Isaac Lab: No visualization on desktop (GTX 1660 Super, Win11), questions about remote GPU rendering

pavel.didin
Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:22:10 +0000
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Hello NVIDIA community,

I am successfully running Isaac Lab in headless mode for training, but I cannot get the scene visualizer to work on my desktop machine. The Isaac Sim window pops up, but it remains entirely black, with no scene rendering.

My system configuration is:

Operating System: Windows 11

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super

GPU Driver Version: 560.94

CPU: Intel(R) Core™ i5-10400F CPU @ 2.90GHz

RAM: 8 GB

I have installed Isaac Lab via the recommended Conda environment. The environment runs correctly in headless mode (--headless), confirming that the simulation itself is functional. However, when I try to run it with visualization, the window appears but shows only a black screen. I’ve ensured that no headless flag is used.

My main questions are:

1. Desktop Setup: Are there any known issues or specific configuration steps required for visualization on a desktop system with a GTX 1660 Super? Could this be related to specific OpenGL features or settings I need to enable?

2. Remote GPU Visualization: Given the potential limitations of my local GPU for this task, I am also interested in the possibility of remote visualization. Is it possible to run the Isaac Lab simulation on my local machine but offload the rendering and visualization to a more powerful remote NVIDIA GPU (not in headless mode)? If so, what would be the recommended approach or technology stack for this (e.g., Steam Remote Play, NVIDIA CloudXR, other solutions)?

Any guidance on either getting the local visualization to work or setting up a remote rendering workflow would be immensely helpful.

Thank you in advance for your support.