I actually have the 3d viewport rendering issues too when trying to run Leadwerks on my laptop, but It works fine on my desktop PC. Both my systems run Linux Mint 17 with Nvidia cards, but my laptop has Optimus technology, so I run it through bumblebee. Are you by chance using a laptop with Optimus tech? I've wondered if that has anything to do with it, but I haven't actually looked much into it since its working fine on my desktop now.