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Are these network or local drawings? If they are network drawings, see what results you get if you move them to a local drive.
This isn't a new issue.
Check it out here:http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D/2013-Civil-3d-Memory-Leak/td-p/3648504
You'll need a ton of ram for it to work through. I have 24 gig and have seen it hit 20 gig.
Sounds like it's not closing the files propperly and they're hanging on close. Sounds like you need to reinstall. Also, if you have 12 gigs of ram, it sounds like you have an oloder computer and civil3d 2013 needs more resources than 2010.
Civil3D is much more than DWG files - theres a lot of data involved as well. To speed up operations its not unusual to load that data in memory once, rather than over and over again, even if its only used once. Even though the drawings are closed, the data is retained in case its needed again later. This may be what you are seeing, but its difficult to tell without monitoring. ProcessMonitor or similar tools may be of some assistance.
One word....(with other words to clarify)..........Serious memory hog....
Do all your colleagues use the same 64bit win 7 O.S.? (There are differences) Try trimming down the layers, template features, and anything dialogue that requires graphics display to the bare minimum....We us c3d for surveying....Different clients have different needs....For example: There is a remarkable performance difference between a template that requires 700 layers as opposed to one that has 120 not to mention the adjacent requirements of point styles, survey figures, etc....Just a few thoughts...
Nice to know...Thanks for the info...(C3D is a memory hog in my opinion even on a good day...) (Has more mysterious un-answerable quirks than a one eyed bird dog....)