Use the Bypass Tools and Options Safe Mode in the SOLIDWORKS RX Tool: If you're using an unsupported Graphics Card and the troubleshooting steps didn't resolve your issue, please review our hardware recommendations:ĭS SOLIDWORKS Video Card Testing: Video Card Testing Prevent SOLIDWORKS from forcing OpenGL when card is Unsupported If your card is not supported, please review the following articles. Uninstall the driver, reboot your PC and then test SOLIDWORKS again. These drivers can interfere with SOLIDWORKS. If you have 'DisplayLink USB Graphics Software for Windows' drivers, you may still experience issues despite completing the troubleshooting steps above. Troubleshoot issues with two graphics card Perform clean NVIDIA Driver update rollback

If your card and driver are combination is supported, and OpenGL worked, please review the following articles for additional troubleshooting.

If your card is supported but you are not on the correct driver, and the Download Latest Driver button does not work, please look for an updated driver here: Īdditionally, you can use the SOLIDWORKS Safe Mode to see if using OpenGL works: The RX tool can be u sed to diagnose your issues and to help determine if the graphics card is likely the source of your issue.Ĭheck the Diagnostic tab to confirm your card is supported and you have the correct driver. This article is designed to provide resources for troubleshooting a SOLIDWORKS launch failure that hangs or crashes at the splash screen, often without an error message.

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