what is web gl?

jim_dornberger

I can not get Onshape to run. It says webgl needs enabled? How is this accomplished?

awk

You don't need any plugins installed to use Onshape.

What browser and Operating System are you using? WebGL is a feature of most modern browsers, Chrome, Safari and Firefox all support WebGL (and have done for some time). Internet Explorers support for WebGL is more recent (added in IE11) and is missing some important items, whilst some have had luck with IE11 I wouldn't recommend it, Chrome or Firefox would be better choices.

http://get.webgl.org can tell you more about the support for WebGL in your current browser.

cadmando

Jim
Have you got Adobe Flash Player installed, if not this may be your problem, I just did a Google search for web gl and this was the result:

WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D computer graphics and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.

Yes I know Adobe Flash Player is a plug-in but it may help, if not try:

You may find the answer at:
https://get.webgl.org/

Graham

awk

You don't need any plugins installed to use Onshape.

What browser and Operating System are you using? WebGL is a feature of most modern browsers, Chrome, Safari and Firefox all support WebGL (and have done for some time). Internet Explorers support for WebGL is more recent (added in IE11) and is missing some important items, whilst some have had luck with IE11 I wouldn't recommend it, Chrome or Firefox would be better choices.

http://get.webgl.org can tell you more about the support for WebGL in your current browser.

3dcad

There has been few stories where everything (hardware&browser) SHOULD be okay but still get the error message.. Don't know if these things have been solved..

shashank_aarya

I upgraded to Windows-7 since I found it's simple as compared to Windows 8.1 and 10. Windows 7 initially do not require to install additional graphics drivers to adjust the screen resolution as in windows XP. So, I was not aware about the Web GL error initially when I accessed Onshape through Google chrome. But when this error occurred, I checked with the information which said that I need to install the graphics drivers as per my laptop requirements. So, after installing them, Web GL error is not observed till now whenever I access Onshape. So, I think even if you are using Windows-8.1 or 10 it would be better to install all the necessary graphics drivers.