>>>I am using VRMLPad and Cortona VRML
>>>Client and it always defaults to
>>>software, but when I switch it to use
>>>DirectX to render it switches back to
>>>software. When I enable OpenGL the
>>scene
>>>pretty much comes to a halt. How do I
>>>get my worlds/pages to render in
>>>DirectX? (I'm using DirectX 9 but I
>>>would think it should still work
fine).
>>>
>>>Thank you,
>>>
>>>Kelly
>>
>>Hi Kelly,
>>
>>Cortona VRML client 4.1 has new
>hardware
>>renderers that provide higher
>>performance and quality on up-to-date
>>video cards. Now most of rendering
>>procedures are performed with DirectX
>or
>>OpenGL functions. But this imposes
>>additional requirements on video cards
>>and drivers to them. For example, if
>you
>>choose the DirectX renderer and the
>>Concorde DX7 renderer version in
>Cortona
>>4.1 you get acceptable scene view only
>>if your video card fully supports
>>DirectX 7. If your video card does not
>>support DirectX 7 properly, you need
to
>>set earlier renderer version.
>>Note that scenes with many objects and
>>textures require more video memory for
>>viewing. If 3D scenes cannot be
>>displayed with hardware acceleration,
a
>>warning message appears, and the
>>software renderer is switched on.
>>Try to install the last drivers on
your
>>video card for getting best
performance
>>in 3D scenes.
>>By the way, manual setup of Cortona
4.1
>>installs the DirectX renderer by
>default.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Mikhail
>
>Hi Mikhail,
>
>Why is my rendering of my world so
slow?
>Also, when I select to render in
>DirectX, it turns back to Software
>rendering. Yet when I choose OpenGL, it
>renders very slowly. I am using Windows
>2003 Server with DirectX 9 installed,
>and when I open DXDIAG it says that
>DirectDraw, Direct3D, and AGP Texture
>Acceleration are not available. Is this
>due to my using 2003 Server or is this
a
>problem with DirectX?
>
>I hope you understand my problem, and
>thanks for the help so far.
>
>Kelly
Nevermind with my previous question. I
found out that Windows 2003 disables
hardware acceleration by default. Once
it is enabled everything runs great!
OpenGL runs at an average 25 fps while
DirectX runs at over 30!!
Thanks again,
Kelly
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