Electromen

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    Best Mac Laptop for running chief

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    Here's mine, it's does a very good job.

    MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

    2.4 GHz *-Core Intel i9

    32 GB RAM

    AMD Radeon Pro 5500M video card

    2TB SSD storage

     

    One note about the MacBook Pro, it uses the onboard Intel Graphics card when on battery unless you override that in System Preferences.  Plugged in, it uses the Radeon Video Card.

    Real Time Ray Tracing in X13

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    Chief has done a good job integrating this new technology.  It's just frustrating owning a $4,400 desktop and $3,800 laptop that don't have RTX.  I just bought a Dell Alienware laptop for my son, two weeks ago, that has a NVIDIA RTX 2070 video card, so I guess I can use that.

    Slow Performance and poor responsiveness in X12

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    Check a few things on your Mac.

    1.  Free storage space. Apple symbol in upper left corner > About this Mac > Storage > how much free space do you have?

    2.  If you need to free up storage, on the same screen > Manage

    3.  From the Desktop Hit GO in the upper tool bar > Utilities > Disk Utility > Run First Aid on all the Drives listed on the left.

    4.  Update the OS, this will also update all your drivers like the one for the video card. 

    Apple symbol in upper left corner > About this Mac > Software Update > Check Automatically Update > Advanced > Check them all

    5.  If there are updates, install them

    6. Reboot > hit Commad + Tab to see if anything other than Finder is running,  If there is > Quit the App

    7. Test CA

    Slow Performance and poor responsiveness in X12

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    Justin,

    How are you connecting the Computer to the TV?

    Thunderbolt 3 Adapter ?

    HDMI cable ?  

    Display Port cable ?

    It may be possible that your connection/cable in not 4K capable.  Try to list the exact components.

    I know on 4K TVs with a 4K source, the connections can cause trouble.

     

    Wireless connections like Apple TV or Chromecast will always cause a delay.

     

    Slow Performance and poor responsiveness in X12

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    1 hour ago, justinorwig said:

    Hi everyone. Thanks again so much for all the input. I’ve learned a lot!  So far I’m wondering if running the 50” 4K tv is just too much for this graphics card. I tried this a while back With poor results but now Again plugged into my 32” lg monitor and it seems to not experience the lag when running that monitor alone. Also tried on my wife’s  2020 Mackbook with the the same specs as mine and it did a little better but struggled when plugged into the tv.  Funny on hers it did fine on tv until I filled the screen with CA or went full screen in CA. I guess this points to requiring too much graphics load to go out from my computer?

     

    I’m a business guy and designer not a Tech geek so this has all been so irritating. But for real I think I owe you all lunch next time you’re in Austin!  
     

    Electroment thanks I see you have 32gb and 8gb video. That’s probably what I need. 
     

    renerabbit I tried to find a way to reinstall video drivers but Apple thinks it can handle that automatically during normal updates and diagnostics.  Not as a separate process at least that I can find. I did reset the ram at start up but not sure if that did the trick. 
     

    I guess the moral of the story is get a way bigger graphics card next time...or soon :)

    I would guess it's the huge TV running at 4K causing your delay.  The recorded screen I posted was the MacBook Pro 16" screen running at 3072 x 1920.  I didn't try a 4K TV.

     

    I also have a Mac Pro (2013 Trash Can model purchased in 2017). It has dual - 3GB video cards.  I recently purchased two new monitors for it.  I decided on 27" BenQ PD2705Q, which are 2K - 2560x1440 and $399 each.  I researched 4K monitors and the text would have been too small for a 27" monitor.  That's why I purchased the 27" 2560x1440.  

    I like using dual monitors.  I keep the plan on one and the library and 3D views on the other.  

     

    I also run Windows on one, using Parallels, and the Mac OS on the other.  I do this while using QuckBooks in Windows and writing invoices on the Mac side using Numbers.

     

     

    PDF Printing

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    Create a Layout Template that matches the size of your required print.

    Send your View to Layout.

    In Layout > Print to PDF > Set the Resolution to 600 x 600 > Save it in a Folder.

    This file will be Vector base and with far more Resolution than you'll need.

    Print this PDF.

     

    Computer recommendations

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    I just bought a Laptop that works very well with X12.

      8-Core Intel Core i9

      Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz

      Total Number of Cores: 8 

      Memory: 32 GB

      Video Card: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with VRAM: 8 GB

      Storage: 2TB SSD

     

    It's a Mac Pro but the same computer with Windows would work just as well.

     

    TV for conference room monitor?

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    I've been using a 40" Sony TV for clients for about four years.  I ran an HDMI from the computer to the TV.  It worked very well.

    In the past, I had it mirror my monitor.  I recently updated the computer and bought two new 27" BenQ monitors.

    Now I have the TV mirror one monitor.  I use the second monitor for the library and other tools. 

     

    Sometime this year I'd like to update the TV to a 55" - 4K.

    My new monitors have a resolution of 2560 x 1440, the present 40" TV is 1920 x 1080, so when I have the TV resolution match the monitor, some of the desktop is cut off.  If I have the monitor match the TV, the monitor shows a slightly smaller screen.  Hopefully a 4K TV will be able to match the monitor resolution.

     

    I researched 4K monitors and the resolution made the text and menus too small on a 27" monitor.   That's why I went with 2560 x 1440.  I'm happy with that decision. 

     

    Lost Toolbar

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    Let me see if I can explain how I Synchronize files and folders to work on both a Desktop and Laptop with CA.

    I have a Western Digital My Cloud EX2 Ultra.  It plugs into my Router/Ethernet Switch and acts as a personal cloud.

    I use software called Good Sync to Synchronize the Desktop to the My Cloud.  It also syncs the Laptop to My Cloud.  

    Everything saved to Documents on the desktop Hard drive is also on the laptop hard drive and vice versa.

    Every time a file changes, it syncs.

     

    I've moved Chiefs Folders to Documents.  The Library, Tool Bars etc. match on both computers.  I can start a drawing on either computer, edit and revise and the changes are on both computers.  The synchronization happens in the background automatically.

     

    The difference between My Cloud Home and My Cloud EX2 Ultra is the EX2 is Network Attached Storage (NAS) It has two hard drives and runs RAID 1, so the second hard drive backs up the first one.  Alll the files & folders are available also using the My Cloud.com web site.  So if you had my username and password I could share them with you.

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