Classic Layer Properties Manager, slow with multiple refreshes. ACAD 2017

[dpalmerVQ54W]

I've been running into an issue with the Classic Layer Properties Manager recently in AutoCAD 2017. It frequently becomes very slow by refreshing the layers multiple times when a selection is made within the Manager. The refresh is so slow, I can count each layer as it is displayed, and sometimes it refreshes as many as 5 times for each selection. This is painfully slow, even on drawings with relatively few layers. I mainly seems to happen with drawings that have had pointclouds inserted into them, via cloudWorx

ACAD 2017.1.2

Win 10 Pro 64-bIT

DELL i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

>> Classic Layer Properties Manager recently in AutoCAD 2017. It

>> frequently becomes very slow by refreshing the layers multiple

>> times when a selection is made

May I ask what you mean by "classic layer properties manager"?

Because while this dialog (the classic layer manager) is open you can't select objects in the drawing.

- alfred -

[dpalmerVQ54W]

I'm not making selection within the drawing, I'm making selections, changing properties in the Layer manager (ie colour, status, linetype, etc). Below is a screenshot of the Classic Layer Manager

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

which reason do you have to use the old layer manager?

What you can try is to disable system variable SHOWLAYERUSAGE (>>>details<<<) as well as LAYEREVAL (>>>details<<<).

Also please let us know if that happens with a new drawing, based on an original AutoCAD template too.

- alfred -

[vandenoosterkamp]

well, I use it because it is way faster than the new one.

I just installed an quite fast new desktop. i9, 64GB momory, fast flash drive, the layermanager is slower than ever before. I can actually COUNT the selected layers while selecting. I am also 100% sure that back in the days with autocad 2004, it was pretty fast. I am very afraid of what is comming next with each update...

[pendean]

You wrote (and everyone else missed):
>>>...I mainly seems to happen with drawings that have had pointclouds inserted into them, via cloudWorx...<<<
That's just the nature of working with pointclouds: there is not a PC fast enough on the planet to help.

BUT... you are using a 4-year old version of AutoCAD too, at this point you probably should be using AutoCAD2020 (works a bit faster with pointclouds) if you want help from Autodesk and most end users around these forums.

HTH