Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 2620

2 Open the Advanced tab and click the Performance Settings button. The Performance Options dialog is displayed. 3 Click the Advanced tab, and check the "Total Paging File Size For All Drives" setting in the Virtual Memory group. If the physical and virtual memory are set appropriately, then you'll have to check the model. If the model does eventually open, do the following: ■ From the File menu, choose Save As and save the scene under a different name. Then try opening the new file to see if it loads faster. ■ Review some of the objects you know have large modifier stacks. Performance can be improved if you collapse the stacks of objects that you've completed. ■ If the model uses XRefs, make sure the XRefs are locally accessible. If they're located on a network server, the long load time could be due to high network traffic. Slow Response to Open or Drag Dialogs This situation is exhibited when you click a command that opens a dialog, like the Material Editor or graph window, like Track View. After you click, you notice an appreciable time lag until the dialog or window opens. If you then attempt to drag it to a new location, the dialog or window does not smoothly follow your cursor. The usual cause for this is a video driver conflict or display configuration issue because opening or dragging a dialog causes your graphic card to refresh the screen. Try these steps to diagnose the problem. 1 Start 3ds Max. 2 From the Customize menu, choose Preferences. 3 Open the Viewports panel and check the Current Installed Driver. Most likely, it will be set to OpenGL or Direct3D. 4 If set to OpenGL or Direct3D, click the Choose Driver button and choose Software. The Software setting is a generic driver that works for all video cards. It doesn't have any video enhancements but it's a good place to begin diagnostics. Performance Issues While Running 3ds Max | 7875