Aspiring Visualizer! Posted October 18, 2004 Share Posted October 18, 2004 I have just purchased a high end laptop and I have noticed that it is exceptionally fast with every task, except for when it comes to Exiting the Orbit Command in Desktop 2005, as well as when I go from 2D Wireframe to shaded. I am wondering why this is still as slow as my previous crappy p3 computer? Is this the way the program runs on every computer? even the professionals that have dual systems, 2 gigs and amazing video cards? The following are the specs for my new laptop, I am wondering if anyone can confirm for me that it is the right machine to using for a career in Architectural Visualizations as I will be replacing my desktop with it. Do any of you have these same problems?? HP Pavillion ZD7380US Notebook Pentium 4, 3.2Ghz (hyper threading), 512 Cache L2, 80GB Hard Drive at 5400RPM 1024 (1Gig) DDR SD RAM (expandable to 2 Gigs) 128MB NVIDIA GeForce Fx Go 5700 Video card 800mhz system bus I still have the option of exchanging or returning it, I am wondering what your suggestions are? Do I need a more powerful machine to run Desktop, Viz & Max? or is Desktop just a crappy program?! Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lester_Masterson Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Not sure about ADT, but AutoCAD 2005 (as well as 2000i) are and were horribly slow to switch between shaded and 2D wireframe modes. I'm on a dual Xeon, Quadro FX and 2Gb RAM. Just speculation, but in my opinion, Autodesk has been going the way of MicroSoft by using the "one software for everybody" model, and performance has taken a backseat to profit. My 2 cents... am I way off base here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerry Thompson Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Hi Complex models can be slow, even with very fast systems. As you gain more computer power, you push your horizons out. Also, remember, in a CAD system, the precision in the database will slow things down compared with a less precise database such as what is Viz 2005 and Max. Try writing the model into Viz Render and check the orbit time. Put the same model into Viz 2005 or Max and the orbits will be faster. Cheers Kerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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