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Are there settings to working with multiple viewports in a single layout efficient

mikeshick
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Are there settings to working with multiple viewports in a single layout efficient

mikeshick
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Most of my projects only have a single viewport per sheet, but I have one type of project that I have about 12 +/-.  This file doesn't seem to run real well.  It's about 10Mb, not too big.  Are there settings that can make working with viewports smoother? 

 

Computer is high end, plenty of memory and gpu and cpu.

 

Thanks,

Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
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R_Tweed
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Is this one dwg file with one layout tab that has 12 vports?  Do you have multiple scales using annotative objects?  If it's a display issue,  you could cache your vports.

 

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mikeshick
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Yes...I have that setting. Plenty of capacity. Maybe I should post the file.
Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
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R_Tweed
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Maybe post it if you can.  Annotative object will kill a dwg's performance as well.

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mikeshick
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Here you go.  Thank you,

Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
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R_Tweed
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The attachment is missing.

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pendean
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@mikeshick you have to come to the website to reply to a post if you need to share files and images.

mikeshick
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My apologies.

Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
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pendean
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@mikeshick wrote:

Here you go.  Thank you,


Thanks for the file: RECOVER reported 12-errors here and listed 7-XREFs are missing, all are images and those alone can contribute to slowness too.

 

I noticed your file contains MAP3D content as well as VisionREZ "AmacArch" elements: are those intentional? With matching Registry Apps. These may slow your file down too (not here though).

 

Other than that, in ACA2023 and 2024 I'm not experiencing much issues with viewports/layouts in your file (other than the missing images that here are not being loaded or used). What else can I test to see if I can replicate this slowness you see?

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mikeshick
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Thank you. I'm using Architecture 2022. I just didn't include those images, but they are not missing on my end. Is there a way to get the MAP3D and VisionREZ elements out of there? I wasn't aware of it. Not sure how they made it into the file.
How did you identify the content was there?
Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us

mikeshick
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SOUNDS SILLY, BUT HOW DO I KNOW I WANT OR DON'T WANT THOSE ITEMS.  NOT SURE WHAT'S BAD.

Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
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mikeshick
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ps...here is another version of the same drawing.  Notice on typ layout that a couple of the viewports are not showing up.  Test by clicking them and checking viewport properties, and plot preview.  Not sure what's going on there.

 

Once loaded in cache, I'm ok.  But it's a bit slow loading, and slow navigating to other tabs if their viewports are left on.

Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us

pendean
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@mikeshick 

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Since the same missing content (images) is not here either, I'm not seeing any issues not empty viewports in the only two layouts you actually have set to print in the first place

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mikeshick
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Why can't I get every viewport to load on typ layout? 

 

And doesn't take a good couple of. Minutes to load the file, more?

Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
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pendean
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Here is how to open a support case with Autodesk if you are on subscription to seek out Autodesk Support's help:
https://www.autodesk.com/support/technical/article/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/How-to-find-my-sup...

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mikeshick
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R_Tweed
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Does maxactv control the cache?  First open of your dwg with no recovery and disregarding the missing linetype western rib.  I found switching between tabs extremely slow.  I Changed maxactv to 32 from 10 which seemed to take a bit, maybe 15-20 sec.  After that, switching tabs became a lot quicker.  At that point I stopped.

Problem solved in my opinion.

 

There are a few suggestions below to consider that could improve performance of a drawing in general that may or may not be actual but that I think help.  Take these with a grain of salt as they say.

 

  1.  I have had issues with dynamic blocks that have many visibility states slowing down performance, so I try keep them as lean as possible.  That said, I use dynamic blocks similar to yours, slope, post-ftg, section callouts which is nice to see.
  2.  I chose Calibri over Arial which seems faster to me.  ( I also think my car drives smoother after an Oil change)
  3. Removing multiple scales of Annotative objects. ie if you have a tag for an 1/8" scale plan, remove the 1/4" annotative scale.
  4. I tend to have details in a separate dwg because of scale. (less dimstyles, mleaderstyles, etc) This will allow a smaller drawing extent and in turn increase performance.
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mikeshick
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Thanks. I agree with everything. This particular file is so unique that I have these kinds of idiosyncrasies are present.
Appreciate your help 😊
Mike Shick
www.medesigns.us
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