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OpenGL

What is OpenGL?

"OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, multi-platform API for rendering 2D and 3D computer graphics. The API is typically used to interact with a GPU, to achieve hardware-accelerated rendering. OpenGL was developed by Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) from 1991 and released in January 1992 and is widely used in CAD, virtual reality, scientific visualization, information visualization, flight simulation, and video games."

Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenGL


In TARGET 3001! we use OpenGL for 3D graphics. Some (few) graphics cards cause the errors:

   wglDeleteContext failed
   wglChoosePixelFormat failed

The 3D graphics in TARGET 3001! then automatically is deactivated. With each restart of TARGET 3001! a new attemt for reactivation is done, bur without success. This may cause frustration.

Solution of the problem: Please update your graphics card driver!
In most cases this error is fixed with a current driver. If not, please let us know by email: target@ibfriedrich.com

Please add information on error message, operating system graphics card and driver version to your mail.en:OpenGL