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Archicad 24 low use of my hardware

Arq007
Participant

Hello,

 

My Rig:

Motherboard: Asus X570 Prime Pro

CPU: AMD 3900X

RAM: 64GB DDR4 3200MHz Kingston (2X32GB) dual channel

GPU: Sapphire NITRO+ RX 5700 XT 8G GDDR6

 

My problem is when i open some complex (.bmi) files with layers of construction (plans, elevations, sections, etc) it takes long time to open and i can see that my cpu and gpu are at almost idle workloads.

 

My question how can i make Archicad utilize my hardware resources at full potential.

 

Thanks in advance.

Besta regards

 

 

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Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin

What is a BMI file format? Is this coming from another application?

I was not aware Archicad can open such a file format.

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

Hello my mistake forget .pln but my problem stays I cannot get the software to utilize the capacity of my hardware.

 

Thank you for you're reply.

Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin

I don't think that it is an error that you see low CPU utilization while opening a project. Archicad is still working on the file as fast as it can and processing the contents.

There are times when you really see that CPU cores are used to the fullest, for example, when rendering with the CineRender Engine. But the fact that you do not see your CPU usage spike during file opening does not mean that Archicad is not working on it as fast as it can. 

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