running out of memory
running out of memory
(OP)
OK some time back I had a problem with running out of memory, I was advised to look into the 3meg switch, this worked like a hot dam for a while but now it seems to be happening again and I'm not sure why?? The only thing I can think of it that my temp files are getting bigger. How can I check these files and remove them?? or any other suggestions as to why this is happening?






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Cole M
CSWP, CSWST, CSWI, CPDM
Certified DriveWorks AE
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I have been having this problem since updating to SP5.0, 2010.
I'm not running the best laptop for SW, but 5.0 made a huge impact.
My 3gb switch worked only for a day.
Chris
SolidWorks 10 SP4.0
ctopher's home
SolidWorks Legion
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I'm curious......what specific function does this out of memory happen in? Is it at random or is it happening in the hole wizard function?
Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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The 3gig switch worked really well in the beginning but now it seems worse than ever and I don't know why.
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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Using task manager, turn on reporting of page faults and the various memory counters. Then report where they are at when you first start SW and how they increase or decrease significantly and what you are doing when significant changes happen.
And confirm for us that you have correctly implemented the /3gb /uservar=2900 parameters in boot.ini. What these do on XP 32bit are documented on MicroSoft's website.
SW had a documented memory leak for some time. I don't recall whether it was fixed in 2010. The only way to deal with a memory leak is to save, close and reboot from time to time.
TOP
CSWP, BSSE
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"Node news is good news."
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No. That was for the OP.
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If you are working on 200 plus megs files and don't want to save because it takes to long, and are working with a x32 bit Windows XP system with 4 or less gigs of RAM it would not surprise that you are running out of memory.
It is possible that you are outstripping your hardware resources. Might have worked before and you were likely on the ragged edge of being good. Looks like you have slipped over the edge.
FWIW,
Anna Wood
SW2011 SP4, Windows 7 x64
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Matt Lorono, CSWP
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SolidWorks memory requirements change while working on a model an even change drastically during rebuilt.
SolidWorks also requires contiguous blocks of memory. So even though you might have enough based on simple arithmetic, you may not have enough based on getting a contiguous block of memory.
When using the 3gb switch the operating system loses some of it's memory to allow programs to have more memory. That is why /uservar is used. It sometimes needs to be tweaked.
When running SW in memory hog mode it is also a good idea to shut down every non-necessary program and service. Black Viper can help with this.
And of course it goes without saying that if in 3gb mode you have defined the upper and lower limit of your disk cache at 4gb. If you are letting Windows manage your virtual memory you will have problems every time the OS tries to expand swap space.
We are also assuming you have good hardware, approved drivers and have, perhaps, even gone so far as to have run a memory test and a hard drive test. And of course you have cleaned out your temp directory.
TOP
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You still need to tell us more about what is happening and what you have done already.
If this was happening when you had the 3gb switch enabled and didn't have the /uservar value set I would say you are running out of system cache. If you did have /uservar set I would say set it to a lower value.
If you have the time to crash and not to save go ahead the way you are. If you don't have time for either consider upgrading. You can build a pretty fast replacement machine on 64 bits for $1,000.
And if you are changing things you need to see in the assembly why not work in the part edit mode in the assembly?
There is really no better time saver than to save frequently no matter what hardware you are running.
TOP
CSWP, BSSE
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"Node news is good news."
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Colin Fitzpatrick (aka Macduff)
Mechanical Designer
Solidworks 2010 SP 5.0
Dell T5500 XP Pro SP 3 (32-bit)
Xeon CPU 2.53 GHz 3.00 GB of RAM
nVida Quadro 4000 2 GB
3D Connexion-SpaceExplorer
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The specs listed by Charles Culp at https://forum.solidworks.com/message/229880#229880 apparently gives a solid machine at a reasonable cost.
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MOBO MSI P67A-GD65 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL
SSD Intel X25-M SSDSA2MH080G2K5 2.5" 80GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
VIDEO NVIDIA Quadro FX1400 PCIE 128MB DDR 3D Graphics Card
CASE Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
PS CORSAIR Gaming Series GS700 700W ATX12V v2.3
HDD WD VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB
DVD LG Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD Burner - Bulk LightScribe Support - OEM
OS Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit 1-Pack - OEM
OFFICE Microsoft Office 2010 Professional
BACKUP Acronis True Image Home 2011
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