Large 3D Drawings, poor performance

[ecaswell]

Are there limits to the size and complexity of drawings TrueView can handle? I am currently tasked with building a desktop PC to work with a 120MB+ .dwg file with about 40 layers in it. I built a machine with an SSD, i7 4670k, 8gb RAM, and allocated 1GB of memory to the integrated HD graphics 4600 chip. The drawing takes over a minute to load, and over a minute to re-render whenever the view is changed or a layer is toggled. 

Am I missing something in my machine's specs to work with large 3D Drawings? Would autoCAD proper be able to handle such a file better on the same PC? What do I need to do to enable somebody to work with this drawing file? Any advice would be helpful.

[pendean]

Those are average home PC specs for the high end task you desire, plus 120MB files are on the top end for size compared to most in other industries.

Search these forums in full for better specs for AutoCAD: topic comes up regularly. You can also call Dell sales, tell them what you want it to do and they can help spec it more realistically.

[dgorsman]

Plus, I wouldn't be using TrueView as a 3D viewer.  Either create a 3D DWF or use Navisworks Simulate or Manage to publish an NWD file; both file types can be viewed with Navisworks Freedom.  3D DWF files can also be viewed with Design Review.  Freedom and Design Review don't require licenses.