Antialiasing Quality. - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: flodins
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 09, 2011, 03:10:06 pm
content: Hi,How to turn Antialiasing on? slider in display preferences does not work. I have tried many options in drivers. In games and other software 3d is great. My card: Nvidia Gigabyte GTX460 OC.3d is shitty in AD09 and AD10 and move render in AD10 is also pixelized

author: thmjpr
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2011, 07:18:12 pm
content: Since I don't have AD10, I can't comment on the slider.Try to force AA in nvidia drivers, if you haven't already:http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=558994Another option is to get a higher resolution screen (the aliasing is due to the low dot pitch of your screen).I've never had a problem with AD 3d quality, it does what it needs to do.If you need to do a fancy render, import the .step file into another program.

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 10, 2011, 08:52:13 pm
content: I have an older ATI card. Saphire Radeon X300E with 256MB RAM and antialiasing works perfectly for me and my monitor is 1920x1080 so I hardly notice notice any pixelation on the graphics.

author: flodins
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2011, 01:47:10 am
content: I have 1080p, I'll post some screenshots later. Can you post yours?

author: thmjpr
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2011, 04:55:16 am
content: Quote from: flodins on June 11, 2011, 01:47:10 am1080p should be ok.Here are some screenshots, no AA, 94dpi- basic pcb with block components:- random step file:

author: flodins
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2011, 10:09:57 am
content: http://flodins.info/files/PSU-13V8-30A.wmvhere is mine, this is very poor, lines on silkscreen are not lines , same is in realtime 3d view

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2011, 10:43:36 am
content: Even at 1080, images without anti-aliasing don't look as good.What software are you using?Have you conducted tests with different programs?It looks like it's more likely to be the program you're using than graphics card or the drivers.

author: flodins
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2011, 12:01:53 pm
content: Software? Move was generated in AD10 that does not matter.Here screenchots from AD09http://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/11/1.PNGhttp://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/11/2.PNGzero antialiasing, force in drivers do nothing in altium, all other software and games are okin Altium official videos same effect: zero antialiasingtwo years and they still can not fix this?

author: Zero999
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2011, 08:23:59 pm
content: There you go then.Kicad which uses Wings for 3D also has no anti-aliasing.Not all software does it. It's not your graphics card, it's the software. Aliasing works for me in OpenOffice.org, Adobe PDF reader and Inkscape but not in Kicad and probably not Altium.

author: flodins
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 11, 2011, 10:29:03 pm
content: AD need very good GPU for complex pcb's in 3d but has no antialiasing even in AD10 when they put slider for AA, this sucks sooo much

author: thmjpr
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 12, 2011, 01:55:15 am
content: How thick are the lines btw, <7mil?Forcing works with my ATI card:Maybe try with a program like atitool/rivatuner/nvtray, and not in the drivers.

author: flodins
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 12, 2011, 12:42:21 pm
content: look nice, please post screenshot with bigger angle and tilt

author: thmjpr
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 13, 2011, 03:30:54 am
content: If I go down to 1mil silk, quality does get worse. But I would never go that thin, always use >7mil IMO.

author: flodins
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 29, 2011, 11:04:22 am
content: I make some 3d models and export for render, altium 3d view suckshttp://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/27/av2_.JPGhttp://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/26/xx.Final_Color_Output.pnghttp://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/26/Przechwytywanie.Final_Color_Output_.pnghttp://wstaw.org/m/2011/06/26/Przechwytywanie.Final_Color_Output.png

author: mobbarley
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 30, 2011, 02:25:30 pm
content: Quote from: flodins on June 29, 2011, 11:04:22 amamazing

author: dh
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 13, 2011, 10:40:56 pm
content: Who in their right mind uses ray-tracing to render inductors???...and how can I do that?

author: plutonim
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: August 25, 2011, 09:30:48 am
content: Quote from: flodins on June 09, 2011, 03:10:06 pmI had the same problem with my ATI HD4830. Now I found the solution! Just uncheck "Use Ordered Blending in 3D"

author: adx
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 08, 2018, 11:30:37 pm
content: Woohoo! Old thread I know but that last step worked for me! In all my years I thought antialiasing in Altium 3D was some sort of April fool's joke or the slider was for 2D - had never seen it work until just now. Turning off Ordered Blending and turning antialiasing DOWN to something like 4 or 5 did the trick. Also attempting to force to maxes in Nvidia control panel (seems to act more like a hint that the user "might appreciate some antialiasing at some point if you wouldn't mind terribly please"), GT 730 and older Altium. I assume this would be different for 18+.I thought worth the post to say it can be done, and isn't a myth.