I'm working with Abaqus 2022 on a remote desktop. The remote desktop is running RedHat, Enterprise Linux on a virtual machine. Issuing the command "abaqus info=system" tells me that the graphics card being used is a VMWare SVGA II Adapter. This is a virtual graphics card, since the remote desktop is running a virtual machine. According to https://www.3ds.com/support/hardware-and-software/simulia-system-information/abaqus-2022/abaqus-2022-graphics-devices/#lnx86_64 it is not a setup which has been tested.

If I issue the command "abaqus cae" I get a warning which says that "X Error: code 2 major 150 minor 3: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)". I've instead been issuing "abaqus cae -mesa" to disable graphics hardware acceleration. Using the "-mesa" option prevents the warning from being emitted at Abaqus startup, and up until now all the graphics had been working properly.

I have a simulation where I construct a part by doing a boolean cut operation using two other parts. When I view the resulting part, I'm seeing some graphical oddities. As I zoom in while in the Part module, the coloring of the part changes. See the attached pictures - there are splotches of green and grey which change shape/location as I zoom in. It also appears that the chunk of the part which is supposed to be removed due to the boolean cut operation is not being removed from the part. When I hover my mouse over the chunk of the part which is supposed to be removed, my mouse highlights faces which would only be highlighted if that chunk of the part was actually removed. This makes me think that the chunk of the part has been removed logically, but there is some issue with the graphics system and it is still being displayed.

Does the changing green/grey coloring indicate an issue with the graphics system? Do I have any options other than using "-mesa" to avoid seeing these graphical oddities?