Microsoft Surface Book and Sketchup
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I have a surface pro and iam about to kill myself, so painful speed wise at times i wont to rip what little hair i have left straight out
OMG
I dont remember it being this slow at first but when i first started using the program i was just learning, so now my demands are getting more intense -
Do whatever you can to turn off Windows 10s rediculous updates (good luck with that) as they often return your machine to what I call "gutless" mode.
You can over-ride some of this with a basic registry edit as shown in this video: https://youtu.be/k-VWlincHO4
Doing so made a big difference for us. Still, everytime a Windows 10 update slips through we have to go through the process again to actually get the power we paid for
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I have the Surface Book with performance base, i7 top end yadda. When I set the nVidia control panel to force SU and Layout to used the dedicated gPu, I can open a SU model file successfully, but the model is invisible. A white drawing space. So frustrating to have to settle for the integrated gPu after this kind of cash outlay.
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I feel ya. It will take a lot of convincing to get us to pay for Microsoft hardware after this debacle.
Doing a basic regedit as shown in this video may make the GPU play a little nicer: https://youtu.be/k-VWlincHO4
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@AshScott, quick question for you after reading over this thread again. Are the video driver issues you mention present all the time, or only when you have an additional monitor plugged in? Just curious.
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Thought I would say in closing... I wound up bitting the bullet and bought a Boxx. Runs quite, cool and fast. So far so good.
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@ccaponigro said:
...bought a Boxx.
Notebook models in the new nVidia Max-Q design might be interesting here too, e.g.:
• Asus ROG GX501 Zephyrus
• Acer Predator Triton 700
• MSI GS63VR Stealth Pro -
Do any of you that have used the Surface Book with SketchUp have any updates since the last post? I am seriously considering getting a Surface Book i7, 16gb, 512 ssd with the performance base. I want to run SU 2017. Keep in mind I will be using this to mostly present models and make some adjustments on the fly. Most of my modeling will be on my desktop.
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