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Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw
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Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:08:28 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, Travis Cobbs wrote:
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I have a few comments here. First of all, if you’re going to load a huge
model in LDView, it’s usually best to set its “Memory Usage” setting to Low
(especially on old hardware). Secondly, as has been pointed out, LDView
takes a lot longer to load models than L3P, but after they are loaded, they
can be examined at much higher speed (although not once they cause LDView to
have to swap).
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This makes me curious as to how this Memory Usage feature works. Why would I
set the memory usage to “Low” if I have plenty of RAM? What does this do for
me?
Eric
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Message has 1 Reply:
 | | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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| (...) The main effect that this setting has is its control over the amount of display list compilation used. Display lists are a feature in OpenGL (the graphics library used by LDView) for drawing static objects. They convert (compile) the data into (...) (15 years ago, 12-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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| | Re: New LDConfig.ldr color file
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| (...) I have a few comments here. First of all, if you're going to load a huge model in LDView, it's usually best to set its "Memory Usage" setting to Low (especially on old hardware). Secondly, as has been pointed out, LDView takes a lot longer to (...) (15 years ago, 11-Aug-09, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, FTX)
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