Civil 3d 2016

[Anonymous]

I am using Civil 3D 2016 on a laptop which has 4GB ram, Windows 10 installed, with 64 bit operating system. Whenever I add large number of data points in  Civil 3d, it has been observed that Civl 3d program halt/ stop / hang.

Kindly suggest what remedial measures I need to take to run smoothly Civil 3d software with large data points.

Regards

Aasim 

[Jeff_M]

First, welcome to the forums!

Second, 4gb RAM is barely enough for Windows10 to function without C3D2016. I would consider 12GB to be a minimum, with more being better.

Third, what is the actual number of points in the data set?

[neilyj666]

I'd agree with Jeff that your RAM is the main issue although would also add that I run Win10/Civil 3D 2016 on my laptop with 8Gb (as this is the maximum the laptop can handle) and it is fine in the main although I tend to favour using my desktop PC which has 32Gb and dual screens...!!!!

I'd also query what you are using the points for - if you are just building a surface then simply add the point file to the surface definition rather than importing the points and then adding them

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the reply. Its about 21000 points.  Topographic survey data of about 10 Km Highway with Tunnel on Mountain area.

[AllenJessup]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Thank you for the reply. Its about 21000 points.  Topographic survey data of about 10 Km Highway with Tunnel on Mountain area.

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That's pretty heavy duty for 4 gb RAM. I have 32 gb on my desktop and would still think about cutting that up in to smaller sections.