CoCreate OneSpace Designer Modeling: Certified graphics boards

OneSpace Designer is designed to run on a wide variety of graphics configurations. The only strict requirement is that the graphics board and driver must support OpenGL 1.1, which is true for almost all 3D-capable graphics boards today.

CoCreate also works with a selection of vendors directly to ensure a good quality and performance level on their hardware over several releases. To accomplish this, CoCreate runs very thorough certification procedures for hardware components such as CPUs and graphics boards. Any valid combinations of these certified components will be supported officially. Certified components are indicated by a "test level" of "certified" in the notes below.

This document lists all officially certified graphics boards and the supported driver versions. In a companion document, we give some hints on graphics boards which underwent limited testing or which have not passed all certification tests yet.

The performance notes in the tables are only meant to serve as a first rough classification. The performance classification is derived from the results of CoCreate's viewbench benchmark specifically written for OneSpace Designer Modeling, and as such shows what kind of performance can be expected for "typical" usage of core OneSpace Designer Modeling visualization functionality. Three different performance classes are used:

Entry-level	Suitable for small 3D models and occasional usage.
Medium	Suitable for small to average-sized models and assemblies
High	Suitable for large assemblies and complex models

Many of the tested cards support a special graphics technique called occlusion culling. If the graphics driver provides occlusion culling APIs to applications, OneSpace Designer Modeling will detect this and use this feature to speed up operations such as:

Redraws for models with lots of hidden interior details

Drawing generation in Annotation (Econofast mode)

Model simplification

Cards and drivers which provide the necessary API support for occlusion culling are explicitly marked below.

3Dlabs / Intense3D

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Config.	Performance	Test level
Oxygen GMX2000	3Dlabs GMX	NT 4	2.12-0593, ICD driver 4.10.01.2105 - 2.12.0593	6.1 and later		Medium	Certified
	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002+ is the last version to support this graphics card.
Oxygen GVX1	GLINT R3	NT 4	4.10.01.2105 - 2.16.0388	7.20 and later		Medium to High	Certified
	With older drivers, thin stray lines sometimes appear across the viewport. OpenGL driver versions 2.16.0388 and later provide an occlusion culling API for applications. On dual-processor systems, set the "Enable 3D Textures" option in the OpenGL/Advanced section of the 3Dlabs control panel to avoid system freezes. OSDM 2002+ is the last version to officially support this card.
Wildcat VP870	Wildcat	Windows 2000, XP	3.01-0181	OSDM 2002+	Application setting "OneSpace Designer (SolidDesigner)"	High	Certified
	This board supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Wildcat VP880	Wildcat VP	Windows 2000, XP	3.1.330.0	OSDM 2002+	Application setting "OneSpace Designer"	High	Certified
Wildcat VP990	Wildcat VP	Windows 2000, XP	3.1.358.0	OSDM 2002+	Application setting "OneSpace Designer"	High	Certified
Wildcat4 7210	Wildcat	Windows 2000, XP	Windows 2000: 5.6.2.39; Windows XP: 6.6.2.39	OSDM 2002+	Application setting "OneSpace Designer (SolidDesigner)"	High	Certified
	This board supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Wildcat4 7110	Wildcat	Windows 2000, XP	Windows 2000: 5.6.2.39; Windows XP: 6.6.2.39	OSDM 2002+	Application setting "OneSpace Designer (SolidDesigner)"	High	Certified
	This board supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Wildcat 6110	Wildcat	Windows 2000, XP	Windows 2000: 5.5.4.51; Windows XP: 6.5.3.15	OSDM 2002 and later	W2K: Application setting "OneSpace Designer (SolidDesigner)"; WXP: Application setting "SolidDesigner"	High	Certified
	The tested XP drivers currently do not provide occlusion culling APIs. We are now testing a new XP driver.
Wildcat 5110	Wildcat	Windows 2000	5.05.04.51	OSDM 2002 and later	Application setting "OneSpace Designer (SolidDesigner)"	High	Certified
	This board supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Wildcat 5000	Wildcat	Windows 2000	5.04.02.04	OSDM 2002 and later	Application setting "SolidDesigner"	High	Certified
	This board supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Wildcat 4210	Wildcat	NT 4	4.1.0.44	2000+ and later	Application setting "SolidDesigner"	High	Certified
	This board supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Wildcat 4110	Wildcat	NT 4, Windows 2000	NT: 4.00.2.19, W2K: 5.1.2.1 (3dlabs version)	NT: 7.5 and later, W2K: 2000+/8.05 and later		High	Certified
	This board supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Wildcat 4000	Wildcat	NT 4	4.06.01.44	7.0 and later		High	Certified
Pro 3410GT	Intense3D	NT 4	04.05.02.05			Medium - High	Certified
Pro 3400GA	Intense3D	NT 4	04.05.01.26			Medium	Certified
Pro 3410T	Intense3D	NT 4	04.05.01.19	6.0 and later		Entry-level - Medium	Certified

