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By: Support. Support 0 contributions. Issue: Graphics performance in Inventor is not as good as it could or should be, and needs to be improved. An example symptom of this is the ''free rotate'' function working slowly.
Solution: Change Graphics Card Settings Follow the steps described in How to configure Autodesk software to use high performance graphics. Issue: Which graphic card fits best to Autodesk products? Where to find certified video cards for various Autodesk products? Where to check if a specific video card is certified? Solution: Refer to the Certified Graphics Hardware page. Note: The driver used for certification with each graphics card can be downloaded from the link provide in the list.
Set both the minimum and maximum values for the pagefile size to the same value. The same value ensures that the whole amount of disk space is allocated in one go, minimizing fragmentation of the disk. It also guarantees memory allocation is not slowed down by resizing virtual memory.
Set the pagefile size equal to 1X to 1. If the amount of virtual memory becomes disproportionate compared to the amount of physical memory, performance suffers. The machine is perpetually reading and writing to disk.
Do not place multiple pagefiles on different partitions on the same physical disk drive. Avoid having a pagefile on the same drive as the system files, such as the OS. Avoid putting a pagefile on a fault-tolerant drive, such as a mirrored volume or a RAID-5 volume.
Pagefiles do not need fault-tolerance, and some fault-tolerant systems suffer from slow data writes because they write data to multiple locations. Keeping your drive defragged results in an improvement in the open time of Inventor documents, especially large assemblies. When you copy or save large files to a fragmented drive, the files are fragmented and the open time degrades.
The slower your disk, the more fragmentation affects performance. This factor is important when you migrate datasets to a new version of Inventor, or download datasets from the Vault or a network location to your machine for editing.
You can defragment using the tool installed with Windows, or you can use a commercial tool. You can improve the Inventor startup time by defragmenting the Inventor program modules installed on your hard disk. To defragment your Inventor program files only, use the following procedure:. If you still see slow startup times after defragmenting your drive, there can be a problem with your disk or input device configuration.
For drive issues, work with your local IT department to benchmark your drive and determine if there is a configuration or driver problem.
If you use a specialized input device made for CAD products, you can uninstall it and use a normal mouse to see if the devide is causing a problem. Installing a newer driver for your input device sometimes solves the problem. Disk Cleanup is a one-stop tool for removing unwanted and unnecessary files. It is useful to clear the Recycle bin, Temp files, old compressed files, and so on. Defragment the hard drive after running Disk Cleanup for maximum benefit.
Regularly empty the temp folder and Recycle Bin. If Windows came pre-installed on your machine it is possible that is has been "tweaked" by the manufacturer. The first device on the primary channel is the main hard disk, It is usually configured correctly, but check the slave drives and devices on the secondary channel.
Windows themes and visual effects use system resources with little productivity benefit. Keep them to a minimum. Minimize interference with Inventor by your AV software by reducing the security. Some antivirus software can disable "Real-time file protection". We recommand that you configure it to scan only executables, and not every file that is opened.
Regedit is a bare-bones registry editing tool that comes pre-installed with Windows. There are numerous tools available that perform this task better. To free memory, turn off services that are not in use. Stopping unused services saves memory and improves system performance. However, make sure that you understand the consequences of stopping a service before you do so.
Services running on your machine that you rarely or never use, waste system resources. Manage services in the Windows Services dialog box. Left click a service to display a description. Double click a service to display the Properties dialog box. On the Dependencies tab, see dependent and required services. If a service is not needed, change the startup type to "Manual". Keep a note of any changes you make so that you can revert to the previous settings if necessary. Minimize the number of applications running in the background and in the Windows task bar.
Use a document management system such as Autodesk Vault Basic to copy the data to your local hard disk. Accessing data from your local hard drive gives you the fastest possible access during open, save, close, and updates. Lock all Engineering ports on switches to 1-Gb full duplex, and disallow auto-switching.
This action ensures that there is no interruption in the data flow across the LAN segment while large amounts of Inventor data are being used. When you use Inventor in a shared environment, this setting is vital to achieve a predictable and stable network.
Lock all network cards to 1-Gb full duplex, and do not allow auto-detecting. Ensure that there are no more than two hops between the workstation and the Inventor file server.
A simple method to check hops is to use the DOS command "tracert" from the client machine to the server. The trecert command lists number of hops. Measure the network usage on both the Workstation clients and the Inventor file servers. Either upgrade the network, or restrict the number of users accessing the server. If all users utilize the server at the same time, we recommend that you upgrade CPUs and memory for the server, and possibly multiple network cards and LAN segments.
