Activate SolidWorks 2017 RealView Graphics on an Intel CPU
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Activate RealView Graphics on an unrecognised Intel graphics card, e.g. my Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 card on my Lenovo IdeaPad 320 laptop.
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Step 1: Find graphics card name:
Search tool > Device Manager > Display adapters > drop down to display graphics card name e.g. “Intel(R) HD Graphics 620”
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Step 2: Add your graphics card to the register:
1. Search tool > Regedit
2. Regedit > HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > SolidWorks
3. SolidWorks > Solidworks 2017 > Performance > Graphics > Hardware
4. Hardware > G12Shaders > Other
5. Presuming your graphics card isn’t any of the ones listed;
Right-click “other” > New > Key
6. Rename “New Key #1” as your exact graphics card name, e.g. “Intel(R) HD Graphics P 620”
7. Right-click the new folder you just made > New > DWORD (32-bit) Value
8. Rename “New Value #1” as “workarounds”
9. Right-click “workarounds” > Modify… > and put “8” as the Value data (with the base in Hexadecimal) > OK
Confused? Similiar video for NVIDIA/Radeon cards:
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Step 3: Test:
Startup Solidworks again and RealView graphics should now be an option!