New or significantly changed entries in the OSDM FAQ list since the last update:

Operating system:

• Which filesystems are recommended or supported with OSDM?
• Will OSDM run on Windows XP x64 Edition?
• OSDM becomes unstable under Windows XP/SP2 after switching from Modeling to Annotation and back for 40 or 50 times.

Memory management:

• How can I load models which exceed 2 GB in data size?
• How much memory do I need in my system? How large should my paging file be?

File handling:

• How can I save data in OSDM version X and load it in older versions?

Installation:

• Network installation for OSDM
• Unattended (quiet) installation for OSDM and OSDD

Graphics:

• CoCreate has certified graphics card X under Windows XP, but not under Windows 2000 - will it work under W2K anyway?
• Graphical feedback (such as when using the 3D copilot) is very slow on my ATI Radeon card.
• When zooming with the mouse, the zoom direction in OSDD (ME10) differs from OSDM and Annotation!
• After some operation, I get a "vport frozen" message, and the model disappears from the viewport.

Application knowhow:

• How do I change the language in OSDM?
• How can I keep OSDM from creating the default part and workplane?

Lisp:

• When I load my Lisp code, I get an "Unexpected end of input stream" error.

Customization and programming:

• What is the Integration Kit?
• When running my macro X, I get an error message reporting that "XXX cannot be coerced to YYY".
• How can I run ME10/OSDD macros in Annotator?
• How do I talk to OSDM via DDE?
• How do I talk to other applications from OSDM via DDE?

Macros:

• List modified parts
• Inquire default Windows printer
• Securing a part against sectioning in Annotation views
• A platform-independent ls -l replacement

-- ClausBrod - 10 Jan 2006
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