I recently started using the GiD software that helps me create geometries later used in SAFIR.
But the problem is that when I try to visualize the mesh I created (by clicking on the mesh view button), the software freezes and I get the windows error message saying “GiD stopped working”. And the only choice I have is to kill the application.
However, the output file generated by GiD is correct and I can use it in SAFIR, but it’s really disturbing not to be able to see the mesh, in order to avoid calculation issues.
It seems a problem of OpenGL with your graphic card or driver.
Try to use GiD with OpenGL by software (Safe visualization mode)
Menu: Utilities->Preferences… Graphical - System - Safe visualization mode
and press Accept (GiD must be restarted to apply this change)
Try also to changing the drawing method: Vertex buffer objects, Immediate mode,…