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Whoa, when somebody suggested unchecking a default (I do not remember what), CA came aboard and said DON'T DO THIS... so I hope CA will chime in here and let us know what to do. BTW, below is what my default is. Hey Graham, thanks tons for sticking with this. The lack of performance is really going to hurt us unless this gets resolved before final release.

Thanks JB, but I doubt your machine will be any different than the machines I have already tested.

This stuff is over my pay grade, but when at the apple store, using the MACPRO, it was the CPU that was being heavily taxed. The guy at the apple store said it might be helpful if the program was using more of the graphics card. BTW, we were monitoring this when UPDATING ALL VIEWS IN LAYOUT.

I believe we need to have layout open when updating layout. At one time I worked with layout open but I have not been able to for the last few versions because of the lag. I hope CA will consider doing something to speed up the program for the larger files..... 50 mb and larger for me.

Okay guys, I tested my file on a MACPRO. It was no faster than my present computer. I think Perry is correct, it is an issue for CA to solve.

Thanks P. for your time in a GTM. Again, no luck finding a computer that can handle my file.

I wonder how your machine would handle my large file? Do you have time for a quick GTM?

Hi Greg, thank you for doing a GTM with me this morning. Much appreciated. For the rest of you, the performance of CA on Greg's Pro was not really any better than on my 4 year old computer. BTW, his Pro is the same age as my IMAC. So I have compared my 4 year old IMAC to Greg's 4 year old PRO to my new IMAC...... none of the MAC's out did the other that I can see. I am now going to return my new IMAC to Apple and if I get a chance, I will test drive the NEW IMAC PRO. If that doesn't blow my socks off, I am sticking with my 4 year old computer.

OMG, I would love to do a GOTOMEETING with you tomorrow if possible. I will send you my file and I would love to see you work with it. I think I can do 9:30 PST tomorrow morning or later. What works for you? Thank you thank you. uh oh, X9? Maybe I can find an x9 file that you can work with.

BTW, a real nuisance these days is the lag when opening up a DBX. I am opening DBX for symbols all the time, 1 second time a lot equals a lot of wasted time.

It is slow when: - editing roofs in 3d with plan and 3d view open - slow when updating all views in layout - I do have a few programs open at one time, but not using more than one at a time - editing roofs, i.e. friezes in 3d (waiting for the revised frieze to get fixed

Thank you Graham..... from what you say, it does not sound hopeful. Raytracing is not important .

Yeah, that is what I am thinking.

If I went from the 'puter on the left to the 'puter on the right I would notice a difference?

Maybe I don't know what I am talking about. Maybe I have a quad core , but with hyper threading I have 8 cores. Do I have what most folks would consider a "quad core"?

I think I have 8 cores. I might trade this one in for the pro version. It is pricey but might be worth it in time saved.... not sure. For most projects the system I have works fine but I have a 53 mb file that can be painfully slow at times. With my present system updating all views in layout can take a minute or two and that is what happens with the new computer.

An update: I did get the new computer. I have been using it for a few days now. It has been underwhelming. I will probably return the computer in the next few days. I would appreciate any comments.

So now the question is, suppose I want the ply sheathing and the rigid insulation that is over the ply heating to go up to top plates but I want to stop the finish at soffit. IOW, what is controlling when the additional exterior layers stop at soffit and when they stop at top plates. Maybe some of the additional layers should be part of the main wall layer.

I do not think you are missing anything, I think they might of fixed this.

Is this new? Note the wall sheathing goes to the top plate and the finish stops at the soffit. This is good..... has it always behaved like this?

Good call, I forgot to mention that.

change the second floor defaults first and then change the first floor defaults . everything should then work.

I use quicken. It does the job. I am on a Mac.

Hey Barb, move up to X10.

Here you go Steve, your ref, add to library and then stick in cabinet and the move down a couple of times. steve ref with scott editing.plan