Rulers and markers

[Hoggy]

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

[KenH]

Are you using DirectX? Opengl is usually more responsive. Also, if you have a hair material, you might turn it off with Shift+8.

[robcat2075]

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?

[Hoggy]

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

[robcat2075]

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

[Hoggy]

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

[robcat2075]

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!