51 lines
4.3 KiB
Markdown
51 lines
4.3 KiB
Markdown
---
|
|
created: '2026-04-05T05:56:13+00:00'
|
|
id: 8a10eb5b-b033-41c5-b105-f2202a9887f9
|
|
links: []
|
|
modified: '2026-04-05T05:56:13+00:00'
|
|
summary: Based on the note, the main solution involves a registry hack to activate
|
|
RealView graphics in SolidWorks 2015 for an AMD Radeon HD 7500M/7600M series card,
|
|
by creating specific keys under `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS
|
|
2015\Performance\Graphics` and modifying the "Workarounds" DWORD value.
|
|
tags: []
|
|
title: Enable Realview
|
|
---
|
|
|
|
Clipped from: [https://grabcad.com/questions/how-i-can-activate-real-view-graphics-in-my-solidworks-2015-x-64-bit-sp2-my-operating-system-is-windows-7-x-64-bit-sp1-and-my-graphics-card-is-amd-radeon-hd-7500m-7600m-series-i-have-already-tried-realhack-3-9-1-but-it-is-not-working](https://grabcad.com/questions/how-i-can-activate-real-view-graphics-in-my-solidworks-2015-x-64-bit-sp2-my-operating-system-is-windows-7-x-64-bit-sp1-and-my-graphics-card-is-amd-radeon-hd-7500m-7600m-series-i-have-already-tried-realhack-3-9-1-but-it-is-not-working)
|
|
|
|
[Comments 1](https://grabcad.com/questions/how-i-can-activate-real-view-graphics-in-my-solidworks-2015-x-64-bit-sp2-my-operating-system-is-windows-7-x-64-bit-sp1-and-my-graphics-card-is-amd-radeon-hd-7500m-7600m-series-i-have-already-tried-realhack-3-9-1-but-it-is-not-working#)
|
|
|
|
### 46 Answers
|
|
|
|
[](https://grabcad.com/leucetius)
|
|
|
|
[Leucetius](https://grabcad.com/leucetius)
|
|
|
|
Answered on 5 Jun, 2015 10:34 AM
|
|
|
|
1.) Open up the registry editor (Start Button -> Run... -> "regedit")
|
|
2.) Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 2015\Performance\Graphics\Hardware\Current"
|
|
3.) On the right side doubleclick on "Renderer"
|
|
4.) copy (Strg+C) the Value
|
|
Since I have a GeForce Card mine is "GeForce GTX 970/PCIe/SSE2". Yours will be different, mentioning an AMD card. It is important to copy ALL what's in value.
|
|
5.) Navigate to "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 2015\Performance\Graphics\Hardware\Gl2Shaders\R420"
|
|
6.) On the left side (the treeview) rightclick on "R420" and choose "New / Key"
|
|
7.) Rename the new key with the copied value (Strg+V)
|
|
8.) Click another Key and back to your newly created to make sure you are editing the right values. The right side should be empty but an entry (Default) whose data is "value not set"
|
|
9.) rightclick in the right side and create "New / DWORD (32-bit) Value"
|
|
10.) Rename the DWORD to "Workarounds" and, after that, doublecklick it
|
|
11.) Leave the "Base" to "Hexadecimal" and enter 30008 into the field "Value data"
|
|
12.) Leave the Registryeditor open and start Solidworks. Create a new part / open an old one and try to enable RealView.
|
|
|
|
If RealView is still greyed out:
|
|
13.) Close Solidworks and go back to the registry editor. Doubleclick the DWORD "Workarounds" and change the "Value data" to 30408
|
|
14.) Fire up Solidworks and try again to activate Realview (Part or Assembly open)
|
|
|
|
If RealView is STILL greyed out:
|
|
15.) Freakout - I can't help you mate.
|
|
|
|
Edit: Reported working solution. And for SOME who keep telling "You need a Quattro card": look at the appended screenshot. RealView with all bells and whistles with an GTX 970.
|
|
|
|
Workarounds 32408 for enhanced graphics options
|
|
|
|
From <[https://grabcad.com/questions/solidworks-2019-realview-hack](https://grabcad.com/questions/solidworks-2019-realview-hack)> |