Updating your graphics driver is a good way to correct odd visual behaviors such as freezing, artifacts, model slicing, and slow performance.
Windows
If you have a notebook or laptop computer:
You should visit the website of the notebook manufacturer to download the latest driver.
If you have a desktop or workstation computer:
Before you can update the graphics driver, you need to know what kind of graphics card you have. For more information about how to find out what graphics card you have in your PC, click here.
Once you know the kind of graphics card you have, visit the manufacturer's website to download the latest driver. Here are links for downloading drivers from the most common graphics card manufacturers:
Mac OS X
- Click the Apple.
- On the "Apple" menu, click "Software Update."
- If there is a Mac OS X update available, you can install it. If there is a graphics driver update, it will be included in the Mac OS X update.
Note: If you are having graphics problems with SketchUp and you are running Mac OS X 10.4.3, update to Mac OS X 10.4.4 or later.
