RAM consumption with multitasking
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I have 4GB RAM and an i5 processor in my laptop. I want to ask while running SU 2015x64, would my laptop perform better if AutoCAD 2012 with a 1 mb drawing is open or with Adobe Reader XI window of the same drawing opened as a pdf?
I'm asking this because I keep on looking at my 2D drawing while modelling in SketchUp so want to ensure that I get the best performance from my hardware with respect to the multiple software windows open at the same time. -
@john2 said:
I have 4GB RAM and an i5 processor in my laptop. I want to ask while running SU 2015x64, would my laptop perform better if AutoCAD 2012 with a 1 mb drawing is open or with Adobe Reader XI window of the same drawing opened as a pdf?
I'm asking this because I keep on looking at my 2D drawing while modelling in SketchUp so want to ensure that I get the best performance from my hardware with respect to the multiple software windows open at the same time.I don't know which application would take more memory for a particular drawing - I'm sure it varies with the details of the drawing. However, you can look at Task Manager (or Activity Monitor on Mac) to see how much memory and CPU each of them uses.
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hi john2,
i notice a couple of posts re: performance and I just wonder if you leave 'Vray 1.49' or any other renderer active when your not actually rendering?
IMHO any 'plugin' that uses observers is likely to slow things down more that a background application...
they are particularly harsh if you also use 'autosave'
john
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Plugin that uses observers means? What is IMHO?
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In My Humble Opinion
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this is an old explanation about observers, but still relevant...
@unknownuser said:
Observer is one of a set of new Ruby classes provided as part of SketchUp 6.0.
"The Ruby Observer Mechanism is designed to allow Ruby scripts to be notified when objects change in the SketchUp application or model. For example, you can create an observer class that "listens" to when SketchUp quits and then performs some action."
"Create a Ruby class of a specific observer type, such as AppObserver, override the desired methods, such as onQuit, and add an instance of the observer to the applicable objects in your Ruby script (using the add_observer method for that object). Refer to individual observer interfaces for further information."
There are 16 observers, to run routines when various things happen to the model, entities, etc.A lot of plugins use observers to speed up their response time when in use, others monitor your every action and 'take notes'...
If a plugin is watching for new materials, new geometry or new layers, etc... it can really slow down any imports...
some have 'on save model' observers that check for changes each time you save or autosave your model...if you do a search for 'Sketchup Observers' you'll find lots of posts about issues of clashing and failing...
john
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