Inventor uses segmented loading of files, which can cause issues when you work on files over the network. For example, you open an assembly file, and Inventor begins loading the b-reps boundary representations of each file, and you start editing some part files.
The network then fails and you try to save, but cannot because the complete file did not transfer locally. It is then necessary to revert to an older version of the file.
Therefore, we recommend that you work on local drives. Project files organize Inventor data, and determine the location of the working data, templates, styles, and libraries. Never locate a Workspace on a network location.
It is intended to be located on local machines. Perform all work on files held locally and copied back to the network when finished. If you do not, performance implications occur when you save all data across the network. Make the workspace local to each user machine. Never define Workgroup or Library locations that point to subfolders of the Workspace or another Workgroup or Library. If the Workgroup or Library location is a subfolder of another defined location, Inventor highlights the offending path in red.
You can still save the project file. It is a warning that the location does not produce the most efficient file structure. The fewer workgroup search paths defined, the better. Fewer search paths improves searches for files. Make your assembly structure flat. For example, if you have an assembly file in a folder, place all.
In a subfolder, place all the components in the. Inventor uses the "Subfolder Path" to locate the components it needs. If Inventor cannot find components immediately, it continues searching, which has a negative effect on performance. For more information: Projects. The table contains recommended Application Options that affect assembly performance. Ensure that all errors related to constraints are resolved. Open ALL subassemblies first, and resolve the problem in the subassemblies.
Then open the main assembly, and address any errors. In a large assembly, it is time-consuming to attempt to resolve constraint errors in lower-level subassemblies. Turn off the visibility of unnecessary work planes, axes, and points. The visibility of too many work features in an assembly can affect the performance.
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10 best Laptops for AutoCAD [ update]
Great article. I am regular visitor of this site. Your blogs are just awesome. Appreciate your effort on this. Great article Jaiprakash. I would highly recommend Metabox customisable laptops to anyone who is in for a reliable workhorse with loads of grunt. They are of great value with great specs and loads of features. I hope my input could be of some value to someone.
Awesome tip this will be helpful for people like me without IT background and being wanting to upgrade to get the best performance of my autocad software. Thank you so much for sharing this. Despite the fact that I require a high-quality laptop for my graphic design work, I found the information provided here very helpful. Please advise sir. For all these which one will be best suitable.
Please suggest sir. Would you recommend a lenova laptop for animation and graphic design students who will use programs such as Adobe, Illustrator, in design, 3ds max, blender, phtoshop?
The laptop model :lenovo 82d mtx ideapad creator 5. By downloading it by torrent or any other links? As my student license is expired , even autodesk subscription is too expensive! Hi Jaiprakash Pandey, Congratulations for your article.
The detailed information is of very good quality. I am using HP Omen I am satisfied. Hi Neil You have done so well. All I was looking for the best laptop for my graphic designing work. Gaming computers generally have high-end processors and good graphics cards. Hi Neil Cross You have done so well. All I was looking for a best laptop for my graphic designing work and the information i got here helped me a lot in getting one.
Great Knowledge, great blog post. Looking forward to have more from you. Great write-up here! I agree with Bernard regarding the finish of the screen as the anti glare are to distorting for precision without eye strain.
I like how you mentioned finding the best performance and software for CAD. He should hire a service that can work on his CAD drafting for his industrial plant.
I want your opinion about laptop as you studied this machine. My question is: Can I use this laptop to run cad? Hello, great article. I am thinking of buying a used Z workstation and I am undecided on which one will be the best. I know that L has less clock, but in turn has more cache. Sopor obviously that Ram is the same in all and with SSD.
I was anticipating using the PC lab during my apprenticeship at my Local, but Covid shut it down. I made the decision before all the lockdowns , and made the purchase of an iPad thinking I could learn as much as I could , while using the lab. I notice the first comments are a couple of years old. Is this article up to date with current technologies? If not I would like to see one that is. Sir can u recommend me some laptop as I want to use solidworks ,creo ,autocad ,autodesk moldflow ,ansys and mastercam and sometimes I m in situation whee I want to use some of these softwares simultaneously, so would u please help me out to get a best laptop without getting any lag.
Thank you once again in advance. Any rendering happens at a blink of an eye. I am looking to learn AutoCAD on my own for a job. Trying to make the best computer purchase for that. For frequently travelling Screen Size to be Firstly Neil Thanks a Lot for sharing such wonderful information. My budget limit lands me at intel core i3,any advice? Most universities have workstations at the university but getting a laptop is really nice for when you want to do work at home you have to spend a lot to get angsts running well on a laptop mat lab works on practically anything and autocad has the specs on the website but try and save for the best specs for the lesser frustration later on.
