Computer slows down when too many objects are selected

[marvinGW]

I am currently upgrade my computer to be able to handle high resolution/object engineering models. I currently have an i5-3450 @ 3.10 GHz, 32 GB of Ram, 250 GB Solid State Drive, and a new 4Gb Quadro K2200. I am currently using 3ds Max 2013. I can move around the camera in the viewport with no issue, but when I go to select all 14,000 objects in a particular file and try rotating them around, the computer comes to a crawl. I have tried 1) switching to different viewport drivers(Nitrous, Direct 3D, Open Gl with Direct 3D having a better result), 2)switching between realistic to shaded to wireframe with no difference.

Does anyone have any input on how I might resolve this issue?

Could this be a hardware issue or a software issue (Is it 3ds Max's settings/programming causing this or just that my computer isn't able to perform at this level yet)?

Is there something I can upgrade even further to be able to rotate 14,000 objects at once (such as in groups), or am I asking for way too much?

Also, I just recently installed the new Quadro card. Is there some kind of settings/performance drivers (besides the latest drivers from Nvidia's webstie) I can install to help me with my issue? My current driver is 340.84

[CAMedeck]

14,000 objects is a lot.  You could try grouping, but I'm not sure it would help much.  Is it possible to attach them to the same object?  Or find a way to not need rotating them all?  What kind of objects are they, and why do you need to rotate them all at once?

[marvinGW]

The was model is given to me to work on from a company. It imports default as the front of the model facing down and I'd prefer to work with the model facing forward in the front view. In order to do so, I would need to rotate the model 90 degrees up. So I am given the choice of either selecting a few objects at a time and grouping/merging/collapsing them, or selecting all of them and rotating them for the single purpose. It's not a world ending issue, but brings concerns as to wether it would be hardware issue (my current computer setup) or a software issue (3ds max settings/programming)? Is there any kind of solution that can help me achieve this, or am I just asking for too much?

[Steve_Curley]

With that number of objects you're asking a lot, that's for sure. If it seems OK manually rotating one at a time then writing a script to do them one at a time should be pretty easy. Might take a long time (to run), but you only have to do it once.

[PROH]

Hi. 14000 objects is a lot to handle as single objects, so you need to use some tricks. Here's a way to rotate it all, that I've used a couple of times:

1) Create a new file, containing a dummy object placed at 0,0,0. Remember to set up units correct (both display and system)
2) Use "Xref scene" to Xref your model-file into the new file, and use "Bind" to bind the Xref to the dummy
3) Rotate the dummy as wanted - the Xref will follow, even if it's hidden or frozen
4) In the "Xref Maneger" press "Merge" to merge your model-file into the new file

Hope it helps

[aon.914858227]

Just did a test with rotating 15k objects (about 60 Mil. polys) i get about ~1fps using a simple GFORCE GTX680 gaming card.

If you just want to turn around an entire scene where`s the problem? Using transform-type-in it takes a second.

[PROH]

Great. But as far as I understand, this isn't OPs experience.

Besides that, it is my experience that the method I suggested makes it easier to move, rotate and place large models accurately to fit i.e. a terrain or map.