We've added a new standalone application - SketchUp Checkup - that allows you to check your computer for compatibility issues with SketchUp. This is only for SketchUp and newer. By running it, you can discover what problems your computer might encounter when running SketchUp so that you can take steps to correct the situation.
Checkup can be downloaded here. To run Checkup, install the application and choose to "Run SketchUp Checkup" sketchup pro 2019 hardware acceleration free download the last step of the install. Once Checkup has launched, click the Run Checkup button. For any tests that pass, Checkup will display the word Success followed by the test that passed. A Success result means that no action needs to be taken on your part.
For any tests that fail, Checkup will display the word Error followed by the test that failed. A failure means that SketchUp might not run or might run poorly. The errors you can see and potential actions you can take to fix them are:. Error: Hardware acceleration is unsupported or has been disabled on your graphics card.
SketchUp requires that you use a hardware accelerated card. If you see this error, updating your graphics card driver would be a good first step in troubleshooting why your card does not support hardware acceleration - often an updated graphics card driver allows your graphics card to become accelerated.
Error: Your [name of video card] graphics card's OpenGL version is. SketchUp requires a graphics card that sketchup pro 2019 hardware acceleration free download OpenGL 3.
If you see this error, updating your graphics card driver would be a good first step to troubleshoot this error as updated drivers may upgrade the version of OpenGL that your card supports.
If updating the drivers does not work, investigate whether your graphics card has the capability of supporting OpenGL version 3. If it does not, you will need to upgrade your graphics card. Error: Tests that exercise your [name of video card] graphics card's capabilities have failed. SketchUp will run a series of tests to determine if your graphics card has the capability of supporting the rendering functions SketchUp needs to display SketchUp models.
If you sketchup pro 2019 hardware acceleration free download this error, try updating your graphics card driver to see if that helps solve this sketchup pro 2019 hardware acceleration free download. Error: Your operating system does not meet the minimum operating system requirement. SketchUp requires Windows 7 or higher. SketchUp requires a Windows 7 bit operating system sketchup pro 2019 hardware acceleration free download higher.
You will not be able to install SketchUp on lower version operating systems. Upgrading your operating system to Windows 7 bit or higher will fix this error. Error: Your "[name of video card]" graphics card has MB of graphics card memory. SketchUp requires a graphics card that has MB or more of memory. SketchUp requires MB or more of graphics card memory.
We recommend you upgrade your graphics card in order to run SketchUp. If you see this error stry updating your graphics card driver to see if that helps solve this issue.
For any tests that pass, but result in a warning condition, Checkup will display the word Warning followed by the test that caused the warning. A warning means that SketchUpwill run, but it may not run as well as it could. The warnings you can see and potential actions you can take to fix them are as follows:.
Performance may be significantly impacted. Warning: Your [name of video card] graphics card has MB of graphics card memory. Warning: Your [name of video card] graphics card has a depth buffer that is less than 24 bits. SketchUp recommends a 24 bit or more depth buffer for your graphics card.
You may see display issues with your current configuration. SketchUpworks best with a graphics card that supports a 24 bit or more depth buffer. If you see display issues, you may want to upgrade your graphics card. Warning: Your [name of video card] graphics card has a color buffer other than 24 bits. SketchUp recommends a 24 bit color buffer for your graphics card. SketchUp works best with a graphics card that supports a 24 bit color buffer. Warning: Your [name of video card] graphics card does not sketchup pro 2019 hardware acceleration free download stencil bits.
Shadows may display incorrectly on your current configuration. SketchUp works best with a graphics card that supports stencil bits If shadows are not displaying in your models as expected, you may want to upgrade your graphics card. If you see this warning sketchup pro 2019 hardware acceleration free downloadtry updating your graphics card driver to see if that helps solve this issue.
The SketchUp forum is the place to be. Our outstanding community of passionate experts have answers to your questions. Help Center. On some cards, what Microsoft reports is incorrect. This can cause Checkup to issue this error falsely! The presence of this incorrect result will not prevent SketchUp from running. This can cause Checkup to issue this warning falsely!
The presence of this incorrect result will not prevent SketchUp from running less effectively. If you see any of the above errors or warnings, try to solve the issue and then re-run Checkup to see if your actions were successful.
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