The Graphics Instructional Lab
The graphics instructional lab, located in Sieg Hall room 228, was
opened in September 1994. It is filled with Windows NT workstations, donated
by Intel. These workstations have lots of RAM, powerful graphics cards and
large monitors. Applications are build using VC++ version 6.0, MFC, and
OpenGL.
Rules For Sieg 228
- The machines in Sieg 228 are primarily for the use of cse457
and cse557 students working on assignments for those courses.
If you are not a graphics student, or not working on the course,
you may use the machines in Sieg 228, but must give up
your machine if someone needs it for the course.
- No Food or Drinks in the Lab -- EVER!
- If for some reason, you get hung, mail
support@cs. They will take care
of this for you.
- Be courteous when playing games or viewing demos: keep a low volume,
or use headphones.
- If you need to leave your workstation for a few minutes, lock your
screen. You can lock your screen by selecting "Lock Workstation..."
from the dialog box that pops up when you type control-alt-delete.
- If you're planning to be away from your screen for longer than 20
minutes, log out.
- Feel free to open the windows if it gets hot, but if you are the last one
to leave the lab, make sure they are closed. Equipment has been
stolen from the first and second floors of Sieg because of open windows.
- The lab has copies of course reference material, including textbooks
OpenGL reference texts. These may not leave the lab, and please return
them to the bookshelf when you are done using them.
Adjusting the video on the NetPower (dual) machines
In the past we have experienced trouble with OpenGL and its
interaction with the video hardware and drivers in the graphics lab.
The major symptom is the Impressionist canvas becoming garbled when
you move the window around the screen. You may also have to click
twice to paint every stroke on the canvas. It will look like :
If you experience this
problem, first close Impressionist. Then double click on the NetPower
icon (it looks like a monitor) in the bottom right corner of the
screen. Select Other OpenGL Applications, Sony 20" (Model
GDM-20E03), and 1280x1024. After you are done, right click
on the NetPower icon again and check that Other OpenGL
Applications is selected. Finally, right click in blank area of
the screen and select Properies. Change the video mode to
something new (maybe 1280x1024 if that is not the current setting).
Making some sort of change is all that seems to matter, you can always
change back. Then, it should look like: