Hoggy Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hi I was doing really well with a new model, but it started responding VERY slowly - a simple pan took 30 seconds and selecting a control point about the same. It is not a massive model. I found that if I was in perspective mode it was fine, or if I turned the Rulers off it was fine. I have several marker lines and the arrow indicators for these seem to 'shimmer'. Anyone any ideas as it is unusable at the moment with the rulers on. I could carry on without rulers, but I would like to know what is causing the problem. I am running version 15c with 3.5gig RAM, PENTIUM 4, 3ghZ, 120gig HD. Thanks Hoggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenH Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Are you using DirectX? Opengl is usually more responsive. Also, if you have a hair material, you might turn it off with Shift+8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 20, 2008 Hash Fellow Share Posted July 20, 2008 You say it "started" doing this, so it wasn't doing this before. If you restart A:M does it do this with all models or just this one? Does it do this with versions of the model you saved before the slowdown started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggy Posted July 20, 2008 Author Share Posted July 20, 2008 Thanks for the quick response. In answer to your queries :- I am running Open GL No hair material. The problem seems to have become progressively worse. I have saved 11 versions (I learnt to do that a long time ago). Versions 01 to 08 are not too bad.m Could it be to do with file sizes? Version 01 = 10KB Version 07 = 131K Version 08 = 672 KB Version 09-11 = approx 1850 KB I'm sure there is a straightforward solution somewhere, something I am doing or have done wrong. Another case of '...not put a tick in a box...' Thanks Hoggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 20, 2008 Hash Fellow Share Posted July 20, 2008 So it's something about the model, not a constant behavior of A:M... right-click in the model window>info how many patches does it say you have? and show us a wireframe of 8 and 9 i'm wondering why the sudden jump between 8 and 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggy Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 When you said it must be the model, I investigated further and found the only difference between the versions (apart from the obvious) was the number of marker lines. When I deleted all of the marker lines, everything returned to normal. I think somehow there were multiple instances of the marker lines on top of one another - don't know why. Never mind - sorted now. Thanks for all the help though. Hoggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hash Fellow robcat2075 Posted July 21, 2008 Hash Fellow Share Posted July 21, 2008 When you said it must be the model, I investigated further and found the only difference between the versions (apart from the obvious) was the number of marker lines. When I deleted all of the marker lines, everything returned to normal. Interesting find! thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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