topic Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time in Inventor Forum

Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

sgorveattXRPG3 — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:49:02 GMT

So our company upgrade to Inventor 2018 from Inventor 2017 and I few of us are having the same problem. When we press the constraint command or use the keyboards shortcut ("c"), there is delay before the dialog box opens up. It's about 5 seconds or so. If I reboot my computer it fixes the problem, but as we continue to work throughout the day, we experience more and more lag. Just to be clear, only the constraint command is effected. If Inventor as a whole go slower throughout the day, I would assume it was an issue with my computer.

Both Inventor and Windows 10 64 bit are fully updated as of today.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

Mark.Lancaster — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 12:58:32 GMT

@sgorveattXRPG3

Does this happen on every model or just certain ones? Is the Design Dr (red cross - quick access toolbar) on/enable?

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

mdavis22569 — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:00:40 GMT

To add to @Mark.Lancaster post ...

What happens if you do a rebuild all ... see if you have any issues (red cross comes up) after you do it ....

I find a lot of the time, this is the issue.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

sgorveattXRPG3 — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:01:38 GMT

Design Doctor is not red. So far I haven't found an assembly that isn't effected by it. It even happened on a small assembly with a dozen simple parts.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

sgorveattXRPG3 — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:03:57 GMT

Rebuild all doesn't bring up a Red cross. It also doesn't improve the rate at which the Constrain Dialog box appears.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

sgorveattXRPG3 — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:35:45 GMT

So is there anything I can do to fix this? Do you guys need any more information from me? The suggestion sadly did not work. The size of the assembly doesn't matter, I can create a new assembly with two parts in it and the same thing happens.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

mdavis22569 — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:40:47 GMT

Can you share the file?

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

Mark.Lancaster — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 19:50:06 GMT

@sgorveattXRPG3

What Inventor 2018 updates have you applied to Inventor?

For a test, exit Inventor...

1. Can you disable anti-virus or uninstall it?

2. Run a malware utility to ensure no malware is present

3. Clean out your personal temp (%temp%) folder. Delete as many files and folders as possible. You will not be able to delete them all but delete as many as you can.

4. How much RAM does your machine have?

5. Where are your files stored?

6. Where is your Inventor Design Data folder location?

7. Disconnect from your network/internet connection. Basically unplug your network connection. Launch Inventor again and see if things change.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

johnsonshiue — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 21:23:34 GMT

Hi! This sounds like an issue related to Windows 10 Creator Update. Quite a few dialogs in Inventor with a lot of icons are affected by this update. We are working on a solution but it is not yet available to the public. The only solution I am aware right now is to roll back Fall Creator Update.

Many thanks!

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

mikegreslick6607 — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:30:38 GMT

I can agree that it's related to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, at least for me. Everything seemed to be running fine until this update rolled in (update to version 1709). I'm going to roll back until something comes around to fix.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

ChrisMitchell01 — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:13:23 GMT

Not that it helps you now, but this AKN article was posted on Nov 27th:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Windows-10-Update-Fall-Creator1709-on-Autodesk-software.html

-Chris

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

JoeBarnes4076 — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:47:44 GMT

Thanks Chris.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

ChrisMitchell01 — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:55:13 GMT

Here's a more updated version of the AKn article:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/inventor-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Autodesk-Inventor-Slow-open-of-constraint-dialog-after-installed-Microsoft-Windows-10-Update-1709.html

-Chris

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

sgorveattXRPG3 — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:09:46 GMT

Looks like I'll uninstall the windows update.

I find the third workaround slightly comical, "Wait for the Place Constraint dialog box appearing". Doing nothing doesn't sound like a workaround to me. But, I digress, thanks for helping me out.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 11:58:31 GMT

I have been experiencing the same issue. Did rolling back the update seem to fix the problem?

Thanks.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

MSD_takaseh — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:59:36 GMT

Hello Joshs,
The following Microsoft update has been reported to improve Inventor's performance on this issue.

November 30, 2017 - KB4051963
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4051963/windows-10-update-kb4051963

Thanks,

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

sgorveattXRPG3 — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 18:44:37 GMT

I haven't gotten around to uninstalling the Windows update, but I did upgrade. I can confirm that the latest update did not fix my issue. I still have to restart my computer throughout the day, to maintain responsiveness.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

bassPoul — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:28:49 GMT

I've noticed the same problem few weeks ago. still have it.

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

ChrisMitchell01 — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:32:09 GMT

We hope to release an update (2018.2.1) which includes a fix for this in the next day or so. A fix for 2017 was included in the 2017.4.3 update already released.

Thanks,
Chris

Re: Inventor 2018 Constraint lag over time

RStancescu — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 23:23:53 GMT

Chris

The update is not available, I cannot download it from either sites. Was it removed?

radu