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ISSUE: DESIGNBUILDER CRASHES WHILE USING DRAWING TOOLS IN BOOTCAMP / MAC'S This crash is caused by an issue with OpenGL and the installed graphic card driver when using Windows in Bootcamp (MAC's). The issue can be fixed by updating your graphics card (...
The DesignBuilder layout may fail to display some surfaces when running Parallels on MAC machines. This issue is normally caused by changes in the latest OpenGL implementation in the latest update of Parallels Desktop App Store Edition, which is more fea...
HOW TO CHECK IF THE COMPUTER HAS A DEDICATED GRAPHICS CARD? To check this, open Windows Control Panel> Device Manager> Display adaptors. See screenshot below and if it says only Intel then you have an integrated card. To set up to DesignBuilder with t...
If you come across screen size resolution issues (e.g. text much too small) while running DesignBuilder on a Microsoft Surface Pro laptop, or on a machine with a high resolution screen, then you may need to change DesignBuilder compatibility settings foll...
REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVER COMPUTERS The server will need RLM v11 [https://designbuilder.co.uk/download/server-software] that allows DesignBuilder license to run on all Windows platforms (compiled for 32-bit but will run on 64-bit systems)  DesignBuilder...
DesignBuilder includes an Simulation Manager which makes best use of spare processing capacity to run multiple simultaneous simulations. Results can be browsed and loaded when they are ready. The Simulation Manager allows multiple parallel simulations to ...
Yes, DesignBuilder works well under Windows 10 and Windows 11 64-bit versions.  _Updated 29.September 2023_
DesignBuilder has been developed using a Windows-specific software development system and does not run natively under the Mac operating system. However, users can opt for virtualisation software such as Parallels to run Windows applications on their Mac...
DesignBuilder is a professional graphics application and requires a reasonably high standard of computer hardware for successful use.  This page contains information on the recommended specification. The main areas you should pay attention to if you are b...
DesignBuilder recommends NVIDIA graphics cards (adapter) as they have shown the best compatibility over the years with the OpenGL graphics systems used by DesignBuilder. Most mid-range and better graphics adapters from NVIDIA are suitable for use with Des...
DesignBuilder runs on the following operating systems: * Windows 11 * Windows 10 Windows 2000, 95, 98, ME, NT, XP, Vista and 7 are not supported. See also: - Does DesignBuilder run on Macs? [https://support.designbuilder.co.uk/index.php?/Knowledg...