There are a few different ways to enable OpenGL in SOLIDWORKS:
Enable it in the Display Properties dialog box:
a. On the Windows Taskbar, click Start > Control Panel.
b. In the Control Panel, double-click Display.
c. On the Settings tab, under Advanced, click Graphics Adapter.
d. In the Graphics Adapter Properties dialog box, select the Enable OpenGL check box.
enable glCurvedLinesAccordingToNormals in the registry:
a. Click Start > Run.
b. In the Run dialog box, type regedit.
c. In the Registry Editor, navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SolidWorks\SOLIDWORKS 2016\Performance\Graphics.
d. For a new installation of SOLIDWORKS 2016, the Enable OpenGL check box is selected by default.
e. Exit the Registry Editor.
- Enable OpenGL and OGL Stereo in a command line interface:
a. From the Start menu, click All Programs > SOLIDWORKS version > SOLIDWORKS Tools > VisView.
b. In the Command Prompt window, type the following command: opengl on
c. Press Enter.
d. Type the following command to turn on OGL Stereo: oglstereo on
e. Press Enter.