AccelGraphics / Evans & Sutherland

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
AccelPro TX2500	AccelGraphics	NT 4	4.3	4.55 and later		Entry-level	Certified
	The smaller the graphics window, the higher the performance. Printing and screenshots might not work correctly with this driver when using SD 2000+ and later. As a workaround, enter the special command `(ogl-use-gdi-dump t)` in the user input line or add this command to your `pesd_customize` file. If you want to add an AccelPro board to an HP Vectra XU PC, make sure that the PC has a BIOS version GG.06.05 or later. BIOS downloads are available on the HP support websites. Install the new BIOS first, then the graphics board. It is recommended to put the AccelPro board into PCI slot #4 in the Vectra XU series. OSDM 2001 is the last version to officially support this board.
AccelGMX 2000	3Dlabs GMX	NT 4	4.8.0.12	6.1 and later		Medium	Certified
	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002+ is the last version to support this graphics card.
AccelEclipse II	RealImage 1000	NT 4	2.4b151	5.1 and later	Use "SolidDesigner" setting	Entry-level	Certified
	You might encounter minor redraw problems: If parts of the viewport are not properly redrawn, trigger an explicit redraw operation. If parts of the viewport show through dialogs which are drawn on top of the viewport, close and re-open the dialog. OSDM 2001 is the last version to officially support this board.
Lightning 1200	RealImage 1200	NT 4	3.0.1102.0	SD 2000 (7.5) and later		Entry-level	Certified
	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002+ is the last version to support this graphics card.

ATI

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
FireGL 1 (formerly Diamond/IBM)	IBM	NT 4	4.00.1381.1088	7.0 and later		Medium	Certified
FireGL 2 (formerly Diamond/IBM)	IBM RC1000/GT1000	NT 4, Windows 2000	NT 4: 4.00.1381.2078; Windows 2000: 5.12.2195.2078	8.05 and later	"SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	When model clipping planes are activated, some polygons are occasionally rendered incorrectly (wrong color). A simple screen or viewport refresh fixes this. The FireGL 2 supports occlusion culling in hardware, and the driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
FireGL 4	IBM RC1000/GT1000	Windows 2000	5.12.2195.2084	9.01/SD 2001 and later	"SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	When model clipping planes are activated, some polygons are occasionally rendered incorrectly (wrong color). A simple screen or viewport refresh fixes this. We recommend to switch off menu shadows in OneSpace Designer Modeling ("Menu" tab in the "Customize" dialog).The FireGL 4 supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
FireGL 8700/8800	ATI Radeon	Windows 2000, XP	3056	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002 and later	"SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	This card supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications. The FireGL 8800 is also available in an OEM version under the name "FireGL E1".
FireGL E1	ATI Radeon	Windows 2000, XP	3064 (Dell version)	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002 and later	"SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	This card supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications. The FireGL E1 is the OEM version of the FireGL 8800 card.
Mobility FireGL 7800 (M7 laptop chipset)	ATI M7	Windows 2000, XP	7.73.2	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002+ and later	"SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	This card supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
FireGL X1, Z1	Radeon 9700/FireGL X1	Windows 2000, XP	1032	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002+ and later	"SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	This card supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Mobility FireGL 9000	Radeon/FireGL 9000	Windows XP	6.13.10.6355	OneSpace Designer Modeling 2002+ and later	"SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	This card supports occlusion culling in hardware, and its driver makes occlusion culling APIs available to applications. During testing, we found driver instabilities when changing video resolution while OSDM was running. Those instabilities did not affect normal usage.

