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Have you checked the recommended hardware list?
Based on past experience I tend to prefer nVidia cards. A good gaming card should be sufficient, but a Quadro can be better for point cloud work (if you will be using ReCap, it has some specific hardware requirements that must be met). Don't expect throwing money at a problem will make it go away. More than most programs, Civil3D is very dependant on proper work procedures and data management.
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"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.
"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
@dgorsman wrote:
Have you checked the recommended hardware list?
Based on past experience I tend to prefer nVidia cards. A good gaming card should be sufficient, but a Quadro can be better for point cloud work (if you will be using ReCap, it has some specific hardware requirements that must be met). Don't expect throwing money at a problem will make it go away. More than most programs, Civil3D is very dependant on proper work procedures and data management.
A very true statement...
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@neilyj666 wrote:
@dgorsman wrote:
Have you checked the recommended hardware list?
Based on past experience I tend to prefer nVidia cards. A good gaming card should be sufficient, but a Quadro can be better for point cloud work (if you will be using ReCap, it has some specific hardware requirements that must be met). Don't expect throwing money at a problem will make it go away. More than most programs, Civil3D is very dependant on proper work procedures and data management.
A very true statement...
I also agree. Here's a link to the Hardware List.
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3DORBIT in AutoCAD and verticals have always been a bit dodgy for anything other than very simple/low-polygon models. The program was never really intended to be real-time visualation software, so even with a high-end graphics card you won't be seeing the performance you might expect. It won't compete with dedicated software like Navisworks (which is what our designers use to look at the models) or Inventor which are designed from the ground-up to operate in a shaded 3D mode. I'll have to leave the detailed diagnostics of corridors to those more knowledgeable than myself.
It can be discouraging, but its best to compare apples to apples. Its not really fair to compare it to most software we deal with on a day to day basis, where its click-click-done. The difference in the calculations and data manipulation done by Civil3D is orders beyond those programs.
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If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.
"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
If you are going to fly by the seat of your pants, expect friction burns.
"I don't know" is the beginning of knowledge, not the end.
A new graphics card will not improve the performance in creating or rebuilding a corridor. It may help for viewing in the object viewer, but there are tricks to help speed up that process; like using the level of detail setting and simplifying your corridor code set style.
Don't get discouraged, as you gain experience, you learn what to do and more importantly what not to to make things go smoother.
Maybe have your reseller come in and have a look at your drawing and give their opinion on how well it's been organized. They can give you some advice on how possibly to better organize things. This is assuming they're competent.
Don't get discouraged, as you gain experience, you learn what to do and more importantly what not to to make things go smoother.
Maybe have your reseller come in and have a look at your drawing and give their opinion on how well it's been organized. They can give you some advice on how possibly to better organize things. This is assuming they're competent.
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Question I asked here was related to the graphics card, but from your responses I can get a conclusion that I need a lot more to learn about working in Civil 3D 
. In any case, I hope to here will be able to ask for help for every problem that I encountered in the future. Thank you all for answers!
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