https://wiki.mcneel.com/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:26:53 +0000 FeedCreator 1.8 https://wiki.mcneel.com/ttps://wiki.mcneel.com/lib/tpl/mcneel-public/images/favicon.ico https://wiki.mcneel.com/ https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/amd?rev=1597445311&do=diff Display Troubleshooting: AMD These instructions are for computers that have AMD/ATI graphics hardware. This includes FirePro and Radeon cards. If you are not sure if your computer is running AMD/ATI, please go to the Video Troubleshooting section for additional instructions. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/artifacts?rev=1597445311&do=diff Rhino Display Troubleshooting Artifacts/messy display The first thing to try is to update your video drivers. Problem: Flickering [ Messy artifact display] [ Tidy artifact display] If objects appear to be flickering and unsteady as you move the view or you have grossly inaccurate render meshes, it may be that the objects are very far from the world origin. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/drivers?rev=1597445311&do=diff Video Drivers and Updates Click your video card manufacturer in the list below for help updating drivers: * AMD * Intel * NVIDIA anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/failure?rev=1597445311&do=diff Rhino Video Troubleshooting To determine which video card Rhino sees in your computer: * Start Rhino. * On the Tools menu, click Options. * Find and expand the View tab (located near the bottom of the list on the left), and then click OpenGL. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/intel?rev=1597445311&do=diff Which Video Manufacturer Does Windows See? Many times computers with an Intel video card also have a dual or hybrid system. It is best to configure Windows to use the high performance card on your computer. To determine if the video card is a hybrid, check Windows: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/microsoft?rev=1597445311&do=diff Display Troubleshooting: Microsoft GDI Generic If GDI Generic is listed in Rhino's OpenGL options page, your graphics card was not found or is not being used by Rhino. To fix this, turn on Rhino Hardware Acceleration. * On the Rhino Tools menu, click anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/missing_shadows?rev=1597445311&do=diff Some Display Features Are Missing First, simply updating video drivers may help. Second, make sure hardware acceleration is enabled in the Options > View > OpenGL page. If you are still missing expected features like cast shadows or reflections in the viewport display, here are a couple of things to check. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/nothingworked?rev=1597445311&do=diff Troubleshooting: Now What? "Note: This page is part of a troubleshooting wizard. To start from the beginning, click here." Once you have tried all of the solutions on these pages and have not been able to solve the problem, send a detailed email describing the problem and how anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/nvidia?rev=1597445311&do=diff Display Troubleshooting: NVIDIA These instructions are for computers that have NVIDIA graphics hardware. If you are not sure the computer is running NVIDIA, please go to Video Troubleshooting section for additional instructions. To determine which NVIDIA adapter Rhino sees in your computer: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/slow?rev=1643913599&do=diff Display Troubleshooting: Performance "Some techniques to improve display speed" * Make sure drivers are up to date. * Hide objects you are not working on: If objects are not visible they do not affect the display speed. Use the Hide command or Layers to adjust visibility. anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Thu, 03 Feb 2022 18:39:59 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/slowrenderingmode?rev=1643924792&do=diff Troubleshooting Slow Render Mode Performance Back to Display Troubleshooting: Performance Question: How can I make Rhino 6 or 7 use my GPU to its full potential? “I wonder why Rhino for instance cannot draw more Power from my graphics card running on only 35Watts whereas it could potentially draw 150-160Watts. GPU usage is 11%-22% depending on the display mode? For me, this is what I get: anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:46:32 +0000 https://wiki.mcneel.com/rhino/5/video/troubleshooting/virtual?rev=1597445311&do=diff Display Troubleshooting: Virtualization Systems Some people say Rhino 5 works great on VMware, Parallels, and other virtualization systems. Others have no end of problems with it. McNeel doesn't officially support these platforms. If they work for you, great. If not, we can't help. Try posting a question on the anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) rhino:5:video:troubleshooting Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000