Hardware Acceleration
SketchUp will can take advantage of hardware acceleration if your computer has a 100%
OpenGL compatible video card. #
* Tip - If the Use Hardware Acceleration option is not available in SketchUp, verify that the control panel settings for your video card's device driver has hardware acceleration enabled.
Unfortunately, only some 3D drivers in the consumer video card market are 100% OpenGL compatible and can use this feature (though many cards claim to be 100% OpenGL compatible). Most 3d drivers are designed for games, and are often not tested using other 3D programs. Consequently, incompatibility problems can occur requiring a fix from the video card manufacturer. Disable this option if you are having problems with the 3D rendering of your models or if your video card is not 100% OpenGL compatible and does not support hardware acceleration.
Note - Hardware Acceleration might only be available on your system for certain resolutions and color depths. Check the system settings for your video card to see if it supports hardware acceleration (using the Control Panel on Microsoft Windows).
Note - Google strongly recommends that you set your display colors to a 32-bit color depth (using Control panel > Display Properties) to assure that your SketchUp model will render accurately when using hardware acceleration.
Google cannot control the quality of the OpenGL driver on your computer system. Video card device drivers are proprietary and are maintained solely by the manufacturer of the video card in your system. Therefore, Google cannot guarantee that SketchUp will work with hardware acceleration on your system.
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