Problem running AC3D

[coldball]

When I running AC3D in my PC(WIN XP+ Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti4200),

it starts with a command window,

it first creates a file ac3dprefs.txt

then there is error, it crashes,

the error message is" Failed to start Tcl/Tk".

Can anyone help me with this?

Thank you

[Andy]

Please can you give more details of the error - what text is displayed in the console window?

Andy

[coldball]

Andy, the following message is from the console window, pls help me , thank you!

Chad

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No AC3D settings file at C:\Documents and Settings\Wu\ac3dprefs.txt-looking in $AC3D_HOME(F:\Progam Files\AC3D3.6)

No settings file found at "F:\Program Files\AC3D3.6\\ac3dprefs.txt"
-using default seup. That's OK, a file will be created when settings are saved.

Initialization dynamic TCL
platform : Windows
TCL/TK appname: ac3d
TCL ERROR IN AC3D in tck/ac3d.tcl:

Stack Trace:
could not create rendering context
while executing
"togl .view.xyzframe.f.win -rgba true -double true -depth true"
<procedure "make_views" line 12>
invoked from within
"make_views"
<file "tcl/ac3d.tck" line 1250>


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[Thaellin]

I'd suggest updating your video drivers with the latest "Detonator" set from nVidia's web site (www.nvidia.com).

-- Jeff

[greybear]

I am experiencing the same problem and I am running the newest version of Detonator...

Any help on how to solve this problem woulud be appreciated, thanks!

[Andy]

Have you tried different screen depths?

Andy

[Thaellin]

I am experiencing the same problem and I am running the newest version of Detonator...

When you say it is the same problem, do you literally mean the same problem (Windows XP, GeForce4 Ti4200, exact console output), or are there some differences?

Thanks,
-- Jeff

[greybear]

I am running Win XP with GeForce 2 Ultra (64mb) and I get the exact same console output as coldBall. Trying different screen depths does not correct the problem...

[Thaellin]

First, do you have multiple monitors?

Second, would you be willing to:
1. Rt-click your desktop and select 'properties'
2. Go to the 'settings' tab
3. Press the 'advanced' button
4. Click the GeForce2 tab (it will have an nvidia logo on it)
5. Tell us the version of the nvoglnt.dll listed in the "Driver Version Information" box at the bottom of the window?

Do the OpenGL screen savers (3D pipes, 3D flowerpot, etc) work?
-- Jeff

[greybear]

I am running only one monitor.
The version of nvoglnt.dll is 6.14.10.4523 and all the OpenGL screen savers are working fine.

[Thaellin]

So, it is also reporting the missing ac3dprefs.txt file?

Andy? Do you have a generic prefs file that he could drop in somewhere as a test? I'm pretty low on ideas... Perhaps moe the current AC3D directory and try a re-installation?

-- Jeff

[Andy]

This is obviously quite a worrying problem. I have a geforce 2 card and it is fine.

try putting this in a file called:

C:\Documents and Settings\Wu\ac3dprefs.txt

or
F:\Program Files\AC3D3.6\ac3dprefs.txt

share_opengl_contexts FALSE
And start AC3D.

Andy

[Thaellin]

C:\Documents and Settings\Wu\ac3dprefs.txt

Note - replace 'Wu' with your actual user name (original poster's error message, follow-up poster has the current problem).

-- Jeff