Hi, thanks for the article. Generally useful to understand the basics and specs and requirements will constantly change… so I dnt worry too much about your recommendations as others do. Richard And every professional should understand that it always depends on whatever you want to achieve — If you are so dammn serious about beeing a pro — go to the supplier and ask them for given recommendations.
Or is this fact too obvious anyways? I am probably going to be a future student in some cad classes. I just purchased a Dell mobile workstation with a i7 6core 2. Probably not mentally. What about more portable applications? I need a Tablet platform, mainly doing 2D never worked with CAD or any other programmes, but now have a requirement at work to take building asset numbers down while on the move.
Everything in this article is under powered. I Richard, though I appreciate your inputs I completely disagree with everything you said. No mention of running multiple monitors from the laptop. Thank you for your article. My laptop configuration is Dell Inspiron 3rd generation i3.
Hard drive GB. Hello sir. With gigs of harddisk. If i add gigs of ssd, then how much ram should be added ddr4orddr3 pls suggest graphic card as well, campaitible for the processor? The recent laptop and desktop recommendations could have stipulated that any computer that is good for gaming is likely good for CAD.
Gaming computers generally have high end processors and good graphics cards. CAD programs are very math intensive as well as graphics intensive; games programs have similar requirements. You want i7 as the basic starting point.
Some software cannot yet take advantage of these hardware features. I understand that AutoCAD does not take advantage of multiple threads; this makes the program run more slowly. It is more complicated for a program to be compiled using multiple threads and it is likely this reason that Autodesk has not undertaken this, but, there are definite speed improvements. A specific software cannot utilise all cores, else, no other programs including the operating system could run. Software needs at least one core to run in.
Math and graphics intensive software could utilise perhaps half the available cores, or more, if the computer were running that software almost exclusively. Some operating systems, like Linux, have the ability to select the number of cores used by applications. The number of threads available is a function of the cores available; two threads per core.
If you are using two cores, then you are limited to four threads. You are correct in your assessment of overclocking. The added speed comes with a price. It may be inconvenient for a game to freeze during operation. This could be costly in a work environment.
Many office computers are part of a UPS power system to reduce losses in the event of a power failure. Most Intel and AMD processors are capable of being overclocked and there are many aftermarket cooling systems to enable this; the processor, the memory, and the graphics card call all be overclocked.
The processor on my desktop is liquid cooled, but, not overclocked. RAM, or random access memory, can greatly affect the speed of operation. Most software functions well with 16GB, but unless you are doing a lot of multitasking there is little to be gained by having more than 32 GB. The speed of the memory has a bearing on the speed of operation of the software. Faster is better, but, the increase in speed from using faster RAM is only marginal.
Older operating systems may be restricted to the amount of RAM they can use. If your work is using the hard disk virtual memory portion, operations will be much slower.
This will be improved if you are using a solid state drive, but, the operations will still be slower than if RAM is being used. There are currently at least three types of hard drives commercially available: solid state M.
A third type of hard drive is the mechanical hard disk drive or HDD. The M. Both M. My system at home has an GB M.
The storage drive has no effect on speed. A good graphics card and monitor is also essential, as you note. My home desktop uses a T graphics card. Generally, any laptop that can be used for gaming has the right hardware. My current laptops are both gaming laptops, and both ASUS. What do you consider CAD? Sure, a gaming PC may qualify at that level.
Try running Siemens NX12 on a gaming computer while modeling complex aerospace parts. Go to the Laptop list directly. So, the best bet is a fast CPU with fairly optimized other peripherals. Another thing to look for in a processor is the size and type of Cache memory.
Memory RAM or the physical memory installed in your PC dictates the number of and size of concurrent programs and datasets you can have open at any one time.
Another thing to consider is the CAS latency. Hard Drive Let me start this with one very important note. These hard disk drives are bulkier and contain a lot of moving parts. Cooling vents and Ports These things may not look like a significant feature, but they also make quite a difference in performance. Lenovo Ideapad. Buy From Amazon. HP Victus. HP Pavilion Gaming. Lenovo Legion 5. Lenovo Thinkpad P15s.
MSI GF MSI Stealth 15M. Conclusion So, as you might have noticed the list is heavily dependent on processor speed and architecture and there is no Intel i9 series laptop here as they are usually way too expensive with not so significant improvement in performance when compared with i7 latest generation processors.
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