Diamond

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
FireGL 3000	3Dlabs GLINT	NT 4	2.70	5.1 and later		Entry-level	Certified
	Old versions of the FireGL 3000 driver did not have the "polygon offset" extension of OpenGL 1.1, with the effect that part edges may look stitched. OSDM 2001 is the last version to officially support this board.

Graphics board

Chipset

Platform

Driver version

OSDM version

Configuration

Performance

Test level

FireGL 3000

3Dlabs GLINT

NT 4

2.70

5.1 and later

Entry-level

Certified

Old versions of the FireGL 3000 driver did not have the "polygon offset" extension of OpenGL 1.1, with the effect that part edges may look stitched.

OSDM 2001 is the last version to officially support this board.

ELSA

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
GLoria L	3Dlabs GLINT	NT 4	5.35.0.354	6.1 and later		Entry-level	Certified
	OSDM 2001 is the last version to officially support this board.
GLoria Synergy	3Dlabs Permedia 2	NT 4	5.33.00.310	6.0 and later		Entry-level	Certified
	GLoria Synergy: Both the PCI and AGP versions of the GLoria Synergy have been tested. At least 8 MB on-board RAM must be installed.
GLoria Synergy+	3Dlabs Permedia 2	NT 4	5.33.00.311	6.1 and later		Entry-level	Certified
GLoria II	NVIDIA Quadro	NT 4, Windows 2000	NT 4: 4.02.05.162; Windows 2000: 5.03.05.152 (see notes)	2000+ and later	Use "SolidDesigner" application setting	High	Certified
	Under rare circumstances, the driver can hang the application when running the Annotation module under Windows 2000. This problem was discovered after certification. ELSA and NVIDIA have been notified. There are several workarounds: Do not maximize the "Annotation" main window while using the Annotation module. Open the "Display" control panel; click the "Effects" tab and disable the option "Use transition effects for menus and tooltips". Install the latest ELSA GLoria III driver. This driver also works on the GLoria II and does not have this bug. Running the ELSA GLoria II at 1600x1000 in "Hicolor" resolution will disable hardware acceleration in OneSpace Designer Modeling. We recommend to use "TrueColor" instead.
Erazor X/X ²	NVIDIA GeForce	NT 4	4.09.00.306	2000+ and later		Medium	Certified
	When working with many (>10) viewports, performance can drop quite significantly. The application has to be restarted to restore full driver performance. With driver version 4.09.00.306, feedback lines are not always displayed properly. The same problem also seems to occur, although only occasionally, when using NVIDIA drivers. NVIDIA and Elsa classify the Erazor X as a consumer card with limited high-end application support. We recommend to use Synergy III or GLoria II/III configurations instead.
Synergy III	NVIDIA Quadro2 MXR	NT 4, Windows 2000	NVIDIA Detonator 3 (6.18)	SD 2000+ and later		Medium-High	Certified
	TwinView has been tested in horizontal and vertical span mode. When multiple windows overlap 3D graphics windows, occasional window clipping problems have been observed. We are working on this with ELSA and NVIDIA.
GLoria III	NVIDIA Quadro 2 Pro	Windows 2000	NVIDIA Detonator 3 (6.49, datecode 11/17/2000)	SD 2000+/8.05 and later		High	Certified
	When multiple windows overlap 3D graphics windows, occasional window clipping problems have been observed. These problems have been reported to ELSA and NVIDIA.

