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Note

Please note that running your computer on battery power may force the low performance graphics card to be used by the computer.

Check which graphics card Geocap For ArcGIS is using:

  1. Click Help >About Geocap For ArcGIS... in the Geocap 3D Explorer toolbar.
  2. In the new dialog that pops up you should be able to see which graphics card Geocap is using. i.e

    No Format
    OpenGL Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
    OpenGL Version: 4.4.0 NVIDIA 345.20
    OpenGL Renderer: Quadro 2000M/PCIe/SSE2

Specify which graphics card Geocap should use:

Geocap For ArcGIS runs within ArcMap and ArcScene, so these applications must be configured to use the highest available graphics performance settings at all times. So ArcMap or ArcScene must be selected in the configurations bellow. They are typically called something like ESRI ArcGis / ArcView (ESRI ArcMap).

NVIDIA
  1. Right Click on the Windows Desktop.
  2. Select Nvidia Control Panel.
  3. Select 3D Settings -> Manage 3D Settings.
  4. Select Program Settings.
  5. Under 1. Select a program to customize or add it manually if it is not on the list.
  6. Under 2. Select the preferred graphics processor for this program: select High performance NVIDIA processor.
  7. Select Apply.
AMD
  1. Right Click on the Windows Desktop.
  2. Select Configure Switchable Graphics.
  3. From the Recent Applications list select the software and switch to High Performance.
  4. Select Apply.

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