3dsmax 2011 technical problem (please help :( )

[kisuke_hc]

ok..

i already go to many forums discussing this problem but no result

my friend told me about this frum and i hope i can find a solution

 

so.. here comes problem

i have a model that has greebel applied in it and what i want to do is apply an inset above the greebel layer (around 2000 polygons) BUT my 3ds max not responding everytime i try to do that

here is my PC

 

intel pentium D 2.80 GHz

3 gigbyte of ram

32 bit vista ultimate

and 6 gigabytes free spaces

 

so i can safely assume that my pc is not the problem (as they said 3 gigabytes of ram can handle up to 100k polygons)

 

and someone already tested it in their PC with 3dsmax 2011 and greebel, it works

i assume its not greebel compability problem

 

i find a dead end here... some said i have a problem with my directX but i have no idea about this..

 

anyone can help me with this?

it starting to get frustrating

 

thanks in advance

kisuke_hc

[F J]

ur system is really weak..

probably needs a lot of time to process large amounts of calculations..

just because it stopped responding doesnt mean it isnt progressing with the operation..

how long have u waited for it to start responding again?

my guess is u should try n wait at least a couple hours counting from the time it stops responding..

just try to wait as long as u can (if the physical RAM is depleted n its begun to use PageFile resources then it could take even longer)..

[kisuke_hc]

But some said my system should be able to handle it with no slowdown(3 gigs ram)

Any other solution?

Thanks in advance

[AJLynn]

If I understand you correctly, you started with a 2000 poly model then applied greeble to that, then applied inset to that. You might actually hav a lot of polys involved here, and you might also be experiencing some compatibility issue or bug since greeble is an addon. What did you do, apply Edit Poly then Inset? Or convert down to poly or mesh then work on that? I'm not sure exactly what would happen, I'd have to try it but maybe I will on account of needing some procrastination excuses

 

BTW, by current standards 3GB isn't a lot, and being on 32-bit Vista you're running up against the application-space memory map limit, which is 2GB unless you've modified it. So it is possible to overrun that. Also, depending on what you've done with your video config, that can cause problems, e.g. if you've got it in DirectX 10 and you're showing edge lines in your display model, that can kill your display speed as soon as the poly count goes up.

[F J]

But some said my system should be able to handle it with no slowdown(3 gigs ram)

Any other solution?

Thanks in advance

 

the solution is to start by figuring out the answers to the questions that i've asked, to which u've answered none..

 

did u give it time to process (if so, how much) or did u close it as soon as u see the msg saying it stopped responding?

did u check the amount of RAM being used at the time, both by just the main application n the overall system usage?

[kisuke_hc]

@FJ it takes me up to 5 miinutes until it responds again, and for amount of ram being used, i think its normal since i didnt open a lot of program.

@AJLynn so u think its my pc's problem?but as i said b4, my friend tested it using the same 3ds max 2011, 3 gigs of ram and he suffer no slowdown.im also sure that its not an addon problem, and this directX things might be the problem how do i check it?

Edited January 25, 2011 by kisuke_hc

[F J]

so what u'r saying is that everything works fine, except it just takes 5 minutes?

 

like i said, ur CPU is really weak.. n dont just tell us what u think, open up the Windows Task Manager n grab the RAM readings on both overall usage n just the usage for Max (during the not-responding msg)..

 

at least u'r showing improvement, answering 1 question out of a whole set..

 

answers like "yea, i think so" or "but someone else said its ok" really contribute nothing to this..

 

was this other person's CPU the same as urs? was the operating system the same? was it also 32bits or was it 64bits?