Hewlett-Packard

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
Visualize fx5/fx10	fx	Windows 2000, NT 4	1.10	2000+ (8.05)	CoCreate SolidDesigner application setting	High	Certified
	All Visualize fx boards support occlusion culling in hardware, and their drivers make occlusion culling APIs available to applications. We recommend to disable mouse cursor shadows in the mouse control panel. If you experience double-buffer or printing problems, disable the "Fast Buffer Swap" option in the driver.
Visualize fx2+, fx4+, fx6+	HP Visualize fx+	NT 4, Windows 2000	NT 4: 2.04; Windows 2000: 2.10	NT 4: 7.0 and later; Windows 2000: SD 2000+/8.05 and later		Medium (fx2+) to High (fx4+, fx6+)	Certified
	These boards support occlusion culling in hardware, and their drivers make occlusion culling APIs available to applications. SD 7.x only: Blue-screen crashes can occur when deleting/creating viewports in very rapid succession. HP has been notified about this problem. For the time being, we recommend to install a special Visualize fx+ patch which is available from CoCreate support. Some fx configurations do not support accelerated texture mapping. This will slow down OneSpace Designer Modeling when working with viewport background images. When running fx+ boards in high resolutions (such as 1600x1200), screenshots of any OpenGL applications (including OneSpace Designer Modeling) can produce wrong results. This also applies to screenshots via the PrintScreen key, not just to OneSpace Designer Modeling's internal screenshot functionality. HP has been notified about this problem. Here are two workarounds: Add a new string key with name `TwelveBitGdi` and value `TRUE` to the registry path `LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\hpVisualizeFX\Device0` . Restart the system. Open the Display Control Panel, then click "HP Options". Disable the "Fast Buffer Swaps" option. Under Windows 2000, we strongly recommend to disable the mouse pointer shadow in the Mouse control panel. We also recommend to disable the "Fast Buffer Swaps" option in the fx drivers.
Visualize fx4, fx6	HP Visualize fx+	NT 4	fx4: 00.00.00.24, fx6: 1.12	6.1 and later	Use "CoCreate SolidDesigner" setting	High	Certified
	Some fx configurations do not support accelerated texture mapping. This will slow down OneSpace Designer Modeling when working with viewport background images. Very old versions of the fx4/fx6 drivers provide an application mode "Co-Create SolidDesigner" (note the hyphen in the company name!). This setting contains a bug which can lead to redraw and printing problems. Use the generic "high-performance" setting or the fixed "CoCreate SolidDesigner" setting (driver versions 1.12 and later) instead. We also recommend to disable the "Fast Buffer Swaps" option in the driver. All Visualize fx boards support occlusion culling in hardware, and their drivers make occlusion culling APIs available to applications.

Matrox

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Performance	Test level
Millennium II	Matrox	NT 4	4.0.79	5.1 and later	Entry-level	Certified
	Only supported in 3D-accelerated resolutions. OSDM 2001 is the last version to officially support this board.
Parhelia 128+256 MB	Parhelia	Windows 2000, XP	1.3.0.43	2002+ and later	High	Certified
	After certification, problems with visual interference checking were discovered. Those problems also occur in more recent driver versions (1.4.0.78).

NEC

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
TE3AL	NEC	NT 4	1.3 (build 707)	7.0 and later			Certified
TE3N	NEC	NT 4		5.1 and later	Application setting "SolidDesigner"		Certified
	To configure very old versions of the driver of the NEC driver to work properly with OneSpace Designer Modeling, add the following registry entries under the key `\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TE3\OpenGL`: New entry `EnableColorLogicOp` of type `REG_DWORD` with value 1 New entry `SynchronizeGDI` of type `REG_DWORD` with value 1 New entry `EnablePolygonOffsetEXT` of type `REG_DWORD` with value 1 I f the entries are already there, just change them to the values as described above. If your NEC driver has an option in the configuration program to optimize it for "SolidDesigner", you don't have to change any registry entries manually. OSDM 2002 is the last version to officially support this board.
TE4E	TE4EX, GA400-3	NT 4	3.1.74	2000+ (8.0) and later	Application setting "SolidDesigner"	High	Certified
TE4E Pro	TE4EX, GA400-3	NT 4	3.1.74	2000+ (8.0) and later	Application setting "SolidDesigner"	High	Certified
TE5	TE5	NT 4, Windows 2000	NT 4: 1.1.9.982, W2K: 1.1.9.982	2002 and later	Application setting "SolidDesigner"	High	Certified

NVIDIA

General note on NVIDIA hardware: NVIDIA does not provide official driver support for high-end applications (such as OneSpace Designer Modeling) running on consumer-level cards. Currently, all GeForce chipsets and cards are considered by NVIDIA as "consumer-level" hardware. Therefore, CoCreate can not provide official and full support for such configurations, either.

