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Re: mlcad.log files filling my disk
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Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:06:48 GMT
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Wow 2000 parts now there you problem try not to make big models
make them smaller or divided that models in to 8 dat or ldr files
of 250 parts each so that way windows 98 SE can work with out
pain is a crapy os I don't recomember to anyone 9x or ME I will
not go back to them for nothing and if I have to only win95.
In lugnet.cad.mlcad, Kerry Raymond writes:
> > What OS are you using? How much memory? I've seen *huge* models (>10000
> > parts) work fine in MLcad, so I doubt thats the problem.
>
> Windows 98 Second Edition. Memory, ummm (the machine is at home), I think
> 64M with a spare gig . But it is a 3 year-old laptop so that means it's
> probably a bit light on everything (CPU, memory, disk), but it is sufficient
> for most of my normal home computing activities (Age of Empires!).
>
> Given that MLCAD was fine to begin with and gradually worsened over time
> (even placing a single brick was going very slowly by the end), that is why
> I suspected that it was the size of my model (currently at 2000 parts and
> not even half finished) that might be the problem.
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> I don't think the problem is memory leakage, as you would expect rebooting
> the machine and restarting the application to solve that problem (at least
> short-term). Whereas when I restarted MLCAD, it was fine until I reloaded my
> model, whereupon it went immediately ga-ga again.
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> I can open the model on my computer at work with no problems, but it is a
> more powerful beast. Which tends to support the theory that it is my laptop
> that is the limitation. However, I can't take my work computer home to do my
> MLCADing :-(
>
> Although my laptop is not a high performance machine, it is still probably
> comparable to many home PCs, so that is why I wondered if other people have
> experienced a similar problem or know of some workaround.
>
> Kerry
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| (...) Bosh. Win98 is perfectly fine for this kind of thing; MLCad worked just fine for me for large models with a similar piece count and RAM size. It was a little slow, but it worked just fine. That being said, it looks like Michael has found the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
| | | Re: mlcad.log files filling my disk
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| (...) I run WinME (on AMD Tbird 1.4, 512MB DDR) and I've had a couple of DATs with many thousands of parts not LEGO models, I was using MLCad to redesign my living room on a 1 stud to 1 inch scale!), and never had a problem with it. I find WinME is (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| | Re: mlcad.log files filling my disk
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| (...) Windows 98 Second Edition. Memory, ummm (the machine is at home), I think 64M with a spare gig . But it is a 3 year-old laptop so that means it's probably a bit light on everything (CPU, memory, disk), but it is sufficient for most of my (...) (24 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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