Tip for Week 4/3/05

 
Why does it take forever for Autodesk Map 3D 2005 to load?

The official Autodesk documentation suggests 512 kb of memory minimum.  In reality that means you better have this much or AutoCAD will open REAL slow and take forever to do just about anything complex task.  The layer dialogue box is another sore spot for lack of snappy speed.

Right-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop and see how much RAM you are running.  A typical rule of thumb for any software manufacturers minimum requirements is to double them.  1 gb of RAM will have AutoCAD sing praises instead of the blues, on open, and layering. 

RAM can be deceiving for pricing.  Check the online resources other than name brand computer sites and you can upgrade for 1/3 the brand name price!