For most GeForce chipsets and cards, however, there is an equivalent high-end Quadro chipset or card, which we have certified as listed below.

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
Quadro2 MXR	Quadro2 MXR	NT 4, Windows 2000	Detonator 3 (6.18)	SD 2000+ and later		Medium-High	Certified
	TwinView has been tested in horizontal and vertical span mode. When multiple windows overlap 3D graphics windows, occasional window clipping problems have been observed. This has been reported to NVIDIA.
Quadro2 Pro	Quadro2	Windows 2000	Detonator 3 (6.49, datecode 11/17/2000)	SD 2000+/8.05 and later		High	Certified
	When multiple windows overlap 3D graphics windows, occasional window clipping problems have been observed. This has been reported to NVIDIA.
Quadro2 EX	Quadro2 EX	Windows 2000	Detonator 3 (6.49, datecode 11/17/2000)	OSDM 2002 and later		Medium	Certified
	When multiple windows overlap 3D graphics windows, occasional window clipping problems have been observed. This has been reported to NVIDIA.
Quadro 4 550 XGL, 700 XGL, 750 XGL, 900 XGL	Quadro4	Windows 2000, XP	Windows 2000: Detonator XP 28.32; Windows XP: Detonator XP 28.84	OSDM 2002 and later		Medium (550XGL) - High (700/750/900XGL)	Certified
	The Quadro 4 700/750/900 XGL cards support occlusion culling in hardware, and the drivers for those cards make occlusion culling APIs available to applications. The Quadro 4 550 XGL internally performs occlusion culling, but the tested drivers do not support the associated API.
Quadro 4 380 XGL, 580 XGL	Quadro4	Windows 2000, XP	Detonator 40.52	OSDM 2002+ and later		High	Certified
	The Quadro 4 380 XGL and 580 XGL cards internally perform occlusion culling, but the tested drivers no not support the asociated API, i.e. applications can not make explicit use of occlusion culling.
Quadro 4 980 XGL	Quadro4	Windows 2000, XP	Detonator 40.72	OSDM 2002+ and later		High	Certified
	The Quadro 4 980 XGL card supports occlusion culling in hardware, and the drivers for the card make occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Quadro 4 500 Go	Quadro4	Windows 2000, XP	Detonator XP 29.60	OSDM 2002+ and later		Medium	Certified
Quadro 4 700 GoGL	Quadro4	Windows 2000, XP	42.01 (12/11/2002)	OSDM 2002+ and later		Medium	Certified
Quadro FX 500, 1000, FX 2000	Quadro FX	Windows 2000, XP	43.51/43.71	OSDM 2002+ and later	OneSpace Designer	High	Certified
	The Quadro FX cards support occlusion culling in hardware, and the drivers for the cards make occlusion culling APIs available to applications.
Quadro FX Go 700	Quadro FX	Windows 2000, XP	44.24	OSDM 2002+ and later	OneSpace Designer	High	Certified
	The Quadro FX Go 700 card supports occlusion culling in hardware, and the drivers for the card make occlusion culling APIs available to applications.

SGI

Graphics board	Chipset	Platform	Driver version	OSDM version	Configuration	Performance	Test level
Cobalt graphics	SGI Cobalt	NT 4	4.1.3	7.0 and later	Use "CAD design" driver profile	Entry-level - Medium	Certified
	OSDM 2002+ is the last version to officially support this board.

Last update: $Date: 2003/08/04 15:14:37 $