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Archicad 16 very slow in 2D

Anonymous
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I am currently using Archicad only for 2d work and it takes ages to upload all elements in a plan or switch between levels.
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What could I do?
Thank you.

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Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
How many elements do you have on the Story that is slow?
Do you have Trace Reference turned on?
Loving Archicad since 1995 - Find Archicad Tips at x.com/laszlonagy
AMD Ryzen9 5900X CPU, 64 GB RAM 3600 MHz, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 500 GB NVMe SSD
2x28" (2560x1440), Windows 10 PRO ENG, Ac20-Ac27
Anonymous
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I have only walls and the rest are linework and dimensions. I have many zones, some very large in surface.
No, no trace reference turned on.
the scale of the project I show in the picture.
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
If you activate the Arrow Tool, then use the Select All command, then go to the Edit Selection Set Dialog (CTRL+SHIFT+T), how many elements are there on this Floor Plan?
Loving Archicad since 1995 - Find Archicad Tips at x.com/laszlonagy
AMD Ryzen9 5900X CPU, 64 GB RAM 3600 MHz, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 500 GB NVMe SSD
2x28" (2560x1440), Windows 10 PRO ENG, Ac20-Ac27
Anonymous
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This is how many they are.
Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
That is not much. I would start worry if there were like hundreds of thousands of lines etc.
So the problem must be caused by something other than sheer number of elements.

You can check and experiment with the options in the Advanced Redraw Options page of the Work Environment Dialog, like 2D Drawing Antialiasing, 2D Hardware Acceleration and Memory Usage.
You may also try to update to the latest driver of your graphics card and see if that changes anything.
Loving Archicad since 1995 - Find Archicad Tips at x.com/laszlonagy
AMD Ryzen9 5900X CPU, 64 GB RAM 3600 MHz, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 500 GB NVMe SSD
2x28" (2560x1440), Windows 10 PRO ENG, Ac20-Ac27
Anonymous
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Thank you for the answer. I set the following options in Archicad and updated my graphics card drivers, but it is almost the same.
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Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
Try to turn OFF 2D Drawing Antialiasing and set the 2D Drawing hardware Acceleration level to OFF as well, see if that helps.
Loving Archicad since 1995 - Find Archicad Tips at x.com/laszlonagy
AMD Ryzen9 5900X CPU, 64 GB RAM 3600 MHz, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB, 500 GB NVMe SSD
2x28" (2560x1440), Windows 10 PRO ENG, Ac20-Ac27
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