How do I make SW08 faster.
How do I make SW08 faster.
(OP)
We've finally been forced to switch to SW08 from SW07. I've turned off some of the obvious performance drags: shadows, reflections, etc, but it still seems slower than SW07. Is there a comprehensive list of "features" to turn off to return it to 2007 level performance? We're running on laptops (Dell Precisions), so we don't have too many extra GPU cycles to devote to realviewesque graphical goodies.
Should we skip right on up SW09 or does the performance get worse?
Thanks,
b
Should we skip right on up SW09 or does the performance get worse?
Thanks,
b






RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
Which SP of SW08 are you using?
Have you updated the video driver for SW08?
Which mouse and driver?
Are other processes running?
Are you running Desktop Search and Indexing?
Which Anti-virus? Try disabling it temporarily.
Are you working over a network or locally?
Try using SW in a smaller window (not maximised).
There are too many things which can affect speed and performance.
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
We are on the latest SW recommended video driver. 2007 runs fine. Other processes, etc are probably not an issue.
While I don't care for the new UI changes, 08 does finally allow sketches to be copied via the insert part functionality, which is reason enough to keep it. It just seems slower.
-b
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
-b
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
Dan
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RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
FAQ559-1094: Are you experiencing Slow downs? - Try these options
Chris
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 08 3.1
AutoCAD 08; CATIA V5
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RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
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I thought that had been solved with v2009, but no--still a terrible lag. (I'm beating this horse for a reason--I'd like a little attention from SolidWorks on this--major productivity bummer. Worked fine in v2007, released nearly THREE years ago.)
And remember kids, v2009 is "up to 65% faster".
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
I want to make sure that there's not more options than the ones I've mentioned to hunt down and disable.
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
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What mouse and driver are you using? MS Intellipoint was a cause for lags and delays at one point.
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
This is the kind of thing I'm noticing. I'll make a point to make more detailed notes.
CBL: I'm using a dell 3 button mouse.
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
When I first upgraded to SW08, I was having the slow Ctrl+Tab, slow R (recent) key selection, slow dimension, slow you name it. Switched from MS mouse with Intellipoint driver to Logitech and Setpoint, and it was like night and day. Everything just worked the way it should. Magic! I've stayed with Logitech ever since, although I believe that Intellipoint is no longer a problem.
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.
RE: How do I make SW08 faster.
Once I got into SW2008 i realized that it really wasnt worth switching.
Now im in SW2009 - it still isnt as good as 2007
The biggest piss off now is that 2007 doesnt run on Vista or else id just go back and stay with 2007.