Hello Cory, I checked the system path on my computer and I couldn't find anything related to Qt. I even tried removing Matlab-related entries but it didn't work either. Is there anything else that I could try?
Best, Junxi On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 10:50 AM Cory Quammen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 1:52 PM Zhu Junxi <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Cory, >> >> I tried a bunch of different versions and found out that those with Qt5 >> does not work while those with Qt4 looks fine (i.e., v5.3 and above does >> not work, the latest version that works is v5.2.0 with Qt4). It seems that >> it has something to do with the Qt5. I am wondering if other users are >> experiencing similar issues with Qt5? >> > > Thanks for checking all the versions. We have run into some issues with > Qt5, but I had thought we worked through most of them. This is the first > we've encountered with completely transparent render windows and > translucent UI, hence I was wondering if there was something unique on your > system that modified the graphics environment. > > >> As for add-ons, do you have a list of specific add-ons that you are >> particularly suspicious of? My desktop has a bunch of software installed >> but they are either work-related (e.g., Matlab) or seemingly harmless >> (e.g., steam). BTW, I don't have Nahimic sound driver, which I saw other >> people reporting messing up with Qt. >> > > Unfortunately, I do not. We have steam installed on some systems that run > ParaView just fine, so I would be surprised if that were the cause. You > could always try removing steam and seeing if ParaView versions 5.2+ work, > but that may be more than you want to do. > > You mentioned you have Matlab installed. I believe Matlab ships with Qt > and it may have put its Qt location in your system PATH environment > variable. Try removing (or modifying) your system PATH environment variable > so that ParaView won't find Matlab's Qt instead of the Qt version ParaView > ships with. Some folks have run into this problem in the past and modifying > the PATH was the solution. > > Thanks, > Cory > > >> >> Best, >> Junxi >> >> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 8:36 PM Cory Quammen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 11:40 AM Zhu Junxi <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Cory, >>>> >>>> Thank you for such a quick reply. I checked the OpenGL entries and it >>>> is indeed using the NVIDIA video card. The OpenGL renderer is listed as >>>> GeForce GTX1080/PCIe/SSE2. I search online and although people say my >>>> i7-6700k processor has a built-in 530 graphics card, I do not see it in the >>>> device manager somehow...... >>>> >>> >>> Okay, thanks for checking. We have encountered a number of issues with >>> Intel graphics in the last year or so, but driver updates have mainly >>> resolved most of them. That doesn't seem to be the concern here, though. >>> >>> >>>> I have also tried the NVIDIA control panel. I did not find the High >>>> performance NVIDIA processer you mentioned in the global settings, but I >>>> did change the OpenGL renderer to GTX1080. >>>> >>> >>> That should ensure you are using the GTX1080, but it looks like ParaView >>> already was using it. >>> >>> >>>> However, Paraview still cannot display correctly after applying the >>>> changes (so does the 3D Slicer). I am wondering if you need any system logs >>>> to diagnose this issue and I would be happy to provide them. >>>> >>> >>> I can't think of any system logs that would help. But there are a couple >>> things you could try. >>> >>> 1). Install an older version of ParaView and see if that works. If it >>> does, that will help us narrow down possible reasons for the transparency >>> you are using. ParaView 4.4 would be a good one to try: >>> https://www.paraview.org/download/ >>> >>> 2). Do you have any add-ons to Windows installed that modify the window >>> system in some way? If so, try disabling or uninstalling those. >>> >>> Thanks, and sorry for the trouble. >>> >>> Cory >>> >>> >>>> Best, >>>> Junxi >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 11:22 AM Cory Quammen <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Junxi, >>>>> >>>>> Does your system also have an Intel video chip that it may be using? >>>>> If so, ParaView may not be using your NVIDIA driver. You can check by >>>>> going >>>>> to the Help -> About ParaView menu item. What do the Open GL entries say? >>>>> >>>>> To ensure ParaView is using your NVIDIA card, you can try going to >>>>> the NVIDIA control panel. Under 3D Settings in the panel on the left, >>>>> click >>>>> on "Manage 3D settings". On the right side, click on the "Global Settings" >>>>> tab. Make sure "High-performance NVIDIA processor" is selected. Apply >>>>> the changes, then run ParaView again to see if the problem is >>>>> resolved. >>>>> >>>>> Hope that helps, >>>>> Cory >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 10:38 AM Zhu Junxi <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am referred to this mailing list by a developer at the 3D Slicer >>>>>> forum. I installed the Paraview v5.5 (and nightly build of 3D Slicer) and >>>>>> both suffered from the same display issue, i.e., the interface of the >>>>>> software looks semi-transparent, please see attached picture (in case the >>>>>> picture does not show correctly, here is the dropbox link to it: >>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/1bveei3gjg01svb/bbb.png?dl=0). The >>>>>> developer at the 3D Slicer forum said it might be a video card driver >>>>>> issue >>>>>> and that I might get more help here. My computer is a desktop, with only >>>>>> one video card (GTX1080) and the driver version is 397.64 from the >>>>>> Geforce >>>>>> Experience software. The operating system is Windows 10 64 bit with >>>>>> latest >>>>>> April Update installed (I haven't tested Paraview before that...) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> It also happens on 3D slicer nightly build (05/02) (in case it does >>>>>> not show correctly, here is the dropbox link to the picture: >>>>>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqj5yh0hcj5ma7v/aaa.png?dl=0): >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> BTW, when I first got Paraview v5.5 installed, it threw an OpenGL >>>>>> driver error upon launching. Then I updated the video card driver to the >>>>>> latest one and now the error is gone but the interface still seems >>>>>> semi-transparent..... >>>>>> >>>>>> Any help is greatly appreciated! >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Junxi >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Powered by www.kitware.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >>>>>> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: >>>>>> http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView >>>>>> >>>>>> Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView >>>>>> >>>>>> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >>>>>> https://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Cory Quammen >>>>> Staff R&D Engineer >>>>> Kitware, Inc. >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Cory Quammen >>> Staff R&D Engineer >>> Kitware, Inc. >>> >> > > -- > Cory Quammen > Staff R&D Engineer > Kitware, Inc. >
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