4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 My 41 Kb plan file is getting slow. For example, it takes 6 seconds to "undo". What tips do users have to speed things up or is it a hardware problem only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 This is one of he reasons forum users put their computer specs in their sigs. Also, it's good practice to post your plan so others can test/find bad symbols/find bad materials/find user error/find etc. without the need of a guessing game. If you want my tip... http://www.boxxtech.com/ jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy1 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 I suspect you mean 41 MBs. A blank plan is a lot more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 I suspect you mean 41 MBs. A blank plan is a lot more than that. Yes, my mistake. How does that size compare to what most of you end up working with for a house of 7,000 SF? Assuming that people do houses of that size from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 I have been thinking about posting the plan and have been wondering about confidentiality and copy-write issues. Not that I have reason not to trust people from this group, but how would I know? I could use the help but I need to ask how this works on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 The other question: Is there a location I can post the plan? Then I can provide a link as I likely have many questions on different threads for the same plan. No reason to post the same plan multiple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 DropBox will handle it. Done here all the time. And you ought to edit your sig to show your system specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 DropBox will handle it. Done here all the time. And you ought to edit your sig to show your system specs. I am more of a Mac user on Windows, so how do I find the system specs in Windows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 http://www.piriform.com/speccy jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 http://www.piriform.com/speccy jon Thanks. Chief Architect X6, Sketchup 2014 OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1 Processor: Intel Xeon CPU E3-1220 v3 @ 3.10GHz RAM: 8 GB DDR3 Make: Dell A06 12/5/2013 Graphics: AMD FirePro V4900 (FireGL V) Graphics Adapter 1024 MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 How would I set up drop box so others can download and not see all the other junk in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Setup a unique folder within DB (I'm very clever and call mine Chief Architect Stuff) and follow the instructions to set your permissions. It's easier doing this through the website than your local file system. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 That's pretty much the base specs for running CAX6. Model complexity also contributes to CA responsiveness. For instance; I'm working a plan landscape and I use hundreds or 2D and 3D plant models. While the 2D doesn't effect performance much, the high poly (many, many polygons) 3D models drag an 87MB landscape plan to a crawl. However, the same project interior design plan @ 157MB is just fine as most symbols are low poly. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Setup a unique folder within DB (I'm very clever and call mine Chief Architect Stuff) and follow the instructions to set your permissions. It's easier doing this through the website than your local file system. jon I have a DropBox folder set up, but do need to put an email address for everyone who wants to download the file or is there another way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Also do I need to exit the open plan even if I saved it, before I share it? Some Windows files must close or they do not allow others to open when shared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 OK. Here is the link to my folder. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lo009p9jjfzjeq8/AABtmWXYDYSeBQ3ON50SmnjKa?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicinus Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Todd, I downloaded it and it is pretty slow for me too. Funny enough the file I\m working on myself is just about 40MB too at about 6,000sqf. I have two screens and usually a 3D perspective on one and then floor plan on the other. I've noticed that it slows things down the more tabs I have open in parallel, as Chief needs to update in several places so I make sure to always close everything that isn't needed. I also keep open and visible layers to a bare minimum. But it becomes slow at a certain point, yes. The undo is a pain and seems to be a special solution in Chief, it actually seems as if it reloads the last version of the whole plan from disk somehow. Not a memory buffed differential undo apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwideziner Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 It runs very slow for me. I suspect that the cage lanterns may be high poly with the round surfaces, also the stair railings with the panels at 90 deg . also there a a lot of cabinets which adds to file size. I think jusrt turn off as muchas possible while working on the plan to speed things up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcaffee Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Todd, start by doing some housekeeping. I deleted your CAD, Import layer and the responsiveness improved significantly. jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicinus Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Yes, 'Undo' sucks, and the bigger the plan the more it sucks... An SSD makes it suck a lot less. Would hate to know how it sucks without one then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicinus Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Todd, start by doing some housekeeping. I deleted your CAD, Import layer and the responsiveness improved significantly. Does a hidden layer affect responsiveness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 There is a high poly cooktop in the kitchen. It may be hogging resources. The lanterns were CA default for outside wall lights. I may need to change those. The CAD file I am still referencing, but thanks for the tip, I will delete it as soon as I am done with it. I have been hiding interior objects while working on the roof and exterior. That did help significantly in orbiting with the mouse. I have like 200 lights and need to turn more off. So is a RAM upgrade the biggest bang for the buck for files like these? BTW, How do I fix the stair railing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbuttery Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 video ram helps for render cpu ram for raytracing Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4hotshoez Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Does the "render" mean standard 3D camera view (openGL)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy1 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 If your plan files are running slow for you then why not SENT IT TO TECH SUPPORT, or purchase a stronger computer. Apparently there are high poly count items and cad files that are possibly slowing you down. By now, you should know what to do. If you feel CA has poor programing, then hey, there are other programs out there that may suit your needs better. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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