Issue working in 3D

I should have been a bit more clear in my earlier post...

We are very aware of this issue and have provided a detailed explanation and a workaround in the MicroStation Known Issues FAQ.  communities.bentley.com/.../4172.aspx

We continue to work closely with NVIDIA, and we will post new information as soon as it is available.

If you have any questions, please post them here or send e-mail to russell.smith@bentley.com

Thanks,

Russell

I think I have this problem too, I get a freeze; first I can move the mouse but I cannot interact with MS, then the mouse disappear and finally the screen goes black. This happened with the game Counter-Strike Source once as well. Although it happens all the time with MS 08.11.09.292, especially when I work in wireframe top view.

Actually the version that works best for me is 08.11.09.119, which is the one I am using. I know it is beta, but it is actually the only version that does not cause me problems. SS1 and SS2 have problems with zoom, where I loose track of geometry all the time, and SS3 292 freezes.

I have a Nvidia Asus ENGTX 465. I use Driver version 295.73, I used a later version before, but read about how gamers had problems with those versions and people recommended staying with 295.73 for the time being. 295.73 works better, less freezing, but not perfect. Latest version works worse for me.

The biggest problem with the freezing is how you actually loose your work, there is no auto-save as when MS crashes, since it is the whole computer that freeze. I am not very keen on trying out DX9 and such, because this error really caused alot of loss of work. I will stick with 119 until this is resolved.

I think I have this problem too, I get a freeze; first I can move the mouse but I cannot interact with MS, then the mouse disappear and finally the screen goes black. This happened with the game Counter-Strike Source once as well. Although it happens all the time with MS 08.11.09.292, especially when I work in wireframe top view.

Actually the version that works best for me is 08.11.09.119, which is the one I am using. I know it is beta, but it is actually the only version that does not cause me problems. SS1 and SS2 have problems with zoom, where I loose track of geometry all the time, and SS3 292 freezes.

I have a Nvidia Asus ENGTX 465. I use Driver version 295.73, I used a later version before, but read about how gamers had problems with those versions and people recommended staying with 295.73 for the time being. 295.73 works better, less freezing, but not perfect. Latest version works worse for me.

The biggest problem with the freezing is how you actually loose your work, there is no auto-save as when MS crashes, since it is the whole computer that freeze. I am not very keen on trying out DX9 and such, because this error really caused alot of loss of work. I will stick with 119 until this is resolved.

Martin,

With version 08.11.09.119, you're running DX9 anyway (DX11 was not available until the 2nd technology preview 08.11.09.209), so you would be much better off going to the released version of SS3 and following the workaround instructions in the Known Issues FAQ link below for switching to DX9.

HTH,

Russell

Yeah, but unfortunately that workaround doesn't resolve the crashes without microstation... I have more crashes without MS than with... :(

Russel, that workaround disables DX11 on my machine entirely, correct?

I am working with Cryengine 3 for visualization, and use DX11 all the time. I would not like to restrict my machine to DX9 completely.

Martin,

The QV_D3DVERSION environment variable only applies to MicroStation.

Russell

Good news! I will try it out.