Autodesk computer specs for large model accurate????

[rdw]

Hello everyone, I know there are alot of different variables that go into creating these renderings and models but it is over my head.  I create models and renderings but do not know to much about the technology part.  My work has built me a computer to handle the "Performance: Large, complex models" requirements.  

As of right now the file size is 37,316 kb.

My rendering settings are as follows:

Quality: Medium 

Resolution: Printer @ 150 DPI

Width 12 1/2" (1873 pixels)

Height: 7 11/16" (1151 pixels)

Uncompressed image size is 8.2 mb

I have a ton of trees which i think may be an issue but i am not sure that should matter if the computer meets the large model requirements per Autodesk.

 It looks like we may have just missed the target for the Display resolution. My display resolution is 1920x1080, Autodesk Minimum is: 1920 x 1200 with true color, i do not believe this would affect how the machine handles the model.

Please see attached image for the computer specs and a clip of the rendering settings.

My PC is a Precision Tower 3620 custom built i believe.

For graphics i have a NVIDIA Quadro P1000.

If i forgot to mention something please let me know.  Thank you ahead of time to anyone who may assist with this problem. 🙂

[SallyDong2005]

Hi @rdw,

I would like to forward this issue to Revit forum for this issue looks like Revit rendering issue. Any problem please let me know.

[Anonymous]

P1000 is not the greatest...it's for folks that use web based or office products that need multiple screens.  I'd suggest upgrading the card to a P4000 or newer.  You can also get the GTX 1000 series for a lesser cost.  Revit will say it is unsupported, but it works just as well.

[rdw]

You can if you would like but i am not sure this is really an issue with rendering, i kind of think this is more of a computer specs issue.  I do not believe the recommended autodesk requirements are accurate for Revit and that should be addressed so more companys like mine don't buy a computer that meets the specs of a certain type of file and then have the computer fail and have to go out and buy another new one......the cpu's to run this type of software are not very cheap to start off with and we all know once you start upgrading a machine it can get pricey real quick. 

[dgorsman]

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@Anonymous wrote:

P1000 is not the greatest...it's for folks that use web based or office products that need multiple screens.  I'd suggest upgrading the card to a P4000 or newer.  You can also get the GTX 1000 series for a lesser cost.  Revit will say it is unsupported, but it works just as well.

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Yup - don't confuse "not certified" with "doesn't work".  P4000 should work for most, the P5000/6000 is more for GPU compute programs.  Though if the OP has an enterprise-level contract with one of the big-box suppliers they won't have access to the cheaper GTX series.

The stated requirements are somewhat at odds with each other.  Design work benefits from straight-line speed, so fastest CPU clock available is preferred, even at the cost of extra cores (higher clock speed on the larger core counts gets real expensive, real fast).  On the other hand rendering for Revit is CPU-based so as many cores as you can throw at it is preferred, even at the cost of a bit of clock speed.  The OP will need find a comfortable medium between the two that hopefully isn't the worst of both.