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david77 
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Joined: 26.Jul.2012
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 26.Jul.2012 at 12:06 |
I've downloaded DraftSight but the drawing area is covered with alternate light and dark bands of fuzz (trying to avoid a rude word).
Any clues as to why? Thanks
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John Connor
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Posted: 26.Jul.2012 at 14:08 |
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Try cleaning your monitor screen? LoL
I've got DraftSight running on three different computers (one of which is a laptop) and there is no "fuzz". Bad install? Is there a REPAIR option for DraftSight?
Could it be video card related?
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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david77
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Posted: 26.Jul.2012 at 15:05 |
I've had EasyCAD, LibreCAD, A9CAD, and ProgeCAD all running ok. EasyCAD would be my choice. EasyCAD is Ł240 (I might pay up), otherwise ProgeCAD looks as tho it will probably do what I need.
I had AutoCAD but it was slow - it's a massive program
- I suspect a lot of disk swapping - and I only paid Ł20 for it on-line so I was a bit wary about it. I've now deleted it. Only DraftSight has the drawing area obliterated with rubbish - and I did download the latest revision today but no improvement. I'll delete it from my machine and download a completely new copy.
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david77
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Posted: 26.Jul.2012 at 15:25 |
I deleted the old program and downloaded a new copy - still the same. Maybe there is some interaction with my video card.
Thanks anyway
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John Connor
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Posted: 26.Jul.2012 at 16:33 |
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Can you post a screenshot?
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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david77
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Posted: 27.Jul.2012 at 09:52 |
I tried to get a screenshot - click on the link here - but be warned, it crashes my computer :-(
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stonebanks/screenshot.htm
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John Connor
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Posted: 27.Jul.2012 at 13:02 |
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Didn't see a thing.
What are the specs on your computer?
I have DraftSight loaded on a four year old laptop (core 2 duo 2.53GHz) running Vista Business 32-bit. My laptop has 2GB of RAM.
Edited by John Connor - 27.Jul.2012 at 13:08
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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david77
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Posted: 27.Jul.2012 at 15:16 |
Windows XP Home Edition with service pack 2
AMD Semprom(tm) processor 2600+, 1.60 GHz, 960Mb RAM I can't add any more memory without changing the processor.
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John Connor
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Posted: 27.Jul.2012 at 19:42 |
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I don't see what the processor has to do with how much memory you can install. It depends on your motherboard configuration and specs. WinXP can use 3GB of RAM.
And what about your graphics card or onboard graphics chip?
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"Humans have a strength that cannot be measured. This is John Connor. If you are reading this, you are the resistance." <<AutoCAD 2015>>
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John Connor
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Location: United States
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Posted: 27.Jul.2012 at 19:46 |
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Minimum system requirements for running DraftSight:
--Microsoft Windows Vista® (Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, Home Premium), Microsoft Windows XP® Professional or Home Edition operating systems, Microsoft Windows® 7
--Intel® Pentium® 4 processor or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater
--1 GB RAM
--150 MB free disk space for installation
--1,024 x 768 VGA display with true color
-- High color (16 bit) Graphics Card
-- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 web browser or later
-- Internet connection for activation and services offered within the DraftSight Community
Of course you checked this all out BEFORE you downloaded and installed the program right?
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