Software Performance

In cases where you encounter delays in software performance, this section offers suggestions to enhance speed.

Enable/Disable

Projects with many elevation and measurement elements can cause a delay when defining new elements. One method to speed up this process is to use disable elements that are not currently being edited. This can be achieved by selecting an element/multiple elements then clicking the Power button. This approach is particularly effective if you have added Volume Regions to your project. See The Measurements Panel.

Remember to re-enable elements by clicking the power button again, once you have finished editing/adding new elements. This will then recalculate the project and it will report all the estimation volumes and measurements.

Turn Site Plan Off

Hiding site plans or turning them off can offer some resolution to a delay. See Setting Visibility for more details.

Export Phase as TIN and Import as Triangle Surface

When a feature surface contains a lot of data (points, contours, breaklines), it can cause a lag in the project. You can reduce this delay by following these steps:

File → Export → CAD Data
Phases = e.g., Existing
Tick 'Include Triangulations'; all other sections must be unticked.
If exporting a Proposed phase, tick 'Disturbance Area Only'.
Click OK → save your renamed file to your specified location.
In the Existing Phase: Delete the Feature Surface
In the Existing Phase: Add → Triangle Surface. See Existing Defined with Triangles.
Browse to find the exported TIN file → Select → click OK
Left-click on the surface to load → click OK
The surface will load and display in the project. If a Proposed phase, set Side Batters to 'Off'.