ArchiCAD tries to connect to non-existent server

[R Muller]

I am working at home on a copy of a model that is on our server. ArchiCAD keeps trying to connect to the server, which stops everything for about two minutes until I finally get a message that the server is not available. This happens with every autosave, plus some other times as well.

How can I stop this behavior?

[Link]

Yes, that was my next suggestion: Drawings or anything else that is externally referenced. Even if you opened another file via your Navigator or Organizer, you want to eliminate all doubt.

The Cache Library is accessible via File> Libraries and Objects>Library Manager...> Library Cahce Settings...

Cheers,
Link.

[Dwight]

What experience do you have with the Library Cache. In Canada a cache is where we keep the muktuk - under a pile of rocks.

[Link]

I know enough about Library Cache and muktuk to stay well away from both!

Cheers,
Link.

[R Muller]

Don-

I think your suggestion solved the problem. There were two items in the drawing manager with red triangles (old views that I am no linger using), I deleted them, and I think the problem is fixed. At least, I went to autosave with no delay.

Thank you all for making useful suggestions. This forum is very helpful.

[R Muller]

Just to finish up, I did look at my library cache.

My library cache is set on Internet rather than local, although the location of FTP cache is local to my laptop. Is this the way it should be? I have never changed this or looked at it before, so I assume it is set in the default way.

Is there any reason to clear the HTTP cache?

[James Murray]

As Link says, anything external can cause this problem. This includes libraries, hotlinked modules, xrefs, and external drawings.

When you go off-network, you will always get warnings about such things not being available, which is OK.

There is an intermittent issue, which I have observed off and on as long as I've had a portable Mac, where AC just won't get the message that it's off network, and it's OK with you that it is. It wants to keep checking no matter what. The behavior I've seen is that when you switch apps and switch back to AC, big hang.

Some projects have it and some don't, and it comes and goes.

The one piece of concrete advice from GS involves a internal preference setting related to multi-platform networks. Look at the link in this thread: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=91712&highlight=disablecrossplatformmountingfeat.... I wrote it up here: http://www.onland.info/archives/2006/08/disablecrossplatformmountingfeatures.php

Cache library is a feature so sick with bugs over the years that I would never use it.

A location manager type of feature would be very welcome, considering how many external files and resources are typically in use. I'm sure there's a wish around here somewhere for that.

[R Muller]

James-

I have followed your suggestion and pasted the following into the "terminal" application on my Macintosh:

defaults write com.graphisoft.AC\ 11.0.0\ USA\ v1 InputOutput -dict "DisableCrossPlatformMountingFeatures" "<true/>"

I suppose I will have to wail a while to know if it makes a difference.

Thanks for the suggestion.