Solidworks - Windows 11 VM - Unrecognized graphics card - Registry Patch Not Working.

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CraigH23

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Hello,
I'm experiencing an issue while running Solidworks on Parallels Desktop 18: Solidworks doesn't recognize the graphics card in my M1 MacBook Pro. Consequently, the 'Realview Graphics' feature in Solidworks is non-functional. Does anyone have suggestions for a workaround, or know of any virtual drivers that I could install to rectify this problem?

NOTE: Registry patch from Parallels website does not work.

Best regards,

Craig
 
MohibulA said:
There's plenty of amazing CAD software for Macs now-a-days but unfortunately solidworks for Mack still does not exist.
Parallels recently added support for running Windows on M1 and M2 Macs.
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I'm not sure I understand. Isn't it obvious I know Windows can be installed on MacOS through parallels desktop. I am writing this on their forums. I have SW installed on the Windows VM right now, my issue is specific to "unrecognised graphics card" and "RealView Graphics". I don't mean to be rude but please read my initial post before replying. I don't want irrelevant replies to hi-jack my post and subsequently my post becomes buried, which will result in me not finding the help I need.
 
Parallels Desktop has no access to the Mac's device's physical graphics cards. Instead, Parallels Display Adapter driver (which is part of the Parallels Tools installation) interfaces with virtual hardware and provides 3D acceleration features. The actual acceleration is achieved by translating Direct X commands from the guest OS to the OpenGL API on the macOS side.

Anyway, most likely, your actual issue is that you can't use 'RealView Graphics' feature in Solidworks. Solidworks deliberately disables OpenGL acceleration on hardware that is not on their allowed list. To turn off disabling of Parallels drivers in SolidWorks you can take a snapshot (Actions > Take a snapshot), open Registry Editor inside Windows, and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\AllowList. From there, delete or rename every sub-key that starts with Parallels.
 
Critical graphic rendering issues in Solidworks 2024 and Kompas 3D after updating to Parallels Desktop 27.0.1
Dear Parallels Support Team,
I am reaching out regarding a critical graphical issue that appeared immediately after upgrading to the latest version of Parallels Desktop.
My Environment:
  • Parallels Desktop Version: 27.0.1 (58670) Pro Edition
  • Host OS: macOS [Укажите вашу версию macOS, например: Sequoia 15.0]
  • Mac Model: [Укажите вашу модель Mac, например: MacBook Pro M3 Max]
  • Guest OS: Windows [Укажите версию Windows, например: Windows 11 Pro] [1]
The Issue:
Right after the version 27.0.1 update, my primary CAD applications started experiencing severe interface and 3D engine rendering bugs: [1]
  1. Solidworks 2024: Graphical lines, constraints, and dimensions inside sketches are missing, distorted, or not rendering correctly. The workspace flickers during sketching.
  2. Kompas 3D (2016): The application fails to display text properly. Text blocks, dimensions, and annotations appear as corrupted artifacts or completely invisible blocks.
I have already tried reinstalling Parallels Tools, but it did not resolve the issue. It seems like a bug in the new OpenGL translation driver introduced in this release. Since these apps are critical for my daily workflow, I need a fix or a workaround as soon as possible. [1, 2]
I have attached a Technical Report. Technical Report ID: [Вставьте сюда 9-значный ID отчета, если вы его сформировали. Если нет — удалите эту строчку]. [1, 2]
Looking forward to your guidance on how to fix this, or please provide instructions on how to safely downgrade to the previous stable build.
Best regards,
 
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