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Re: Some new sweet features on the new 3D-Viewer

 

Hi Jean-Pierre,

Maurice told me that he tested my latest commits and it fixed the "freeze" issues. Let me know if you test it successful too. Thanks.

Mario
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From: jp charras [jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 09 March 2016 16:48
To: Mário Luzeiro; kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] Some new sweet features on the new 3D-Viewer

Le 09/03/2016 17:41, Mário Luzeiro a écrit :
> Thanks JP for the detailed description.
>
> Just some more items, is that with OpenGL or Raytracing mode?
> On what platform (version) are you testing it?
>
> I didn't experienced that yet on two different Win7 PCs and one Linux.
>
> Mario
>

It happens both with OpenGL and Raytracing mode.
But only on W7 32 bits.
On Linux (Kubuntu 14.04) it does not happen.

> ________________________________________
> From: jp charras [jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 09 March 2016 09:15
> To: Mário Luzeiro; kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] Some new sweet features on the new 3D-Viewer
>
> Le 08/03/2016 20:30, Mário Luzeiro a écrit :
>> Thanks Jean-Pierre,
>>
>>> I just have (on W7) frequent freeze of the display. Just iconize
>>> and "un-iconize" the 3d viewer frame restarts the display... for a
>>> few commands.
>>
>> Sorry I am not seeing what could be this issue, what you mean by
>> "freeze" and which commands ? Does it hangs? Does not move / rotate
>> the board?
>>
>> Mario
>>
>
> The 3D canvas looks like it is no more refreshed.
> Exactly when a canvas doe not respond anymore to a Paint event.
>
> But the viewer does no hang.
> when zooming, dragging the mouse, using the space bar or enable/disable
> a layer, the canvas is not refreshed, but the messages in status bar
> shows the expected activity.
>
> Using the space bar is the command which creates the more frequently
> this screen freeze.
> But the display is no more refreshed by mouse moves or right click
> pop-menu commands.
>
>
> Iconize and "un-iconize", or enable/disable a layer ends this freeze,
> and the 3D view shown is (AFAIK) consitent with the "ignored" commands:
> For instance if during freeze, you select from right click pop-menu the
> "Left view", the left view is displayed after exiting the freeze.
>
> Looks like it is mainly a redraw 3D view issue.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>


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