VIEWMAP VIEW AS TRACE REFERENCE CAUSES VERY POOR PERFORMANCE TO ARCHICAD

[Takis]

Hello,

I'm experiencing significant performance issues when using a trace reference from the View Map. However, the performance gets much better when I trace the same view directly from the Project Map.

Archicad 27 5060 INT FULL

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-10900X CPU @ 3.70GHz
Video: (1) NVIDIA RTX A4000
Physical memory: 31.71 GB
Precision 5820 Tower X-Series (Dell Inc.)

Kind Regards,

Takis Apostolides

Operating system used: Windows 23H2

[Barry Kelly]

When you think about it, Archicad is having to process two different sets of information if you are referencing a view from the View Map that has different settings.

Referencing the view point from the Project Map means it is using the same settings, so has less to sort out.

But I wouldn't have thought it would make a big difference on a machine with your specification.s.

Barry.

[Eduardo Rolon]

This has always been the case.

Different View Settings always have a slowdown.

[Takis]

Hi,

I’d like to point out that this issue hasn’t always been a problem. I clearly remember that several years ago, tracing any View directly from the View Map was fast and smooth. Now, there are times when the mouse doesn’t move at all.

I can’t recall exactly which version of Archicad introduced this change, but it seems to have since become a persistent issue.

As a Structural Engineer, this is a major problem for me because I rely heavily on tracing architectural drawings. I believe "dwg hatches" (or fills in Archicad) are the main cause. Even when tracing from the Project Map, the hatches cause lag, and while I can hide some layers, others are essential for completing the structural model. This significantly affects my productivity and efficiency.

I truly hope Graphisoft can address this issue.

Kind Regards,

Takis Apostolides

[Owais]

Hi Takis,

you can try turning off the hatches (but not the Hatch layers), or you can try sorting some elements out. I hope this works!

Wish you luck, Owais

[Ignacio Azpiazu]

If tracing views becomes a killer, for Structural to trace Architectural you could create a “working” layer combination showing both your layers and the architect’s, and then trace using the Project Map (the viewpoint), not the View Map (the view with all its settings). 

[Edit: Well after reading through the thread I understand the main issue are fills/hatches and not view settings, but this wonderful forum system doesn't allow me to delete my reply so in order to bring in some relevant content I'll seize this opportunity to wish everybody a great end of 2024 and greater 2025.]

[Takis]

Hi Owais,

Thanks for replying.

Yes, but it is not the fills of Archicad that I'm hiding but the hatches in the imported dwg file which it is imported as an "External Reference", so I'm turning off the hatch layers directly in the imported files. The Archicad types do not affect the imported file.

Takis