What are some tips to reduce Autocad graphics strain on my computer.

[xnguyenFKXUE]

I picked up a drawing from my predecessor and it does not render well when I zoom in (see picture). I've resorted to just copying the details one at a time to a fresh drawing with my models xref. It was rendering well up until about the 6th detail I pasted there. When I'm done modifying the details I just paste it back into the drawing. Now I need work on it as a whole but I can't do it if my drawing becomes likes the picture. I don't have hardware acceleration on, I've purged multiples times and audited., and the file is only 760 kb big. What are some ways that I can section off pieces of my drawing to make AutoCAD focus on those objects.

[Patchy]

Solution: To turn off the preview of annotative objects: On the AutoCAD command line, enter SELECTIONANNODISPLAY. When prompted to enter a new value, enter 0.

[xnguyenFKXUE]

That did not help much, even when I isolated the detail.

[Patchy]

Looks like there are more than one viewport.

[pendean]

Se your annotative scale to 1:1 then REGENALL.

If you still see that mess, share that DWG file here, your workflow is likely the issue, none of it has anything to do with "...graphics strain on my computer...".

TIA

[xnguyenFKXUE]

It is at a 1:1 scale and I've tried REGENALL. The thing is everything renders just fine when I copy and paste them to a new drawing. But that doesn't work if I copy all of it to a new drawing. It probably something with the workflow but I'm trying to just trying to get a quick fix for this drawing rather than redrawing everything.

[pendean]

Share your problem DWG file here please.

[xnguyenFKXUE]

Here's my drawing. Ignore the missing fields and I've detached my models. The issue is still there anyways. Thank you for the assistance.

[xnguyenFKXUE]

Here's a quick screen record of my issue.  (fyi Window+G is screen record for anyone that didn't know)

[pendean · Accepted solution]

Your Map3D/Civil3D content plus Shademode not set to 2D seems to be the contributing issue to the display problem in the file as you describe it. See attached, I recreated your layout and remove the other as well.

Is your AutoCAD session offering up this suggestion by chance (or did you opt to "stop showing it")? Better suggestions as also offered there

[Patchy]

Try and see if this helps any.