Re: DBUG> DataCAD 8.05 - Panning is slow

[Gary Segal <pak03405@pixie.co.za>]

> I have just loaded DataCAD 8.05 for Windows on my computer before loading it
> on the other workstations.
> 
> I like what I see so for, but I am very frustrated with panning around the
> drawings. Everytime
> I pan around the drawing the whole drawing has to regenerate and thus waste
> alot of time. 
> 
> Drawing file size is not large around 700K - 1500K, but there is typical
> wall hatching etc.

Domenic you hit the nail on the head. DCADWin suffers from hatching 
and text regens mostly. If you can afford a PentiumII this will help 
to a large degree, otherwise I'm afraid you will have to play with a 
couple of settings that could speed up regens. For Instance in the 
display menu turning ShowHatch off, setting SmallTXT and SmallSym to 
about 8. You can also set arcfactor to 1 which will speed up regens 
if you have used many curves in the drawing.
> 
> Computer is Pentium 233 MMX with 64m of ram and 4meg Diamond Sleath 3D 2000
> Pro Video Card

You can also configure your system as per Mark Madura's previous 
post. In case you missed it goto start, settings control panel and 
select system. Now select the performance tab and under file system 
set it to network server. Set graphics to full and Virtual Memory 
select let me specify my own virtual memory settings and set minimum 
and maximum to about 2.5 times the amount of ram you have. I.E for 
64MB Ram set to 160MB making sure there is plenty of hard drive space 
available for this.
> 
> Is there a solution to this problem, I'm pulling whats left of my hair out
> in waiting for the drawing to 
> regenerate all the time.
> 
You could ask Mark Madura if they are developing any cure along 
this line. 

> Think I'll go back to DataCAD 7.50 which runs to fantastically
> 
> Thanks in advance.
I will stick with DCADWIN8.05 as most of the work I do is heavy 3d 
modeling and on my PC a PentiumII 350MHZ 8MB AGP Diamond Viper and 
192MB Ram it simply, FLIES.

Best of Luck
Gary Segal
CADline cc
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