7/24/2010

GT-SUITE Installation Notes

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When using X-Windows to display the graphics on another machine's display, both the client and server's GLX version must be at least 1.3 and have the required OpenGL version shown above. The hardware on the machine displaying the graphical image is the one that is important for the speed of updating the image. Network traffic or speed limitations may also affect the frame rate. We do not officially support any third-party X-Windowing software.

However, as a service to our users we have tested the following: Cygwin, Exceed, and Exceed Power Suite 2006. We have found that the base Exceed package does not support GLX 1.3 and does not work with the advanced 3D features. The Exceed 3D add-on which was tested as found in "Exceed Power Suite 2006" does meet the minimum requirements, however it gives ~20% slower frame rates compared to displaying graphics generated locally on the same machine.

The option "GLX 1.3 Support" must be enabled from Start> Exceed Tools> XConfig> Exceed 3D and GLX. Cygwin only has a GLX version of 1.2, so it does not work with most machines. It was found to work with a remote machine with a GLX version of 1.4 (RHEL4.0), but its frame rate is 50% slower than compared to the local machine. Again, the above products are not supported or endorsed.

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