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We are running Revit 2010 32-bit on quad 2.4 Ghz processors, 3.25 g of RAM, and 256 mg Nvidia Quadro video cards. As we are linking in Revit models from our engineers, we are starting to get total "blank outs" where Revit will just stop working and close....many times with no warning or error messages first. Once or twice, I got a message saying that my computer was running low on memory, which I have run into before. I know it has a lot to do with the buffers that Revit has built into it, to support full back-steps during working sessions. In my previous firm, we were having the same issues, but we had also already had the capitol expendature to replace all of the desktops and run on 64-bit, which cut the errors and crashing out completely. When I asked, the IT guy there said that it really didn't matter if you were running 32 or 64-bit, as long as the models were cleaned up and free of errors and coordination issues when linked. Based on the technical info. above, does anyone think that we can solve this issue by upgrading the amount of RAM and/or improving the video cards? Or at this point, is the best solution to (REALLY!) just start buying 64-bit, and if so, why?
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We use the same system and here are a couple of things you can do. - Revit has a memory leak. That means that every time you open a new window then shut it, only part of the memory used for that window is returned to the system. So - close Revit completely at least once a day.
- Try to keep your currently active windows to a minimum.
- Image files are memory busters - If you have to open a view with an image in it, pay attention to your memory.
- Use open with reduced worksets on large files. You don't need everything open all the time.
- Use worksets for all links. Especially CAD files and keep those to an absolute minimum.
- Look at the tools under external tools - worksharing monitor. Open the system performance tab and make that transparent. You can leave this on-top and watch your memory. When it gets low....save and restart.
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