers in a knot" over all this!
Regards
Steve J.