NOTE: If you are having problems displaying maps in OziExplorer3D or the PC locks while manipulating the map it is highly likely the OpenGL drivers for your graphics card are at fault and not OziExplorer3D software.

Problems

• The software seems unstable and causes my computer to crash or "lock up" (or fails to display the map, it just displays a blank window).

You are using a graphics card (driver) which probably has bugs in the OpenGL drivers used by the software. If this occurs repeatedly your only option is to upgrade your graphics driver from the manufacturer of the graphics card. Older video drivers which have their own OpenGL implementation are often buggy and lead to crashes.

If you get a blue screen with a driver dll error message, your graphics card driver will be at fault.

• My display has visual glitches and anomalies when rendering 3D.

  Make sure you have downloaded and installed the latest drivers for your graphics card.  

  NOTE:  Some cards do not support in hardware all 3D features.  Poor 3D graphics support and a slow CPU will limit the 3D experience and greatly affect 3D performance.  Please see the Minimum Requirements section above.
   

• I have a current hardware accelerated 3D graphics card, with the latest drivers, but am still seeing poor 3D performance on my 256-color desktop.
  
  Change the desktop from 256 colors (8-bit color), to Thousands (16-bit) or Millions ( 32-bit) of colors.  3D can only utilize hardware acceleration in 16-bit or greater display modes.
   
• I just upgraded to Windows 2000, Windows XP or bought a new graphics card for my Windows 2000 or XP machine.  Windows detected it, but I do not get any hardware accelerated 3D rendering.

  Windows 2000 or Windows XP may not provide 3D support with its own drivers for your product.  You may need to download drivers from your video card manufacturer.
   

• Fog shows the whole map as fogged instead of a graduated level of fog

This is a bug/limitation of some opengl drivers