ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver Version 8.223 (03/20/06)
Workstation family support
The ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver version 8.223 software included in this package is designed to support the following ATI FireGL™ products in systems running either the Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems:
* ATI FireGL™ V7350
* ATI FireGL™ V7300
* ATI FireGL™ V7100
* ATI FireGL™ V5100
* ATI FireGL™ V5000
* ATI FireGL™ V3200
* ATI FireGL™ V3100
* ATI FireGL™ X3-256
* ATI FireGL™ T2-128
(ATI FireGL™ X1 and X2 still supported -Shloppy)
The ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver version 8.223 software included in this package is designed to support the following ATI FireGL™ products in systems running the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system:
* ATI FireGL™ V7350
* ATI FireGL™ V7300
* ATI FireGL™ V7100
* ATI FireGL™ V5100
* ATI FireGL™ V5000
* ATI FireGL™ V3200
* ATI FireGL™ V3100
Read Release Notes
Download 64-bit drivers.
Download 32-bit drivers.
Resolved Issues
This section provides information on issues that have been resolved in this release of the ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver. These include the following:
* Houdini: Running the game under Windows XP no longer results in the virtual memory size increasing in value
* Inventor R11: The application no longer exits to the desktop unexpectedly when closing the second document
* Petrel_2003:Simulation: Enabling the Seismic Data and 3D Seismic Lines no longer results in the operating system failing to respond and the display becoming blank
* Softimage XSI 4.2: Using the mouse to zoom in on an image no longer results in texture loss being noticed
* Studio Tools R13: An error no longer occurs when using specular and transparency mappings on a single object
* StudioTools R13: The gl_ClipVertex is now supported when it is written by the StudioTool R13 application into its own shaders
* StudioTools V13: Display corruption is no longer noticed when enabling the Per Pixel shaders found in the application
* UGS Visualization Test Suite 6.0: A variety of issues found within the application are now resolved
* CATIA v5r14: 3GB Honda model now loads in /3GB mode CMM/QS
* AutoCAD 2006: The application no longer draws with few primitives and vertices resolving a performance issue experienced with the FireGL V5000 products
* CATIA V5R14: Using the application to draw a circle no longer results in the circle being drawn as an ellipse shape
* Inventor: Running the application under Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and launching Keyboard.iam within the application, followed by opening 3 or more windows, no longer results in an application error
* 3dsmax 6 or 7: Corruption is no longer noticed when D3D mode is enabled and the viewport is maximized on the 2560 x 1024 Apple panel
* Solidworks 2006: Setting the display resolution to 3840x2400 and enabling OpenGL hardware acceleration no longer results in the application failing to respond
* Discovery Studio 1.5: Using the selection tool to click on a corner of a 3d window no longer results in the corner not being highlighted in yellow
Known Issues
The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with this release of the ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver. These include the following:
* UGS Visualization GDr: Rotating a model or zooming in or out on a model may result corruption being noticed within the model
* XP64/Studio Tools 13: Display corruption may be noticed when running the application with extended desktop mode enabled
* 3dstudiomax8: Running 01_FullPirate01.max may result in the head on the right hand side of the application window displaying incorrectly
* Inventor R11: Placing the mouse cursor over an assembly may result in the red highlight outline not appearing properly
* Tecnomatix: Poor performance may be noticed in the Wireframe when running the application
* Overlaytext.exe: Connecting two display devices may result in a program error dialog box appearing when running the application
* UG NX3: Running the subtests on a system containing an ATI
* SOAP.exe: Running the application may result in poor performance being noticed
The ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver version 8.223 software included in this package is designed to support the following ATI FireGL™ products in systems running either the Windows XP or Windows 2000 operating systems:
* ATI FireGL™ V7350
* ATI FireGL™ V7300
* ATI FireGL™ V7100
* ATI FireGL™ V5100
* ATI FireGL™ V5000
* ATI FireGL™ V3200
* ATI FireGL™ V3100
* ATI FireGL™ X3-256
* ATI FireGL™ T2-128
(ATI FireGL™ X1 and X2 still supported -Shloppy)
The ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver version 8.223 software included in this package is designed to support the following ATI FireGL™ products in systems running the Windows XP Professional x64 Edition operating system:
* ATI FireGL™ V7350
* ATI FireGL™ V7300
* ATI FireGL™ V7100
* ATI FireGL™ V5100
* ATI FireGL™ V5000
* ATI FireGL™ V3200
* ATI FireGL™ V3100
Read Release Notes
Download 64-bit drivers.
Download 32-bit drivers.
Resolved Issues
This section provides information on issues that have been resolved in this release of the ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver. These include the following:
* Houdini: Running the game under Windows XP no longer results in the virtual memory size increasing in value
* Inventor R11: The application no longer exits to the desktop unexpectedly when closing the second document
* Petrel_2003:Simulation: Enabling the Seismic Data and 3D Seismic Lines no longer results in the operating system failing to respond and the display becoming blank
* Softimage XSI 4.2: Using the mouse to zoom in on an image no longer results in texture loss being noticed
* Studio Tools R13: An error no longer occurs when using specular and transparency mappings on a single object
* StudioTools R13: The gl_ClipVertex is now supported when it is written by the StudioTool R13 application into its own shaders
* StudioTools V13: Display corruption is no longer noticed when enabling the Per Pixel shaders found in the application
* UGS Visualization Test Suite 6.0: A variety of issues found within the application are now resolved
* CATIA v5r14: 3GB Honda model now loads in /3GB mode CMM/QS
* AutoCAD 2006: The application no longer draws with few primitives and vertices resolving a performance issue experienced with the FireGL V5000 products
* CATIA V5R14: Using the application to draw a circle no longer results in the circle being drawn as an ellipse shape
* Inventor: Running the application under Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and launching Keyboard.iam within the application, followed by opening 3 or more windows, no longer results in an application error
* 3dsmax 6 or 7: Corruption is no longer noticed when D3D mode is enabled and the viewport is maximized on the 2560 x 1024 Apple panel
* Solidworks 2006: Setting the display resolution to 3840x2400 and enabling OpenGL hardware acceleration no longer results in the application failing to respond
* Discovery Studio 1.5: Using the selection tool to click on a corner of a 3d window no longer results in the corner not being highlighted in yellow
Known Issues
The following section provides a brief description of known issues associated with this release of the ATI FireGL™ Unified Driver. These include the following:
* UGS Visualization GDr: Rotating a model or zooming in or out on a model may result corruption being noticed within the model
* XP64/Studio Tools 13: Display corruption may be noticed when running the application with extended desktop mode enabled
* 3dstudiomax8: Running 01_FullPirate01.max may result in the head on the right hand side of the application window displaying incorrectly
* Inventor R11: Placing the mouse cursor over an assembly may result in the red highlight outline not appearing properly
* Tecnomatix: Poor performance may be noticed in the Wireframe when running the application
* Overlaytext.exe: Connecting two display devices may result in a program error dialog box appearing when running the application
* UG NX3: Running the subtests on a system containing an ATI
* SOAP.exe: Running the application may result in poor performance being noticed