Mat'l Database in 64-bit system

[Haarman]

Has anyone experience any problems with the mat'l database lagging in a 64-bit system. Changing the mat'l can take up to a couple minutes. Viewing the mat'l properties takes even longer. Let me know if you have experienced this and maybe have a solution. In my old 32-bit system, there was virtually no delay.

Thanks,

Matt

[John_Holtz]

Hi Matt,

I have not heard of this exact problem between 32-bit and 64-bit, but I do have two questions that may reveal the issue.

1. Are you using the same version of Algor Simulation on the 32- and 64-bit computers?

2. Are you seeing the delay when you are assigning a material to a part (right-clicking or double-clicking on the "Material" branch in the browser), or is this occurring when managing the material libraries ("Tools > Manage Material Library)?

Release 2011 added a new material library with about 8000 plastics. If I remember correctly, these additional materials may cause a noticable delay when accessing the library (item 2), but I did not notice any significant differences when assigning a material in the model (item 1).

[dharhay]

I have seen no problems with speed in editing/saving in the 64 bit system on my Dell Precision T1500, 8meg ram system.  When we had the 32 bit, I still did not see any issues.  Always edited/saved in seconds.

[Haarman]

I have the same system, precision T1500, 8Gig ram. Thanks for letting me know.