QCAD Pro 3.0 performance and hardware configuration
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2016 11:27 am
Hello all,
I have been using QCAD Pro (now 3.15.3.0 version) for almost 2 years on a MBAir 13" (1.4GHz i5 Core, 4GB RAM). For simple drawings it works great. I use a 22" monitor as main display and MBAir screen as auxiliar display for toolboxes etc.
Problems started with medium-big drawings (let's say from about 500 entities or more, 100 or more blocks, 100 or more layers...). When I select an entity and I try to change some property (like entity layer) in the Property Editor toolbox, it seems RAM is overflowed and SSD drive starts working, so it takes some seconds (sometimes a minute) to make the change.
I'm now computer expert, but it seems to me that the problem is related with RAM memory, not CPU, and not graphic card neither. The thing is I can even work in Print Preview Mode and it flows perfectly, I can see lightweights and linetypes as the'll be printed, it's almost like drawing by hand "view/experience".
So I'm thinking about getting a more powerful equipment, with more RAM and better display. I'm worried about Very High Resolution displays like iMac Retina 4K and 5K. I love that displays but I don't know how the performance of QCAD will be with them.
I have been reading about Autodesk Revit performance in those machines, and it seems it is not so good. But I guess that software has not comparable requirements and performance as QCAD does.
So, my question is, for the same price, if I'm gonna use QCAD as main drawing software, what should I prioritize?
- RAM
- CPU
- Graphic Card
And which OS gets the best of QCAD? Mac OS, Windows, Linux?
Thank you so much!
I have been using QCAD Pro (now 3.15.3.0 version) for almost 2 years on a MBAir 13" (1.4GHz i5 Core, 4GB RAM). For simple drawings it works great. I use a 22" monitor as main display and MBAir screen as auxiliar display for toolboxes etc.
Problems started with medium-big drawings (let's say from about 500 entities or more, 100 or more blocks, 100 or more layers...). When I select an entity and I try to change some property (like entity layer) in the Property Editor toolbox, it seems RAM is overflowed and SSD drive starts working, so it takes some seconds (sometimes a minute) to make the change.
I'm now computer expert, but it seems to me that the problem is related with RAM memory, not CPU, and not graphic card neither. The thing is I can even work in Print Preview Mode and it flows perfectly, I can see lightweights and linetypes as the'll be printed, it's almost like drawing by hand "view/experience".
So I'm thinking about getting a more powerful equipment, with more RAM and better display. I'm worried about Very High Resolution displays like iMac Retina 4K and 5K. I love that displays but I don't know how the performance of QCAD will be with them.
I have been reading about Autodesk Revit performance in those machines, and it seems it is not so good. But I guess that software has not comparable requirements and performance as QCAD does.
So, my question is, for the same price, if I'm gonna use QCAD as main drawing software, what should I prioritize?
- RAM
- CPU
- Graphic Card
And which OS gets the best of QCAD? Mac OS, Windows, Linux?
Thank you so much!